Literacy and Technology = PB and Jelly

Re: Electronic Means of Communication = Blogging?? from July 9
Instead of using a tool that we’d all heard of, blogging, I started with the platform of collaborative learning and went from there.  I threw in some learning about our digital footprints, too.  (I opened with them Googling me and telling me about myself.  Way better than [...]

Teaching, Learning & Technology Conference

I had the fantastic opportunity to present at the Teaching, Learning & Technology Conference in Rochester, NY this week.  Sponsored by Nazareth College, Monroe #1 BOCES and five local school districts, this is really the place to be to connect with some outstanding educators that are using technology for all the right reasons.
My sessions on [...]

Electronic Means of Communication = Blogging??

I was asked to present a half-day technology session for middle school literacy teachers – which I immediately agreed to!  It could be so fun!
I was asked by a a district office administrator that has been working with these middle school folks to design a new literacy course for sixth grade.  The idea is to [...]

My Data

http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?cat=69
http://www.geekchart.com/
http://feltron.com/index.php?%2Fcontent%2F2008_annual_report%2F
http://plodt.com/help/try_it
Manic Time
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/15/designer-presents-hi.html
http://mathsclass.net/sitemc/annualreport2008
http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/2009/01/28/annual-report-2008/
http://reader.google.com

3 New Tools I LOVE!

Prezi: http://prezi.com

Forget a linear PowerPoint or progression of website clicks!  This is one giant white (well, it’s actually black) space!!  Zoom in, zoom out, link video, audio, write text…you name it!  Check out the showcase for great examples.
Think about using this website with an interactive white board!

Etherpad: http://www.etherpad.com

Ever want to share a document with 7 [...]

Video Rulebooks

There has been lots of talk about instructional videos lately.  Video cameras have become smaller, more accessible and cheaper.  It has also become easier to manipulate the video using FREE programs.  And now the craze of the FLIP has made  it a breeze to take video, download it to a computer and have it forever.  [...]

Red Flags

Picture it: A new teacher at the first day of New Teacher Orientation.  What are they feeling?  Fear…excitement…nervousness…happiness to have a paycheck in their future?  Whatever they are feeling, they all want to know WHAT DO I TEACH?
We answer their question by handing them a curriculum map or a binder of assessments or the state [...]

ASCD 2009

ASCD ‘09 started yesterday for me!  I am taking Schooling By Design with Jay McTighe and Allison Zmuda.
They gave us a short article to read for homework: Craft Knowledge: The Road to Transforming Schools by Deanna Burney.  Burney ties accountability to standards of practice for teachers.  She gives the example of doctors holding morbidity conferences [...]

Moodle

I am now a Moodler! Thanks to the Extended Learning Practices project at Monroe #1 BOCES, and an offer to work together on a project by Danielle Edmunds, I am finally working on my first Moodle course. My plan is to use it with the new teachers in our district this summer.
The flexibility [...]

Logically

I participated in an online workshop yesterday about logic models.  I signed up for the workshop months ago, and I had no idea how useful the information would be now.
As the Library Curriculum Supervisor, I presented our department goal update to the Board of Education in January.  I was so proud of the library lead [...]