A clear aim with the introduction of iBooks Author was to transform the creation and distribution of textbooks in education. This may be true, but there are many more applications for this software. For my EDCI 591 Learning and Integrating Technology assignment I have been learning about e-books and how to navigate iBooks Author (create, customize and publish). …
Author Archives: Reed Allen
Terms of Service not Terms of Endearment
I came away from the ETMOOC session Who Owns Your Education Data? (and Why Does it Matter?) hosted by Audrey Watters informed and realizing I need to sharpen this area of my digital literacy skills.
Being a principal I am constantly bombarded by standardized testing that aims to collect data. …
Is this really spring break?
It’s officially spring break. Many teachers are migrating south to find some much needed warmth and sunshine. Not me. It’s was my second day off I still got up at 6 am to go get firewood. I wonder, do we really need to stay warm this badly? …
Relationships-A School Foundation “Becoming a Networked Educational Leader”
I have only been an elementary school principal for two years. Most of my educational experience comes from a decade of teaching. Before I became principal I had no administrative experience or mentorship. Consequently, there have been many challenges along the way but the positive experiences have far outweighed the adverse moments.…
Exploring….very quickly.
Every since I owned an Apple computer I loved learning the applications. With a little exploring, research and experimentation they could make you look like a computer genius. I could create projects that looked almost professional and I could teach the students as well. …
Researching e-books for the iPad
I have spent the past few weeks researching the e-book options available for the iPad. I had a couple of motives for doing this research. Professionally, I wanted to learn how our school could integrate e-books available on the iPad into our teaching and classrooms. …
The journey begins…
Well it took a while to finally get started but I think I am finally wrapping my head around this learning and integrating technology assignment. I have decided to learn the iBooks Author application available on the iPad as a new technology. …
Professional Learning Project (The Beginning)
Well… we have officially started our project! Both Dianne and I are collaborating on this project together as our research interests are very similar. We both have always looked at ways of incorporating culture and technology into our teaching so we wanted to include both of these elements into this assignment.…
Connecting…..Twitter and the Canucks!
Who do I connect with? I think the obvious answer is that I connect with people who share similar interests with us. Most of my connections are either through work, parents of similar age children or people I play sports with.…