Saturday, October 24th, 2009

TCEA Areas 10/11 Conference Links

Thanks to all who participated in my sessions/workshop today at the area TCEA conference. As promised, here are the links to the resources that were shared and a few more. Let me know if I can provide anything else! Also, if you attended either my own session on Voicethread or another on the tool, please [...]

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Two New Tools Poised for Big Impact in BISD

Much of my existence at work at the moment is preoccupied with the implementation of two new tools. The first is a subscription-based school website service, Schoolwires. The second is a new student email service from Microsoft, Live@Edu. Both tools hold a great deal of promise for facilitating and enhancing communication within the district and [...]

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Cool Tools Duel: Dean Shareski & Alec Couros

Here is the live blog listing the sites/tools shared at the TCEA Region 7 Conference last Friday.

3:42 PM: rrodgers Shareski: CoolIris
3:43 PM: rrodgers Couros: presenti.io
3:44 PM: rrodgers includes conferencing (audio and chat) features
3:45 PM: rrodgers Couros: Skitch
3:46 PM: rrodgers Shareski: Picnik
3:49 PM: rrodgers Shareski: Jing Project
3:51 PM: rrodgers Couros: ScreenCastle
3:53 PM: rrodgers Couros: EverNote
3:56 PM: [...]

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

2008-2009 Technology Integration Progress Report

The 2008-2009 school year saw some exciting developments in the use of technology in Birdville schools, and there are increasing signs that many teachers and administrators here no longer view technology as an exciting addition, but as a critical necessity. Among other trends, the district witnessed explosive growth in the number of students enrolled in [...]

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Letter to a Parent

Not directed at anyone in particular…
Dear Parent,
You are, first of all, the type of caring parent every child needs and deserves. You want what is best for your son or daughter’s healthy growth and bright and happy future. You wish to protect them from as much of the harmful, ugly badness that permeates so much [...]

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Too Much to Moodle to Ignore?

As an advocate of free, online Web 2.0 tools, I have spent a great deal of time and effort in reading and researching, trying to keep up with the latest, greatest sites for my teachers or presentation attendees to use to transform their curriculums into the 21st century. I must admit that I’ve been neglectful [...]