12 Free Ways to Attend Conferences
As I sat down to register for ISTE, I can’t help but notice how expensive conferences are–registration, hotels, gas, airfare, and food. It can be the price of an entire family vacation. And that’s not...
View ArticleThe Best Part of #iste12
The best part of ISTE this year won’t be the keynote. It won’t be the epic presentations. It won’t be the #EduAwesome Ed Tech Karaoke party. No. The best part will be the Social Butterfly Lounge. The...
View ArticleISTEcast
I sat down and talked with Lisa Dabbs (@teachingwthsoul) to talk about #iste12. Links we mention: Mouseposé New teacher chat ISTE12 Keynote #EduBros shoutout Two Fractions parody People we mention:...
View ArticleYou have permission to be #EduAwesome
Last week at #iste12, I was able to meet hundreds of my Twitter friends in person, and one thing stuck out to me–they are all #EduAwesome. They are creating, sharing, and innovating. They are...
View ArticleThe presentation within the presentation
Most teachers attend conferences to learn stuff. They want to know attend sessions about the latest apps or iPad integration, or And while it’s great to learn about that app called Algebra Touch,...
View ArticleGoogle Teacher Academy #gtamtv
Update: I am a member of the 2012 Google Teacher Academy! Looking forward to the #eduawesome in December.This was my extended application for the Google Teacher Academy in Mountain View. Describe your...
View ArticleTwitter Changed My Life
The most dynamic teachers I know are on Twitter. This is the beginner’s guide to Twitter, from etiquette and vocabulary to integrating Twitter into your classroom. First of all, Twitter is about more...
View ArticleThese ARE the Droids You’re Looking For: Video in Classrooms
Students love movies. They will love your lessons when you incorporate videos in a meaningful way. May the videos be with you. Movie trailers: anticipatory set of photos set to music Integrate YouTube...
View ArticleI’m in Dubai! Wait! What?
Hey Bill, do you think you’ll be able to join us in Dubai tonight? My response: sure! I live in Los Angeles and don’t own a time machine, so I decided to join the Dubai cohort via Google Hangout. Thus...
View ArticleA Professional Learning Community WITHOUT the Internet!?
Think about the word network. Seriously, stop for a moment and think about that word. For me, I think about computers connected to one another, or maybe a big brain/master computer that allows other...
View ArticleWhen Should We Vote With Two Feet?
I love Edcamps. I think the biggest strength of the Edcamp model is choice: you choose to attend, and you choose which sessions to attend. And, while you’re in a session, you choose whether or not to...
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