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I wish that I lived in the forties or fifties, or whatever time it was when a surfer could surf alone and you could leave the front door of the house you purchased for near nothing unlocked. I wish I lived in the time my father recalls, and I wouldn’t mind that the technology [...]

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VoiceThread is an interesting tool for sharing photos, movies, and, most importantly, ideas and perspectives. Exactly how this can be effectively used in a k-12 class has been has been difficult, but the example here has provided a simple, yet interesting, sample. Maybe use VoiceThread to comment on images of science or social [...]

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A worth while video passed on to me from Heather Brinkley.  This film offers a great perspective on Web 2.0 and gives a dizzying amount of statistics on our world, technology, and our place as educators.  Share this one.
Download Video: Posted by ksblues at TeacherTube.com.

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No kidding! The Wii remote costs 50 dollars – A Smartboard is a thousand and then some…hmmm.
(This movie is from YouTube.  You’ll have to watch this from a computer not on the sbsd internet connection)

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Oh the possibilities!

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The holidays were wonderful. Not only was I able to get out of my routine of clicking and typing for some much needed family time and some well received gift taking, I was also able to put my computers away and power down for a while. Two weeks was a perfect duration to [...]

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