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Comment on Getting my Digital Literacy Presentation figured out. by Digital Literacy for Parents

Digital Literacy for Parents — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:13:06 +0000

[...] the movies that were included in the presentation. I must credit pmacoun and his excellent post on digital literacy. His graphic formalized for me all the necessary components of Digital Literacy. Digital Literacy by [...]

Comment on Professional Development Meme 2009 by Clif Mims

Clif Mims — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:32:21 +0000

I’m glad you are participating in the 2009 PDmeme. I look forward to reading about your successes in September.

Comment on Professional Development Meme 2009 by Claire Thompson

Claire Thompson — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:03:59 +0000

Phil, first off, I’m glad that you took on this meme; shows that the “tag yourself” approach can work Secondly, I have to agree with Errin; what an ambitious list! Good luck with your CUEBC and k12online proposals; I’ve never attended the CUEBC conference, but am thinking that this might be the year… Here’s hoping you have a great summer!

Comment on Professional Development Meme 2009 by Professional Development Meme 2009 | Just a Thought...

Professional Development Meme 2009 | Just a Thought... — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:08:33 +0000

[...] you read this post I hope you decide to join in and complete the meme in your own blog! Also like Phil, I’m going to add some extras. These are not necessarily goals, they’re more like [...]

Comment on Professional Development Meme 2009 by egregory

egregory — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:16:03 +0000

You are ambitious! That’s a very commendable list, Phil. I like how you managed to sneak more than 3 goals in – I’m having trouble narrowing it down myself! Have a good summer!

Comment on Following NECC virtually by pmacoun

pmacoun — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:55:44 +0000

I’m glad you found my post Wes. I have been following you for a while now and really appreciate the effort you put into sharing your ideas and resources. I will check out ISTEconnects.

Comment on Following NECC virtually by Wesley Fryer

Wesley Fryer — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:41 +0000

So glad you found the posts helpful! NECC was great this year. Don’t forget there is good coverage on the ISTEconnects blog too:

http://isteconnects.org

Comment on Thoughts on small computers and repetitive stress injury. by egregory

egregory — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:40:00 +0000

Tech Corner is a short (~5 min) time during every staff meeting in which I showcase some way that others at my school can use technology to transform the learning in their classrooms. Sometimes I play a YouTube video, eg. Blogging in Plain English (they love all the Lee Lefever videos), and then show them good examples of how teachers are using blogging. I’ve done quick demos on del.icio.us, wikis, the BCeSIS marks program, Inspiration software and more. I keep it short, entertaining, relevant and positive.

Five minutes is usually enough to peak their interest, and I’m always open to collaborating if someone wants more help. As a result, this year I worked with four other teachers, each working on different projects involving the integration of technology in to their teaching. Considering there are only 14 teachers on staff, I’m pretty pleased with the results and plan to continue for next year.

Comment on Thoughts on small computers and repetitive stress injury. by pmacoun

pmacoun — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:28:03 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to comment Errin. I hadn’t thought about ear buds and am not surprised to hear that texting might also be having an impact. I do a grade 7 animation unit on repetitive stress injuries every year and these will be good topics to add to the unit. Ironically, while I’m teaching my students about good habits I’m not doing a very good job modeling them myself.

I’m interested in your Tech Corner. What is it? Do you find it an effective way to get info across to staff at a meeting?

Comment on Thoughts on small computers and repetitive stress injury. by Errin

Errin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:41:46 +0000

Those are good questions. I think part of being a 21st century learner should include how to use technology in a healthy way. For example, how loud should those little ear buds be? And what about posture while working at a workstation? I recently heard of medical reports showing that youths are wearing out thumb joints from texting!

I think part of the training associated with all the excitement to use technology needs to include a good dose of healthy tips, no matter if the trainee is a teacher or a student. I think I’ll devote a Tech Corner at a staff meeting in September to that topic, but I too, would love to hear ideas from others.