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Entries from August 2006

Podcast test

August 24th, 2006 · 2 Comments

sample.mp3 This is a sample podcast for testing purposes…
Web 2.0

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Come along for the ride…

August 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment

I was recently reading some of the comments posted to Will Richardson’s blog and someone brought up the question of whether the technology comes first or the pedagogy should come first. I find this an interesting question, which to our good fortune has been answered for us. As a school, and as a [...]

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Tags: GH classrooms · General · Staff development · Thinking about Learning

Teacher Technology Survival Guide

August 15th, 2006 · Comments Off

Lexington1 Teacher Technolgy Survival Guide
This survial guide has been created by the TISs of Lexington1. It is organized by application and in a frequently asked questions (FAQ) format. I would highly suggest bookmarking this site to make it easy to go back to in the future. It will be updated periodically and [...]

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Sharing this blog

August 15th, 2006 · 2 Comments

I sent out the first email to the faculty today to introduce this blog. I see that a couple of people have visited:) I am not sure how I am going to do it yet, but my plan is to use this blog to help teachers discover, understand, grow knowledgeable, and apply effective [...]

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Tags: General · Thinking about Learning

BLC 06

August 15th, 2006 · 1 Comment

It has been several weeks since I returned from A. November’s Building Learning Communities conference in Boston. Without a doubt this was the best conference I have ever attended…not that I have been to many. I am not sure I can even tell you exactly why it was so good. However, I [...]

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New RBE Family members

August 15th, 2006 · 1 Comment

It has really been a pleasure getting to know some of the new folks this week. I am really excited about working with everyone…the new smiles and enthusiasm are great to see. I am really looking forward to working with Hannah, Desirea(I know I didn’t spell that right),Melissa, Ashley, Micheal, Mia, Katie and [...]

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Global Horizon Classroom updates

August 5th, 2006 · Comments Off

We are coming down to the wire with getting the new labs ready, but I am really excited about the possibilities of this endeavor. Much more on this topic later.

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IGPro

August 5th, 2006 · Comments Off

The state/district has upgraded the version of IGPro that teachers are using. I had a chance to take a look at this software this summer. I think that teachers will like it…there is very little change in the user interface but it does appear that the new version will allow teachers to print [...]

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