Image by cambodia4kidsorg via Flickr Presenter: Jason Ohler I was so impressed by last night’s MLTI Keynote by Jason Ohler that I decided to attend his morning session on New Media Narrative in the Classroom at the MLTI Summer Institute in Castine, what many are calling Digital Storytelling. The ideas he presented last night just… [Read more…]
July 29, 2010
Jason Ohler – provided the MLTI Keynote presentation last night, he provided an introduction (from me at least) to Digital Story telling. I have seen the sites and even downloaded some PDF things on Digital Story telling, but I have not taken the time before, to see what it actually is about. Ohler’s keynote really… [Read more…]
July 22, 2010
Image via Wikipedia I am just a bit excited, I got my final confirmation email yesterday for the Digital Citizenship: Raising the Flag, the 2010 MLTI Summer Institute and the Google Tools Pre-Institute (sponsored by ACTEM) at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine. Why would something as relatively minor as going to a summer institute… [Read more…]
July 16, 2010
Since I decided to move back to WordPress last week, I have learned a lot about changing a blog over to a different blog host. In the process of this transfer, I ran into several questions about the physical setup and how they would relate to my goals for Resource Room 220. I found that… [Read more…]
July 13, 2010
Image via Wikipedia We simply expect things to work and when they don’t we get frustrated. Why? Over this past week I have been frustrated because I have been having difficulty posting correctly to my Blogger Blog, using any of the Blogwriters that I have available. I don’t believe it was a problem with the… [Read more…]
July 11, 2010
Re-posted from Blogger From Bennie This is part 3 of my book review on Doug Lemov’s “Teaching Like a Champion”, I will be looking at Technique 5, which should have been included in my post on Chapter One. I got a little rushed and taken off task by a certain little Jack Russell terrier named Bennie that… [Read more…]
January 26, 2010
I had an interesting conversation with a teacher who doesn’t really use technology in their classroom this afternoon. In the short time I have been in my school, I have come to respect this person’s teaching ability and their opinions on teaching, I believe that this person is an excellent to outstanding teacher and a… [Read more…]
December 26, 2009
What is a “digital native“? I keep hearing this term and have done a bit of research today and in the past. One definition is: “A digital native is a person who has grown up with digital technology such as computers, the Internet, mobile phones and MP3. - Wikipedia. Is the only requirement to be… [Read more…]
November 25, 2009
Image via Wikipedia Last night I participated in #edchat on Twitter as I have done on most Tuesday evenings at 7:00 P.M., since I returned to teaching. I love the discussion, but it is almost turning into “we squeak”. What do I mean by “we squeak”? Almost every session that I have participated in seems… [Read more…]
December 29, 2007
Well this will be my last blog for 2007, a lot has happened since I “discovered” Web2.0. First, I personally believe that I have become a much better teacher. I no longer attempting to teach students that have had difficulty in the public school system, the same basic manner that they had difficulty with before… [Read more…]
This blog focuses on teaching from a Special Education Teacher's perspective. I plan to provide my observations and/or insights into Special Education, English Language Arts, the help students receive in my Resource Room, pedagogical ideas and integrating technology/Web2.0 tools into the classroom.
My views have been molded by my experiences as a parent of a Special Education Student, a retired Coastie, teaching in a Special Purpose Private School and a Public School system.
July 29, 2010
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