Posted in Cool Tech, Social Networking, Teaching and Learning, teaching technology on April 17, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve been playing around with a lot of 2.0 toys lately, trying to wrap my brain around new and interesting ways I could use these in my classes to connect students to each other and to a larger network outside of the classroom. Every time something new comes along I try it out because I [...]
Posted in Students Intrigued by Technology, Teaching and Learning, robotics, teaching technology on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Saturday (March 15th) I had an opportunity to lead a workshop for the local Expanding Your Horizons conference sponsored by the Ridgecrest Women of Math and Science. This amazing conference is open to middle school girls and is designed to encourage girls to pursue non-traditional careers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) areas. [...]
Posted in teaching technology on January 1, 2008 | No Comments »
“The number one lesson I’ve learned from that work is that there is typically a huge gulf between those who are responsible for acquiring and maintaining computer equipment, and those who are expected to use that technology to teach. It’s one thing to keep computers working, available, and virus-free, and quite another to actually figure [...]
