Incorporate cellphone interaction with Celly

When I was twelve years old, my family purchased its first computer, a TRS-80.  My father was sort of a computer guy and first learned to program using punch cards on a mainframe at a local university.  He wanted his sons to learn to program as well and presented us with the TRS-80 for Christmas.  [...]

Backchanneling with TodaysMeet

As class sizes continue to grow, educators are exploring new ways to connect with students and engage them in classroom discussions.  For instance, “clickers” are becoming more popular as assessment tools in classrooms.  Clickers function like game show response systems and can provide real time data on what students understand and what they are struggling [...]

Online Collaboration with Stixy

As a blogger, I get ideas for posts from a variety of different sources. Sometimes, I get ideas from reading other blogs or checking out different technology sites. Other times, I’ll get an idea from a colleague who mentions a website or an app they’ve been using. This week, I need to credit one of [...]

Some thoughts as we start a new school year…

I’ve been thinking a lot about how we integrate technology into our classrooms.  I attended a presentation recently where the speaker talked about the SAMR Model.  The model, introduced by Ruben Puentedura, demonstrates different ways that educators bring technology into their classroom.  The model presents a hierarchy of integration phases that educators typically employ.  For [...]

Five ways to avoid Twitter mishaps

Twitter has been in the news a lot lately and I thought I would dedicate some time to the innerworkings of the site.  As many of you know, Twitter is a microblogging site where users can post up to 140 characters describing their thoughts or actions.  Although the site has become popular with celebrities who [...]