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From Journal to Blog 2: Enter James C. Scott
Looking at some of my teaching journals stacked up, I can’t help but think about how the chronicling of time, events, and thoughts has shifted. I’m also thinking about how the value/power/purpose of these thoughts changes if they remain hidden … Continue reading
Bike Paths and the Policy-Practice Gap
I’ve been eager to get back on my bike, and have been carefully taking it out for a spin every now and again. I appreciate the time it gives me to think. And almost without fail my thoughts turn to … Continue reading
No Apples Here
This post draws from my first journal entry as a brand-new New York City Teaching Fellow about ten years ago. I’d spent plenty of time working with children as a teenager, and a year as a photography teacher at a … Continue reading
My First Screencast
I made a screencast the other day on creating podcasts with GarageBand as part of my work as an Instructional Technology Fellow at the CUNY Macaulay Honors College. It occurred to me that as I learn new skills and create … Continue reading
Digital Humanities in the Classroom
As I get my feet wet with this public-blogging thing (intentionally public, anyway–this isn’t the first time I’ve blogged publicly, but it’s the first time I’ve done so while trying to capture the attention of a specific audience and string … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, Instructional Technology, On Being a Grad Student, Using Computers, Writing Process
Tagged assessment, blog, classroom, computer, CUNY DHI, digital, digital humanities, digital media in the classroom, K-12, NYCTF, policy-practice gap, rookie teacher, support, teacher
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From Journal to Blog
So much has been going on, it’s hard to figure out what to write about! I was back down at Occupy Wall Street this morning, and I am impressed that it’s still going strong. It makes me hopeful about what … Continue reading
Using Blogs as Data Collectors
When I started graduate school, web-based reference tools were only just being developed. At the time, I was using Endnote to keep track of my citations. That is, until I clumsily tripped over the cord attached to my iBook. This … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, On Being a Grad Student, Using Computers
Tagged citations, classroom, computer, data collection, digital media in the classroom, endnote, external hard drive, google, K-12, Mac, occupy wall street, phlogging, policy-practice gap, references, teacher, wordpress, zotero
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“Hope and enthusiasm are soaring here. But not test scores.”
This past Sunday’s New York Times published the first of a series of articles about “the intersection of education, technology and business as schools embrace digital learning”(p. 16) with the title “In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores.” I have to say, … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, Instructional Technology, Policy-Practice Gap, Using Computers
Tagged classroom, digital, NY Times, pd, policy-practice gap, support, teacher
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Pednology, or Maybe Techagogy
Yesterday’s post marked the start of me trying to work out, in writing, some of the questions I have about pedagogy and technology. I’ve been spending more time with my computer than any other object in my life for at least … Continue reading
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Tagged digital, Facebook, fair-use, K-12, NYCTF, pd, policy-practice gap, rookie teacher, smartboards, support
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