As I look at the conference offerings for this year’s ISTE conference, I am concerned to see Alexa-focused sessions about how to incorporate the device into your classroom. I have an Amazon Dot in my kitchen, which I purchased on a whim a few years ago and use for listening to podcasts, checking the weather,…
Here is a short, simple video I created to explain how I use Google Reader for my professional life and with my students. If you’re not familiar with Google Reader, it is a wonderful tool for navigating the immense amount of information on the Internet and for keeping up with your students’ online contributions. More…
Today, one of my 2nd graders clicked on an ad at the bottom of my PortaPortal page and discovered a PBS Frontline video called “How Google Saved a School.” He watched the whole thing through, commenting at the end, “That was decent!” I immediately found the video (using my PortaPortal page ad), Diigo bookmarked it…
This Saturday I received my invite to Google Wave. I could hardly contain myself–what was all the hype about?! After clicking on the invite link in my email, Wave automatically created my account using my Google account profile information. My picture automatically loaded as well as my name. All of my Google contacts who also…
Yesterday, I attended a Classroom 2.0 and Future of Education webinar called “Google Research and Google Web Search Curriculum,” presented by Lucy Gray, Cheryl Davis, Kathleen Ferenz and Dan Russell. It was like a crash course in best practices for searching Google, and the session was extended by about 30 minutes to include a quick…
I recently attended an Elluminate session with Di Benard, hosted by Edublogs about protecting your Digital Identity. I logged into the room, not knowing exactly what to expect. I came out with my head spinning (in a good way!) As a member of the first generation to use computers in the classroom, I have been…