CyberCamp 08

Aye! Like Joanne and 1 wheel wrote today, I feel that while I have spent a lot of time on my project, it is moving along much more slowly than I had anticipated.  I became bogged down in how to assess all the many things I want to put in this many stepped project. I [...]

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I also got sidetracked today…. because in looking at various options for website creation, I think I’ve come to a certain conclusion that could have saved me many hours. But…. I’ll save my final decision for Wednesday, when all of my wonderful colleagues can help me look at the benefits and limitations of three different [...]

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I got some time with all my activeboard tools.  Can’t wait to show you guys tomorrow.  I am excited about what it can do for me, but it still has kinks for me to figure through.  I am in the windowless room of death at the moment and not exactly sure what time of day [...]

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As much as I have done in the last few hours I don’t feel like I have a lot to show for it. My moodle site is coming along and it is starting to take form, but I spent the last hour or so looking at Web2.0 image editing solutions.  There are quite a bunch [...]

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WOW!  Thanks to Bud and Kent for trying out www.chatterous.com with me.  We just worked out some bugs (like how to text in and not have your number show up).  I’m very excited about the possibilities for using this in class!  I think with a little discussion about expectations and responsible use, kids will find [...]

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This is the seventh WiP presentation from CyberCamp.  In this presentation, Kay talks about some of her ideas around blogging and cell phones in her high school math classroom.  Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session.  Kay’s portion of the chat begins at 11:26 on the time code.

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This is the sixth WiP presentation from CyberCamp.  Dottie shares some of her thinking about using a wiki as a course management tool.   Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session.

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This is the fifth WiP presentation from CyberCamp.  In his presentation, Jerry shares some of his thinking about using Del.icio.us.  Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session.
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Dennis asked me for some information about available grants for technology.  I asked my Twitter network for assistance and received this great link from Suzanne Shanks, a colleague in Colorado Springs.  Should be a good start for anyone seeking grant ideas. I also received a link to eSchoolNews from Colin Davitt, a colleague in St. [...]

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As we’re listening to Kay’s presentation, I thought we could help her test out Chatterous as a conversation tool in class. Here’s a link to a group I’ve set up for us to use to see what we can do with this tool. Go ahead, CyberCampers – bend it, break it, stretch it!

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