Mar
21
Leadership 3.0: Have Lunch with Sir Ken Robinson
March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
CUE, TICAL, and ACSA have announced a special one-day rate for the upcoming Leadership 3.0 Conference. For $125, you can attend all conference sessions on Friday, April 11th (including CLRN’s ELAR session) AND have lunch with Sir Ken Robinson. Below is the YouTube video of him talking about education at Monterey’s TED conference. Save yourself [...]
Mar
21
Evernote, Part 2
March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’m getting more into Evernote after a week’s use. When i’m shopping for music, and i don’t want to purchase immediately, i can quickly use the Mac app to snap a screen shot, which is automatically synced to my web client. I can forward email to Evernote so i have copy there, and i [...]
Mar
14
Evernote: Synchronized Notetaking and File Storage
March 14, 2008 | 2 Comments
UPDATED:
Evernote, a Web 2.0 note storage site, is currently in beta. I received an invite earlier this week and have been playing with both the web client and the accompanied Mac application.
On one hand, Evernote is a Web 2.0 application that allows you to paste notes, screenshots, and clippings into your online account. Similar to [...]
Mar
5
Jamendo Surpasses 7,000 Albums
March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Within the past few weeks, Jamendo, a great source of Creative Commons’ licensed music, has surpassed 7,000 albums, all free to download, manipulate, and publish. (Note: as of March 5, 2008, Jamendo has reached 7,449 albums)
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Mar
5
Dennis Fox: Using Data to Improve Instruction
March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
During the CTAP Coordinating Council meeting held the day before CUE, Dennis Fox presented a session on improving instruction through data. These are my notes from that session.
It doesn’t matter what he, CTAP, or the CDE does if it doesn’t result in teachers changing what they do in the classroom. He asked, “How do we [...]
Mar
3
So You Think You’re Smarter Than a Grant Reader
March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
(The Five Habits of Highly Effective Competitive EETT Grant Writers)
If this column were a game show, it would be Jeopardy. I’d begin by saying, “I’ll take Great Mistakes in Grant Writing for $100, Alex.” The answer that is revealed reads, “Too many grant writers.” I quickly ring in with my response, “Who writes [...]
