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Alan November at NCETC 2007
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007This presentation was all about improving the learning experience using a 21st Century context. I’m going to talk about Alan’s “Student Containers” presentation in which he introduced six student jobs for every classroom.
Adapted from Alan November’s presentation 11/28/2007 at NCETC…
Tutorial Developer - Let kids develop screencast tutorials of what they are supposed to learn next [...]
Stanly County Schools One-to-One
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Stanly County Schools has started a one-to-one at Albermarle Elementary in 4th and 5th grades. Albermarle middle school will add seventh and eighth graders next year. Albermarle High School will follow with a true 1:1 where all 8-12th graders will take them home.
Like Greene County and Moorseville City Stanly County decided to go with Apple [...]
Moorseville City Schools One-to-One
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007I learned yesterday that Moorseville City Schools is rolling out MacBooks to all 3-12th graders by August 2009. All teaching staff and administration will have them by February 2008. All laptop carts will be transitioned to Moorseville’s K-2 schools. The superintendent in Moorseville is the former superintendent from Henricho County Virginia.
I also learned that Henricho, [...]
ASUS EEE Laptop $299
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007ASUS EEE Laptop $299
Originally uploaded by Barry Pace
New ASUS EEE laptop has three high speed usb ports, built in wireless. Now available from JR and maybe from Tiger Direct. Comes loaded with Ubuntu. 900 Mhz processor. 7 inch screen. 2 to [...]
Solar System Models
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007NASA Journey Through The Universe scientist using a basketball and baseball to create a model showing the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
If the Sun was the size of a standard basketball the Earth would be the size of a pinhead.
All the stars we see in the sky are in the Milky Way. Every [...]
Sony Reader $299 @ Target
Sunday, November 11th, 2007New Sony Reader holds about 160 eBooks. The buttons are intuitive and it only took about 30 seconds to get to page one of the first book.
The screen is about the size of a small paperback - small, but easy on the eyes.
Not sure how well these will sell.
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Another Flickr Business
Monday, November 5th, 2007One of the pictures I snapped at the Centennial Park fountain in Atlanta during NECC week is in an online travel guide.
:: Schmap Atlanta Fourth Edition: Photo Inclusion
I am delighted to let you know that your photo
has been selected for inclusion in the newly released
fourth edition of our Schmap Atlanta Guide:
Centennial
http://www.schmap.com/atlanta/activities_golf/p=24887/i=24887_3.jpg
Thanks so much for letting us include your photo - please
enjoy [...]
Interwrite Learning Video Contest
Thursday, November 1st, 2007I have really enjoyed the Interwrite Video Contest submissions. A Burke County, North Carolina school made it into the finals!
It’s time to vote for your favorite video in the Interwrite Makeover™ contest.
You and your colleagues and class will enjoy seeing these 15 amazing examples of creativity, collaboration and technology in the classroom.
Watch them today at [...]