I had the opportunity to meet the incomparable Jennifer Maddrell today. For real. In the flesh. She, her husband Tom, and I had lunch together.
See, Jen and I do a webcast together on Sunday nights called EdTechWeekly. For the last two years or so, I’ve talked to her nearly every week on Skype. We’ve done [...]
Posted on March 31st, 2009 by John Schinker
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When coming back from a conference, everyone wants to know how it was. “It was okay. You didn’t miss much,” is my usual response. I never know what to say. Sometimes the teachers that go get really excited about things, and I don’t understand what all the fuss is about. This week’s eTech Ohio [...]
Posted on February 6th, 2009 by John Schinker
Filed under: 21:Collaboration, Podcasting, Students, Summer Renewal, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »
To whom it may concern:
I would like to add my endorsement for Jeff Lebow as Technology & Learning Leader of the Year. Through his Worldbridges communities, he has made it possible for countless education professionals from all over the world to interact with one another, share resources, and build personal learning communities.
My involvement with Worldbridges [...]
Posted on September 19th, 2007 by John Schinker
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The Worldbridges community is planning a an Equinox Webcastathon this weekend (September 21-23) to give webcast academy participants the opportunity to hone their skills. I’ll answer your questions now.
What is “the Worldbridges community?”
Worldbridges is a collection of communities that use new media tools to help people connect, learn, and collaborate. Let’s say you have a [...]
Posted on September 18th, 2007 by John Schinker
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There is a community of passionate educational technology people out there. The community includes experts in everything from designing and maintaining computer networks to teaching people how to send email with attachments. They’re generally well-read, insightful professionals, and they’re all working to improve the use of technology in schools.
They’re also a very kind, welcoming, and [...]
Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by John Schinker
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