I haven’t been utilizing this blog to great effect lately. I consider this a place to air ideas I’m formulating, put my reflections down in writing, and share items that I’ve found noteworthy. However, my less-than-regular posting schedule the last couple months has seen many ideas, reflections, and noteworthy items come and go without being [...]
This makes me ill. I realize that school boards are often made up of individuals who don’t personally use tools such as Facebook, instant messaging, Skype, etc. I also realize that the disconnect between personal understanding of these tools by those that determine school district policy is quite often responsible for schools to be behind [...]
I just finished listening to the clearest explanation of the current financial crisis I’ve heard yet. Ira Glass, on his radio show “This American Life“, takes the time to explain various financial products and how they’ve contributed to the major problems we’ve seen up to this point. If you’re concerned about the economy but aren’t [...]
I’m currently taking a Educational Media & Technology class in my master’s program called Virtual Worlds and Social Networking in Education. A project for the class involves setting up a social network through some web 2.0 format and utilizing your network to try to accomplish a chosen goal.
I (of course) asked if I could [...]
The Ohio Education Association (OEA) put out a memo this fall strongly advising teachers to completely and totally avoid social networking sites. The OEA’s memo states: “OEA advises members not to join MySpace or Facebook, and for existing users to complete the steps involved in removing their profiles. While this advice might seem extreme, the [...]
In my few short days as an active member of the educational blogging network, I’ve been (somewhat) involved in some stimulating conversations regarding the idea of using Personal Learning Networks in the classroom.
I first encountered the idea from a post last week by Clay Burell on his blog, Beyond School. Essentially the idea is [...]
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Ben Wildeboer. 9th grade science teacher, etc.
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