ISTE12 Newbie Lounge: Volunteers Needed
ISTE Newbie Lounge Volunteer Doc ISTE is just around the corner and one of the things I get to do again is organize the Newbie Lounge. ISTE is a HUGE conference and there are various cafes and...
View ArticleISTE12 Newbie Project
In 2009, I started the ISTE Newbie Project to serve as an example of how people who are connected to one another on Twitter can work together to do great things. There were a lot of people that...
View ArticleISTE12 Newbie Announced!
Click here to make a donation to the ISTE Newbie Project to get Jerry to San Diego Congratulations to Jerry Blumengarten who has been named the Newbie for ISTE12. Many of you know him by his Twitter...
View ArticleDigital Connections Boot Camp
I have been working for months to organize the first ever Digital Connections Boot Camp for teachers in western Nebraska. The idea was simple. Put together two days worth of superb training delivered...
View ArticleWanted: High School Science Teacher
The add on the service unit website reads “ESU #13 is taking applications for a certified science instructor for the VALTS and NEVA programs, which are housed on the campus of WNCC in Scottsbluff.”...
View ArticlePresenting at ISTE13
It is hard to believe, but in less than two months ISTE will begin accepting proposals for ISTE13 which will be held in San Antonio from June 23-26. From September 5 to October 3, educators from...
View ArticleHow I Discovered Bigger Is Not Always Better
June 14 marked my 4th Twitter birthday. The first two years I was on Twitter I took great pride in having a very small personal learning network. Since I was only following a couple of hundred people,...
View ArticleUsing Social Media to do Harm
I have agonized about whether I would share what has been going on in my life for the past month. I like to keep my personal life separate from my professional life, but sometimes the two worlds...
View ArticleI Quit
I’ve had enough. I used to love my job, but I just can’t do it anymore. Forty percent of my students are failing because they can’t/don’t/won’t do their work. Something is wrong. REALLY wrong. Before...
View ArticleActive Shooter: Are You Prepared?
I am so saddened by the tragic shooting that happened only hours ago in Connecticut. I cannot even begin to comprehend what the families of the victims are going through. My thoughts are prayers are...
View ArticlePreparing for the Worst Case Scenario
A number of people have requested permission to share this post on their blog. PLEASE DO! Everyone who works with children needs to know there are things they can do to minimize the loss of life in...
View Article2013 Photo365 Project
Each year around this time I attempt to participate in the Photo365 project. By the end of January life usually gets in the way and I give up. This year is going to be different because I have come up...
View ArticleBeyond the Textbook 2013
There are a number of polarizing issues in education and textbooks is definitely one of them. It seems like the entire process is even more controversial in the area of social studies. Luckily in...
View ArticleBeyond the Textbook
Recently, Discovery Education assembled a group of 17 educators from the United States and Canada who are known in the edublogging community for being dreamers who know no boundaries, doers who are not...
View ArticleThe Bammy! Awards
Educators have taken a beating lately. It is such an exciting time to be in education yet our jobs are more difficult than ever. The media tends to focus on the negative aspects of education, but one...
View Article2012-2013
It’s been a while since I had the courage, energy, drive, and right frame of mind to blog. You see- this last school year took a toll on me. Frankly, it sucked. I know that is not the most eloquent way...
View ArticleGreat Plains Google Summit
In just a couple days I will be in Lincoln, Nebraska attending the second Great Plains Google Summit (#gpsummit). I knew convincing my husband that I needed to attend yet another conference this summer...
View ArticleAllow Your Teachers to Teach—Before They Leave
Twice in the last two days two different friends have asked me for advice about their job situation. Both people are in jobs that bring them a tremendous amount of satisfaction, but they are wondering...
View ArticleGreat Plains Google Summit
About a year ago I was kicking myself for not registering for the first Great Plains Google Summit in Lincoln, Nebraska. When I heard the announcement that the Summit would be back in 2013 and that...
View ArticleWhat (some) Teachers Want
This is an exciting time of year for teachers. Before we know it we will be back in the classroom starting an exciting new year with our students. While many teachers work in environments that have a...
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