August 2007 archive
Back to School - Don’t Forget Your Cell Phone!
As middle school students go back to school this week in Montgomery County, MD, many of them will probably have cell phones in their backpacks. But this school year, they won’t be penalized for doing so, as the local school...
Bringing the Universe - Real and Imagined - Into the Classroom
The rest of the universe got a little closer to your classroom this week when Google announced the addition of high-resolution space images to its Google Earth tool. And if the real universe isn’t good enough for you, there’s even...
What Other Blogs Do You Read?
There are a lot of great education blogs out there, many of which I’ve talked about from time to time. But the blogosphere is a really big place, with numerous blogs that may not be seen as educationally focused, but...
Pitch Your Digital Learning Project to the MacArthur Foundation
Got a great idea for an education project that brings together students and digital collaboration? Here’s your chance to back up that idea with some serious cash....
New NSBA Report on Social Networking
The National School Boards Association has released a new report on student use of social media tools. The report contains a multitude of findings that have already started an online debate about the role of social networking in the classroom....
Web 2.0: What’s in a Name?
In late July, edtech pioneer and author David Warlick posted a short blog entry about an interaction he had with a group of educators unfamiliar with the term “Web 2.0.” His post erupted into an all-out smackdown between edubloggers trying...
It’s Never Too Early to Plan for OneWebDay
September 22nd marks the second annual celebration of OneWebDay, when volunteers around the world will do their part to make the Web a better place. What will you and your students do to mark OneWebDay?...
The Return of the Original Edublogger
There’s a new blogger in town, but he’s an old friend to educators who have been online since the early days of edtech. Please welcome Louis Schmier to the blogosphere....
