Archive for April, 2008

Two days of Tech Connect & interesting post from Will Richardson

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Completed the Tuesday workshop out at STW with Catt-LV teachers and they just soaked everything up.  We looked at quite a bit with Voicethreads again and one of the teachers showed what her kids have started to do.  They worked on setting up their class wiki with pages for each unit (two teachers work on this [...]

Tech Integrators Forum for Admin & other Friday items

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Helped (very slightly) with the Technology Integrators Forum out at STW in Salamanca today for a collaborative effort between WNYRIC and our CABOCES. Mansell Wells initiated the idea and set up the wiki here.  It was very enlightening and I thought went well.  There were a few administrators in and out throughout the day, and [...]

Thursday

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Worked with Portville Math teachers using Smart AirLiner.  Great group and they ate it all up.  They’re going to work well with it.  Noticing some changes with Smart and how they are making you enter a serial number to use the new version 10.  I haven’t upgraded yet for my SmartAirLiner, but am seeing an increase [...]

Thoughts on trip.

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

OK, I survived the family trip to Myrtle Beach with our 2 kids and in our house 8 kids and 7 parents!  Thank goodness for Bachelor Blochs (our Manny) to bring us closer to the kids number!
I’ve learned:  

Golf is expensive and I’m bad at it.  Why would I continue to pay?  I think I’m still a [...]

Thoughts before vacation….

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Just trying to finish some stuff up before I attempt the drive to Myrtle Beach for our first family vacation.  We need to get the temperatures up there a little more!  Going with the Giardini’s and Blocher!  Pray for us! 
Today starts the Masters and if you can’t find it on tv (or want to watch [...]

Voicethread and Animoto with family pics (again)…..

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Getting ready for our Division Day and using Moodle with other BOCES staff, I tried to whip together a Voicethread and let Thomas make some comments….I know, I know, I need to get new pictures (I use the same ones for everything).

I’m also using Animoto more and more…..Man, those guys are nice.  They are starting [...]

Edmodo and other topics before Spring Break

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Glad to be down with NYS Math 7 and 8 grading!  Teachers are very good around here about getting that done and helping each other, so it went well, and I was am fortunate to have great teachers in Cattaraugus and Allegany County.  Oh yeah, lay off the Duke comments…..I know they’re out.  2009 is [...]