Nov
3
What Are You Waiting For?
November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“Nothing to be done. “
Is that how you feel sometimes? Do you occasionally feel frustrated? Are you waiting for the next trend or the “best” way to integrate technology into your curriculum? Then, you’d feel at home with Gogo’s opening line from the first play I directed, Waiting for Godot, a nice existentialist piece by [...]
Oct
15
Technology Standards in California Schools
October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Day two at the Innovative Learning Conference in San Jose. This morning, i was able to attend a Senate Select Hearing held by Senator Torlakson focused on technology standards in California schools. Below are my notes from that meeting.
Technology Standards in California Schools
Senator Torlakson described his visits to several technology infused schools including Jonas Salk [...]
Apr
11
Leadership 3.0: Exit Program Improvement-Change the Conversation and Build a Data-Driven Culture
April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Marcy Lauck & Bill Erlendson, San Jose USD
While it’s a privilege to become a “distinguished school”, the process you travel through to become one is more valuable. As part of a court decision, SJUSD agreed to track 83 data points about their students. This has prompted them to construct a data warehouse and to create [...]
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 [...]
Jan
24
CUE and CTAP: 50 Years of Educational Technology Leadership
January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
by Brian Bridges
Few will argue of CUE’s importance or that CUE’s founders and leaders have shaped California’s educational technology landscape. In CLRN’s article this month, you read that early CUE members Bobby Goodson (former CUE President) and Ann Lathrop (CUE Platinum Award winner) are responsible for creating the software clearinghouse and its present day successor, [...]
Jan
14
Podcasting in the Curriculum: A Beginners’ Magical Mystery Tour
January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
by Brian Bridges
While CLRN will be presenting a variety of sessions related to our resource reviews, I’ve submitted two separate sessions for CUE 2008. The description of the first is listed below. This session will be held on Friday, March 7th, at 11:30am in Primrose B.
Podcasting in the Curriculum: A Beginners’ Magical Mystery Tour
Learn how [...]
Dec
6
Winter onCTAP Podcast
December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
by Brian Bridges
In celebration of Jamendo surpassing the 6000 album mark, I’m posting this issue’s onCTAP column here. Jamedo.com’s albums all contain Creative Common’s licenses which allow teachers to download and use this music for non-commercial purposes. This includes the ability to use music in podcasts and multimedia projects outside the four classroom walls. [...]
