I get several requests a day to unblock a website. For those that do have an educational value I unblock them as soon as I can. Some have no educational value and do not get unblocked. Why are sites filtered? Congress passed the Child Online Protection Act, which became effective in April of 2000. To […]
On the survey participants were asked to answer the following question: What needs to change in regards to technology and technology access in the Kenton City School District? How would you recommend enacting this change? I’m going to highlight a few of the responses and try to clear up some problems and misconceptions: […]
The eTech (organization formally known as SchoolNet) 2006 Technology Conference was held February 13 through the 15. For those that couldn’t attend, eTech has made available all the presentation materials from the various sessions that were held. Examples include: Daily Agenda: Incorporating Technology Into The Classroom Differentiating Instruction With Style Bringing the Trip Back Home […]
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to complete the survey for me. I will be using these results along with a student survey to examine what is going well and help address issues in technology usage. In today’s world, a technically literate society is now a requirement. The personal computer […]
Andy Carvin on his blog presents a case for Turning Wikipedia into an Asset for Schools. Instead of blindly following what’s in Wikipedia, use it to present “teachers with an excellent authentic learning activity in which students can demonstrate their skills as scholars”: […]Take a group of fifth grade students and break them into groups, […]
Upcoming WILD Wednesday classes: January 25th – Using blogs in your classroom February 1st – SPAM e-mail filtering February 8th – Enhancing your computer experience (shortcuts and tips to make your technology experience more efficient. February 22nd – Starting with AppleWorks […]
New research shows that meetings and interruptions have a negative effect on our well being that may “…contribute to burnout, anxiety, depression and other negative emotions“. Combine meetings with interruptions from students, parents, other teachers, and principals, and you have a recipe for grouchy teachers! A person takes 8-10 minutes to get back into a […]
Kathy Schrock has put together a ton of resources for using the Winter Olympics in your classroom, including the history of the Olympics, lesson plans, and activities. Check them out at her website. […]
The ‘millennials’ usher in a new era brings up some interesting points in the education of the next generation. For their grandparents, the bicycle was a symbol of childhood independence. Today, for many kids and young adults, it is the Internet. “It consumes my life,” said Andrea Thomas, a senior at Miami University. “If I’m […]
Need a way to easily create a graph? The National Center for Education Statistics, a division of the U.S. Department of Education has put together an easy to use tool to create bar, line, area, pie, and XY graphs. Users can email the graph to themselves, which will also give a link to save the […]