Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Sep 4th, 2008 No Comments »
Last year, in an effort to create a layer of equity across the district, I worked to refine all of the hundreds of kid links on teacher sites. There were hundreds, but these resources were not equally shared on all websites – teachers didn’t have equal numbers of links. Some teachers had a few and [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Aug 12th, 2008 1 Comment »
Text the Mob. Just the title suggests technology meshed with civil disobedience – what’s not to like. This software allows you to poll your audience for questions with their cell phones as well as create bulletin boards for your audience/class to post questions and comments. Simple and wide open for creativity.
For simple polling [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Jul 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Upsetting the summer bliss of the Johnson household means going back to work. For those who don’t know me, I’ve recently had a new daughter and so my oldest and I have spent the summer break un-plugged and non-digital (it’s possible. swear.) visiting Shamu and local parks and just loving the freedom that breaks in [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Jun 4th, 2008 No Comments »
Not that I’m promising little now that school winds down and the days get longer, but with my pending child on the way (that’s two for who’s counting), I’m guessing that the technologies I’m most going to be appreciating come in the form of diapers and pacifiers. This blog may very well get some attention, [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on May 21st, 2008 No Comments »
The other day I realized that Clustrmaps could be integrated into iWeb sites. This was a significant find because prior to the latest version of iWeb, someone who wanted a map needed to purchase iWeb Enhancer for about 15 bucks and run that program just after each publish. It just seemed hokey. [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on May 20th, 2008 No Comments »
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This project is one that is an annual event at the school I used to work in. It’s a fourth grade project on Abstract Expressionism and the artist Jackson Pollock. The video demonstrates a bit of what the day looks like, but it also shows how some music on CreativeCommons licenses, like the [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on May 13th, 2008 No Comments »
A portion of my work this year was lead by the goals I set in August. The purpose of these goals ranged from providing professional development days, website trainings, increasing tech proficiency among students and staff and creating a more equitable resource base throughout the district for students, parents and teachers. Easy? [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on May 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Last month’s professional development marks the final portion of organized training for the year. Of course I remain busy with my schedule of teachers, school groups, committees and such, but as for the all day, time intensive, all staff training, well, that’s done. It feels good. The presentation below is an example [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Apr 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Today I had the pleasure to meet a few of my own – one TOSA and a tech director. I’d met a tech director and been in contact with a few teachers on assignments like mine, but as to actually coming f2f with another TOSA, well, that just never happened until this morning. [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Apr 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Last one, swear…well, that is until Lee Lefevre creates another. This one is on wikis. Watch it.
Download Video: Posted by edtecher at TeacherTube.com.
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