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  • Open Source Sweetness

    So in the land of pesonal learning, I have been working with open source software to learn how this type of software can be beneficial. What is open souce software? For the most part it is FREE software that does all the things pay-for software does. People write code for this software in the interest…

  • Cyberbullying: Theory to Action

    I just finished Nancy Willard’s book titled Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social Cruelty, Threats, and Distress. It is full of good information on this important topic. I think the strength of the book is in the final chapters that talk about legal considerations for individuals, families and schools. There are…

  • Whew!

    This is a test post to make sure the transfer of my WordPress data made it into the new domain. It appears that the new home, www.pointatopointb.org, is happy & healthy! Onto the more important work of building the site…

  • Super-Learners

    PC Magazine’s August 8, 2006 issue features articles on the future of technology. A comment that jumped out at me is in Mark Anderson’s predictions (p.75). In talking about how one-to-one computing is the key goal in education, one of the things he points out is that it will create “super-learners.” I love the term…

  • Revisiting an Old Friend

    A number of years ago I saw a quote on the cover of an educational periodical. It jumped out at me and resonated with what I have always felt. To this day I have that cover, albeit a bit beat up, taped to my desk. It is a quote from T.H. White in The Once…

  • Learning is Everywhere

    I love going to workshops. I don’t necessarily find huge new ideas, but there are always great little tips and tricks to hear, and you can observe different ways to teach particular concepts. It is very refreshing to not be in the driver’s seat, and soak up how someone else presents. It is invaluable in…

  • Homerun

    I just finished the last presentation of the year – woo-hoo! I convinced my very talented colleague Pam Lombardo to present with me about our first year of having SMART Boards full-time in classrooms. We had a full house in the session, and I think the message of what can be done with interactive whiteboards…

  • DON’T (!) Use the Computer

    When you are researching something, don’t always go to the computer first. Ask yourself who/what/where might the best place be to find what you need? There are still TONS of great resources of information that don’t involve the Internet. BOOKS still have information, and can get you what you need very quickly. PEOPLE have information,…

  • Technology Be Gone!

    One of my focuses now moves to talking about what makes learning better – not the technology tool, but rather the situation/experience for the learning to happen. Sure technology can take it to a new level, but the focus has to remain on the learning. I just finished an introductory workshop on Marzano’s What Works…

  • Internet Safety: Student Version

    Hey gang – start by reading the post below which has the adult version of this. Done? Good – now here it is again, but changed just a bit for you… There is a lot of scary information about what could (and has) happened to kids because of their behavior on the Internet. There is…