Do You Believe in Me?

Last year at this time, many educators were sharing the video featuring Dalton Sherman addressing the Dallas ISD opening convocation in Dallas, Texas where he asked the rhetorical question, “Do you believe in me?”. I was reading a blog post by Miguel Guhlin about videos to reflect upon and he shared a link to the [...]

Are the PODs Coming to your School?

I recently came across the presentation below about ‘Personally Owned Devices’ and was reminded that two of the largest school districts here in San Antonio are now allowing students and faculty to bring personal laptops or netbooks to use at school on the district’s networks. I included the NISD news announcement here and the new [...]

Edubloggercon 2009 Animoto

Great compilation of pics from Edubloggercon 2009. From the looks of it, a day of learning  and sharing was mixed with fun! David Warlick put together this Animoto from various people’s Flickr photo galleries and since I didn’t get to attend physically I appreciate every opportunity to remember Edubloggercon (ebc09) virtually!

WeAreTeachers Microgrant Applications Due Now

The WeAreTeachers (WAT) community is sponsoring another microgrant contest and applications are currently being accepted until September 18. The topic is ‘Student Engagement’ according to the WAT website.
Apply for a Microgrant to Increase Student Engagement.
There are definite elements to promote student engagement: playing, interacting, communicating, dreaming, questioning, and so on. Tell us about a [...]

“Sharks After Dark” Dive

This morning I participated in the  “Sharks after Dark” event co-hosted by DEN in SL and PADI, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors in Second Life. I had a fantastic time!
I arrived early for our dive tour to learn how to adjust our settings and put on our scuba gear. We were put into groups [...]