Last night I observed Mrs. Porter and some of her AP Calculus students as they participated in a tutoring session.  The neat thing about this session was that none of us were in the same room, we were in our homes, and yet I could hear each student and see the calculus problems as they [...]

 
I would like to make you aware of and promote one of our magazine subscriptions, Technology & Learning, whose mission is to provide K-12 educators with essential resources for managing, teaching, and training with technology.     There is also an online version of Technology & Learning.  The site contains considerably more than the print version does, [...]

When Lisa Boyd spoke to us this month about the importance of using Technology to enhance classroom instruction she also listed tools used to accomplish this enhancement.   I am going to use this blog site each week to expand on these technology tools also referred to as Web 2.0 tools.  This week we will look at using [...]

Seems that our summer vacations are getting shorter and shorter.  With the first week  and hopefully the high temperatures behind us we can now begin to settle into the beginning of this new school year.  
One of the main goals for our library program this year is to introduce Web 2.0 and provide instruction in the use of [...]

Check out how Janelle Porter, Carrie Radice, and Marrianne Coleman are using yet another Google tool.  If you use any Google tools in any way to help develop classroom instruction,  for student/parent communication,  or for managerial purposes  please share your experiences here.  
Thank you Jannelle for letting us know how you are using Google spreadsheet.
Google has so many [...]

We have just received six pre-loaded digital audio books and they are available for check-out. You can listen individually with headphones or plug into your computer speakers and the whole class can listen.  You can bookmark your favorite sections, adjust the speed of the narrator’s voice and it remembers where you stopped.
We have the following [...]

When Janelle Porter came into the library last week she was wearing an unusual looking piece of hardware on her collar.  She explained that she was recording her classroom presentations.   I asked her if she would share her idea and experience with the rest of the faculty.  The following is her written explanation.  Thank you Janelle!!
“For [...]