Education
In 60 Seconds…
Teachers and students love graphics. Teachers refer to them in textbooks and use them in PowerPoints and other presentations. Students would rather look at them than a paragraph of text. Well-designed graphics can help convey a message quickly and easily. This graphic, “In 60 Seconds…” by Go-Globe.com shows what happens online every 60 seconds. I … Continue reading
2010-2011 Goals
In January 2010 I started work with York School District 1 in York, South Carolina as an Instructional Technology Coach. I held a similar position (Instructional Technology Specialist) in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for 2 1/2 years. In Charlotte much of the role was project management: coordinating installations of hardware/software, working with financial secretaries and media specialists … Continue reading
Greenville Upstate Technology Conference
I’m getting ready to present two sessions at the Greenville Upstate Technology Conference today. I submitted to present 2 different sessions which I also presented at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Spring Technology Seminar. The first session is my favorite fun session “Cool Websites for Yourself and Your Students.” I’ve posted the links at a wiki … Continue reading
Taking down the bad guys (on the Internet, at least)
Trying something educational for the blog today…you may have seen (or maybe not) the web site created to present information about Martin Luther King, called martinlutherkingdotorg (substitute the dot for a real dot!) There is a catch to the site, which I’m not going to spoil right away…ask me about it when you get a … Continue reading
Halloween
A wonderful time to be an educator…a holiday catering to candy, dressing crazy, and scaring people! Love Halloween! From Great Pumpkin… Evan participated in his first road race Saturday…actually just the Fun Run in Rock Hill. He seemed to have a good time. Earned a medal and everything, while his dad sat on the side … Continue reading