Mahara

One of our teachers came to me last year and asked about student portfolios. Currently, students use manilla folders to categorize and maintain examples of their writing as they move through high school. The folders get passed on from teacher to teacher, and items are added at several points throughout the year. Since this teacher [...]

Posted on September 29th, 2008 by John Schinker
Filed under: 21:Collaboration, Front Page, Online Resources, Opinions, Teachers, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

Don’t Be Evil

Is it just me, or is the story of Google turning in to a James Bond movie? Consider these developments: A few weeks ago, Google launched its own satellite to take high-resolution pictures of the Earth. They plan to sell the high-res pictures, and put lower-resolution ones into the Google Maps and Google Earth products. [...]

Posted on September 25th, 2008 by John Schinker
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Grant Opportunities

My favorite first grade teacher asked me last week if I knew of any good tech money available to teachers. She has iBooks in her room, but they’re definitely showing their age. Working in a school district where sustainability is a huge problem, there’s no plan for her school to replace them. So if she [...]

Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by John Schinker
Filed under: 21:Collaboration, 21:Globalization, 21:Innovation, Front Page, Online Resources, Teachers | 1 Comment »

SMART Board Resources

We’re just finishing up a major SMART Board installation in our district. In the last 15 months, we’ve installed more than 180 boards in our district. So far, the reception has been nothing less than astounding. These boards have had a transformational effect on how instruction is delivered in the classroom. Teachers who were fighting [...]

Posted on September 16th, 2008 by John Schinker
Filed under: Front Page, Online Resources, Teachers | 4 Comments »

Chrome if You Want To

I have to say I’m not all that excited about Google’s new browser. Sure, I downloaded it in the first 15 minutes after it was released. Three or four friends and I kicked the tires in that first half hour, and I already had a pretty well-formed opinion about by the time I got home [...]

Posted on September 15th, 2008 by John Schinker
Filed under: Front Page, Online Resources, Opinions, Web 2.0 | No Comments »

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