Archive for the ‘Learning’ Category
ACTEM 2014
I thought a word cloud of my notes from ACTEM would be a good visual representation of the conference. I love ACTEM because I always find the solution to a problem, or discover a new idea that I can use right away, or find another educator that I can add to my PLN. This year […]
Digital Storytelling: Campfires In Cyberspace
This presentation started with an overview of how human beings have always told stories; as a way to instruct youth, as a way to teach skills, and to maintain history and culture, before then moving into a discussion of how this is changing. With the ease with which new technologies allow the capture and presentation […]
TCEA Session: QR Codes for Audio Assessment
I attended a session today that was using QR codes as a method of allowing students to use an audio recording of a test rather than needing a teacher to read to them. This idea of QR codes with audio can be applied to all subjects at every level. An Art teacher might use this […]
Austin = Capital of . . .
This clean city of Austin is both culturally eclectic and gastronomically diverse. Its people use the word “capital” as a surname for many of local attributes; particularly government, live-music and food. But what about technology? After three short days I’m ready to declare Austin a technological capital. This conference (TCEA) showcases much of this informational […]
Highlights from TCEA So Far
I have been so impressed with the quality of the sessions I’ve attended at TCEA! Some of the highlights for me so far are: Groovy Graphics in the Classroom with Lisa Johnson: This was an excellent session about ways to use graphics and comics in the classroom. I have all sorts of ideas about easy […]
Another look at SAMR
Today I attended a session on the SAMR model of technology integration, presented by Lisa Johnson, an education technology person who works with middle and high school aged students, and offers professional development to teachers. SAMR was developed by Ruben Puentedura, and the name may seem familiar to you because Dr. Puentedura worked in Maine […]
Education vs Learning at TCEA
One of the sessions I attended at the TCEA conference today was about education, leadership and technology. I knew it was going to be worthwhile when I walked in and found the following up on the big screen: “It begins with trust. Digital leaders must give up control and trust students and teachers to use […]
“Becoming Close Readers of Complex Text EL Institute”
Back in November, I went to “Becoming Close Readers of Complex Text EL Institute” in Atlanta, Georgia. The purpose of this institute was to model “Close Reading,” explain why it is important and demonstrate how to select appropriate complex texts for specific purposes. Close reading is when many different strategies are used to understand chunks […]
MAHPERD conference- Phys. Ed.
I attended the MAHPERD conference in November. This conference covers topics in health, pays. ed. recreation and dance. This year I went to to sessions concerning the use of technology in the PE class. They were helpful, offered tips on video-taping in the class, helpful apps to use and how to create QR codes for […]
American Association of School Librarians National Conference
Last week I attended the American Association of School Librarians National Conference in Hartford, CT. It was amazing to be surrounded by so many librarians and to have the opportunity to hear some of my favorite authors speak. While the primary focus of the conference was on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, […]
