Archive for June, 2007

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Wireless is just like Magic!

Before visiting my sister in Bethlehem, Pa, I needed to load some movies for my kids on my laptop.  Instead of bringing CDs, I loaded – my purchased movies – on to my laptop from my Lacie Hardrive.  This meant that I had to mount my Lacie Hard drive on my laptop.
I know that I [...]

Journal Writing with Blogs

I was at the printer this morning and found a lesson plan template for a 2nd grade teacher.  As I glanced down, I noticed that the kids did journal writing every day.  And a “oh, yeah, I used to do,” that thought popped into my head.
When I taught 3rd and 4th grade we used to [...]

METSS, a Technology Integration Model

This is the technology integration model I use when working with teachers. It has worked wonders over the past 7 years. There are more teachers at the Solo level this year than last year.
Most of the people I work with are at the E and T stages.

Model technology integration (tech integrator or tech [...]

Graffiti Blog

What did you learn today? Post your thoughts in the form of a comment.

bTcacTus written as Graffiti

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Graffiti Comments on a Blog

Many teachers use a “ticket out of the classroom” system that concludes a lesson.  The teacher requires that kids write down something they learned. 
So, what not make that learned thought – public and archived. How……how about having kids post a comment to your blog.
When I taught third grade, I used to have the kids [...]