Opening Up the Web 2.0 Potential
I shared some of the wonders of Web 2.0 to my staff yesterday. As I expected, I endured some good natured ribbing as most of the sixty or so members of the Harold Martin staff know all too well how...
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TweetDeck This week I was asked to be the guest Principal on a grant driven program sponsored in part by the New Hampshire Department of Education and Technology Director Cathy Higgins. She and I...
View ArticleTechnology Without Influence
squidoo.com A week or so ago, I received my invitation to Google Wave and today I had a chance to play with it a bit before the heavy New England winds knocked out our power for a few hours. While its...
View ArticleITEC Conference
I am honored to be asked to present my workshop Embracing Web 2.0 for the Administrator as part of the Iowa Technology Education Connection 2010 Conference in Coralville, Iowa. No, I do not have to...
View ArticleThe Digital Conference
I remember the first ASCD conference I attended many years ago (well, not sure when that was really) and my typical workshop procedure was to find a seat in the middle of the room near the front. I...
View Article3 Reasons Educators Aren’t On Twitter
Why can’t I do a better job convincing my fellow educators of the power of Twitter? I have been a pseudo Twitter evangelist since I first signed up for the service in August 2008, nearly four years...
View ArticleConnected Educators
The USDOE has deemed August “Connected Educator Month” and there are a variety of activities, especially webinars, which will hopefully inspire educators to explore the joy of connectivity. Here’s an...
View ArticleBlogging from the NH Summer Statewide Educator Conference
I have the pleasure today of attending and presenting at the Statewide Educator Conference at Keene State College, in Keene, NH. Thus far, the highlight has been the unveiling of a new approach to...
View Article8 Simple Hints for Twitter Chats
Have you noticed the rise in commercials with a Twitter focus? Recent advertisements by Honda (full disclosure, I own one) is an irritating play on the hashtag element of Twitter. It’s unfortunate as...
View ArticleScreen Time and Families
Tweet One of my early influences in educational technology is Will Richardson who was the first prominent educator to write about the use of digital tech in classrooms. In a recent blog post, Will...
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