Posted in Classroom Web Pages on Oct 29th, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve struggled with this for so long; so now I discover a new trick. Encouragement by students !
When I’ve had a chance to be in a teacher’s classroom, I take the opportunity to ask the students a few questions. Usually, after a particularly exciting web site or project, I ask them “How many of you [...]
Posted in Technology Integration on Oct 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Technological,Pedagogical, Content Knowledge (ISBN 0-8058-6356-7) by AACTE
This book is amazing. One of the contributors, Judi Harris, is a familiar name to technology and education. Although it’s expensive, all integrationists should read it. This book contains cogent descriptions of what I’ve observed about how teachers interact with technology. A perception that there are different cultures between teachers and [...]
Posted in Integration Techniques:Teachers on Oct 29th, 2008 No Comments »
I work as the technology integrationist in a rural K-8 school in central Maine. Last summer the school purchased a new laptop cart with 26 MacBooks just for the second floor of the elementary school….that’s Grades 2-4.
I love working with all ages, but today’s 3rd grade lesson on Keynote was amazing. These 10 year [...]
