Ask the right person

Since the beginning of school I’ve run into a few roadblocks that were really frustrating me. I kept trying to figure out how to solve a couple of issues on my own and really wasn’t getting anywhere. I sent some e-mails and asked a few people for suggestions, but still felt stuck. It seemed like [...]

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Web 2.0 Tools – a quick reference

So you’ve been instructed to “tech up” your assignments and you don’t know where to start? You say you have projects and lessons that you’ve perfected and don’t want to give them up? So what’s a teacher to do? Here are some Web 2.0 tools that can help you renovate your existing plans and update [...]

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Blogging 101 – Some tips for new teachers

Last year I participated in a course called Expanding the Boundaries of Teaching and Learning as part of a district initiative to integrate technology into all of our classes. I was fortunate to be part of that first cohort. It truly has transformed my practice as an educator.  I was offered the opportunity to speak [...]

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The 10 blogs I always read

I read too many blogs. I admit that my Google Reader is overflowing. I almost never manage to keep up with everything! Sometimes I only have time to read what my friends are writing. Other times I just want to catch up on sites that offer suggestions and links. Other days I just look for [...]

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Blogging reflections one year in – or how Twitter built my network

Last year at this time I was just beginning my blogging adventure. I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to work with a cohort of interested teachers in my district to learn about using technology to expand the boundaries of our classrooms.  Over the course of the year we read books, we took on-line [...]

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Welcome back to work, Mama

I’ve been back at school for over a week. We started off with teachers’ meetings and our students returned last Wednesday. My students have already taken their first quiz. This also means that my 2 daughters have gone back to daycare and school. On Thursday, my 5 year old started kindergarten; next week my 3 [...]

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Top down tech?

This school year has gotten off to a running start. My high school is starting the year with a new principal, a new assistant principal, and a new schedule. Many offices were moved from one room to another (attendance, administration, school resource office, technology) and many of the roles that we were familiar with have [...]

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Happy New Year!

I am excited to start school this year. In the past few weeks I’ve had none of those end of summer dreams about walking into class unprepared or all of my students running like maniacs around the halls while I try to round them up as if I were herding cats. I haven’t woken up [...]

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