Technology for technology’s sake

Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in Education, Instructional Technology | No Comments »

I don't envy anyone trying to integrate technology in their classrooms; it's difficult. Aside from the maintenance and upkeep required keep everything running smoothly (if it doesn't work well, then ... Read more..

A great SMARTboard resource

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Instructional Technology, Links and Resources | No Comments »

Julie Thompson has scoured the web in search of great SMARTboard lessons that you can download and use in your classroom. It should be noted, that Julie's list is targeted ... Read more..

Syndicated: Wikipedia, Ubuntu founders back ‘open education’

Thursday, January 24th, 2008 Posted in Education | 1 Comment »

From ZDNET: Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales and Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth are backing a scheme to make publicly funded education materials freely available on the internet. The backers of the Cape Town Open Education ... Read more..

Why Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software

Sunday, January 13th, 2008 Posted in Education | No Comments »

Although I am a very content Mac user and also very pleased with the Mac-based infrastructure in my school, Richard Stallman makes a very good point in his article entitled ... Read more..

iTeach and iLearn

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007 Posted in Education, Links and Resources | No Comments »

Over the summer, I took a few professional development courses with the New York City Department of Education's iTeach/iLearn program. Each training course introduced a unit of study that integrated ... Read more..

Google for Educators

Monday, December 17th, 2007 Posted in Education | No Comments »

I recently stumbled on Google's page dedicated specifically for educators. After wandering around for a bit, I decided that I was absolutely blown away by the resources available. In the ... Read more..