Shoot for the moon…
Animation is a big thing, and I’ve stayed away from it. I’m not an artist, so simple sketches are a difficult. Sketch50 [sketch50.org] has helped; I’ve improved, so I thought … Continue Reading Shoot for the moon…
Tinkering With Voices in Poetry
Tinkering, playing around, experimenting: that’s learning. So when Kevin Hodgson [@dogtrax] read my “On Starting: A Poem for Three Voices,” he suggested recording those three voices in a podcast. Kevin … Continue Reading Tinkering With Voices in Poetry
SOL17 DoodleaDay 30 Tools and Spaces
Doodling is writing in images. The flow for each is similar: idea-draft-share-elaborate-revise-share-enhance-edit-publish. And publishing can be private, shared with a few, public on websites, social media, blogs, journals, etc. For me, … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 30 Tools and Spaces
SOL17 DoodleaDay 26 United We Stand
A Story: Today, there is… fear discrimination divisions intolerance power wars hatred Tomorrow there ought to be… calm listen share accept understand hope compromise love: listen openly; value experiences I … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 26 United We Stand
SOL17 DoodleaDay 22 Emoji
Did you know that one in eleven people in the United States is diabetic? And that it is the seventh leading cause of death? Find out more here, an American … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 22 Emoji
SOL17 DoodleaDay Data History
Data fills our lives, much of it we create to share with family and friends, to work with the community, or to share with the world. Information flows to us … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay Data History
Slice of Life
Rushing in with barely a ‘hello,’ but with scraps of paper in hand, students rushed across the room from their previous class and logged onto their computers in Google Apps. … Continue Reading Slice of Life
Technology as Accelerator #immooc
I love the buzz in the classroom when student are engaged to create something to share their learning; perhaps an Animoto video with captions, a comic strip, or Google Slides. … Continue Reading Technology as Accelerator #immooc
21st Century for Families #immooc
Teachers: Always Learning– Communicate to Families As I strive to become a better teacher, coach, and learner, I search for resources that help me grow, offering ideas that I can … Continue Reading 21st Century for Families #immooc
Reflection #immooc #digilitsunday
Today’s DigiLitSunday topic is reflection. That’s an amazing word. I see my reflection in the mirror. I see my work reflects my efforts. I see my mistakes reflect I … Continue Reading Reflection #immooc #digilitsunday
Still thinking: Response on Digital Writing
A quote worth sharing from @grammasheri from ongoing discussion about digital writing #digiwrimo #literacies pic.twitter.com/iw8xUQsfeS — KevinHodgson (@dogtrax) September 10, 2016 Thanks, Kevin for the quote tweet and comment here … Continue Reading Still thinking: Response on Digital Writing
#IMMOOC Starts Soon Sign Up
I can’t believe I’ve signed up for a MOOC again! But how can you not sign up for one by George Couros (@gcouros ) who has been an inspiration for … Continue Reading #IMMOOC Starts Soon Sign Up
A response to Digital Writing
Digital Writing My friend Kevin Hodgson [@dogtrax] considers the definition of digital writing on his blog, Kevin’s Meandering Mind. He thoughtfully considers “writing,” “composing,” and “digital writing.” I agree with … Continue Reading A response to Digital Writing
#DigiLitSunday First Days Part 1
Beginnings, Part 1 Teachers and students are in a moment now between worlds, between the summer of exploration on our own and autumn of investigation in school. And I … Continue Reading #DigiLitSunday First Days Part 1
The True You: Iterations of a ‘bio’
How do you share who you are — especially online? How do you share who you are to your online communities? How do you introduce yourself? What would be important, … Continue Reading The True You: Iterations of a ‘bio’
#etmooc Always Learners
Inspiring as always, Educational Technology Massive Open Online Course Community gathered together for the Third Anniversary of ETMOOC [ #etmooc ] ! More than twenty etmooc-ers met in Zoom to … Continue Reading #etmooc Always Learners
1DR What Else? 