In the past month I have rolled out portfolios for two of my classes – AP Music Theory and Arts Business & Technology. I started a few months ago by creating notebooks for each of my students. I then began collecting artifacts for each student – at that time mostly tests and written work that I scanned in, graded on my iPad with the help of a stylus.…
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My school ensembles have been using SmartMusic for the past several months. The students and I are both learning how to use SmartMusic simultaneously, and while the students have an overwhelmingly positive attitude about this new tool, as I do myself, there have been some small problems and glitches.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...So I get an email from a member of the district’s IT department about a workshop at the educational technology conference a group of us will be attending together. We are wanting to move towards using My Big Campus as Learning Management System next year.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I’m having a hard time NOT thinking about the 2013-14 school year. I think its this class I’m finishing up on Information Literacy (IL) that has me thinking about how to incorporate more researching into my lessons, which naturally, will create a more student centered environment.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I must tell you something you don’t want to hear. Wikipedia is not a gift from Satan. It has its purpose in the universe and should be given a certain level of respect. Now that I’ve said that, let me explain.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...lovingly copied from Teach Thought How will you embed technology into your lessons this fall?
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I just discovered I am the worse internet researcher on the planet. This last application assignment has set my braincells on fire! Help. In my current masters level course, I’m learning about information literacy, the “science” of research. I’ve learned how the world of the internet has changed the way we research information. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...You may have noticed something new at the top right of this page. I have added a link to my arsenal of connections with my professional world. Yep! I added a Facebook page! Now that I’ve done this, I have to update my Linkedin, Twitter and Youtube links to reflect this new way to connect […]
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Today was the last day of school! (this was a really long, hard year… are children “changing” or is it me?) ANYWHO… As promised in my last post, I have a few voice recordings from my students as they answered my question about “creating” life on Mars. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...So the Google Voice pilot went very well! I have just enough time left in the school year to do a live assignment and see how well the students do. My big issue now is, assessing high enough on the taxonomy scale to get a true picture of what they’ve learned.…
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