Check out a few extensions for Google Chrome to make your web life easier! OneTab When web browsing, it's a common thing to have too many tabs open at once. Well The folks at OneTab have the solution all figured out! Simply head over to your chrome store, add the extension and with one click, … Continue reading 3 Chrome Extensions I Can’t Live Without
Category: Technology
Modeling The Power of Blogging
SAMR: From Substitution to Modification/Redefinition Meet Jon. He is a Social Studies teacher at Bertie (pronounced Bert-Tee) Early College High School in Windsor, North Carolina. He's a consistent tech infuser, who was chosen to go with a group of us to the NCTIES conference just last month. He came away with some wonderful notes and … Continue reading Modeling The Power of Blogging
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Tackk Makes Blogging Easy!
Earlier this week, we talked about the 3 Keys to Global Instructional Design. Among the keys was blogging for teachers and students. I failed to include what is perhaps the best tool for beginners who are skeptical about using platforms with complicated user interfaces. If you want to create a simple, easy-as-pie web space, then Tackk is the answer to your prayers.
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3 Keys to Global Instructional Design
Instructional Design is defined as: The process by which instruction is improved through the analysis of learning needs and systematic development of learning materials. Students across the United States want to know each day at school, "When will we ever use this?" and "Why do we have to know this?" They're both age-old questions, to say … Continue reading 3 Keys to Global Instructional Design
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Selling Teachers on Blogging: Back to the Drawing Board
Morning folks! I'm at NCTIES (Technology Conference) in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. I am proud to be attending a session facilitated by none other than THE Richard Byrne (@rmbyrne) who writes the Free Technology for Teachers Blog. Seriously...he's the guru of tech tools! I am a WordPress junkie, but I am open to Blogger.com for … Continue reading Selling Teachers on Blogging: Back to the Drawing Board
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Even When They’re Not
Stuart’s impact felt far and wide!
If you watched the Louisville game Saturday, you know there’s a lot I could talk about. I could talk about how the best defense is a good defense, and how when you force turnovers and hold teams to stretches of five minutes without scoring, you give yourself key opportunities to make offensive plays on the other end of the floor. I could talk about how [my boy] Marcus is back, but you can read my previous blog post to learn how I feel about that. I could talk about the sweet taste of victory when it’s on the tip of your tongue—almost eluding you before it’s deliciously captured. Instead—and this might be an unpopular choice—I want to talk about Wednesday’s Notre Dame game. More importantly, I want to talk about Stuart Scott.
But I’ll indulge my unadulterated Louisville joy for a few minutes longer. My favorite games to win…
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How to Nail Blended Learning
As Abraham Maslow (The Psychology of Science, 1966) stated: "I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail." When our children come to us for learning, rather than hammer them all, we've got to find the appropriate tools for each individual, thus offering … Continue reading How to Nail Blended Learning
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An Effective Blended Learning Environment: It’s a Process
Anytime a teacher embarks upon the daunting task of transitioning from a traditional lesson style to a flipped classroom or blended learning environment, it is a process. It cannot be done overnight. It takes lots of planning, teaming, and a willingness to learn to pull it all together.
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EXTREME COACHING: Success Begins With Relationships
Relationships mean everything in this business. Several teachers are taking it all in at the high schools in Bertie County! This is the first official spotlight in The Teacher's Lounge and I've got to tell you, this man is a trailblazer. He's the kind of teacher you pray your own child gets assigned to.
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Thursday Notes from the Friday Institute
There are tons of great tools here at the Friday Institute's #CDLi14 conference on the campus of North Carolina State University. I'm a huge fan of Thinglink, but I never considered using it as a professional development tool. I just had to share one of Melissa Lim's creations! If you really want to soar with … Continue reading Thursday Notes from the Friday Institute
