I am truly amazed how inspired I feel when I read my blog feeds in the morning. I am constantly thinking “WOW! what a great idea”, or “Why didn’t I think of that?” It adds a ton of things to my to do list, but it really helps keeps me motivated and inspired. Take for example my resent inspiration about Podcasting. I am strggling with getting podcasting really off the ground, and always looking for examples on share with teachers….
I was wondering if anyone out there can lend a hand. I use PM wiki, and am going to create a page of my favorite videos. This way they are all there when I need them. PM wiki does not let you embed video by default you need to add some php to the cookbook. The PM wiki website has recipes for embedding youtube and google video. I have those working fine, though nothing is currently up on my page….
Last night was a great show at WOW2 (Women of Web). Last night’s show as hosted by Vicki Davis, Cheryl Oaks, Jennifer Wagner and the guest list included Scott McCloud, Pete Reilly, Doug Johnson, and Miguel Guhlin (sp corrected). The show takes place every Tuesday 9pm at EdTechTalk. In the past I have only been able to listen to the podcasts but recently I have been able to listen live, this means I can participate in the chat – it…
A few days ago Pete Rilley wrote a great post on Education’s Hidden Message. It really struck a cord with me. I have pretty much felt this way about education since I was a student, and that is one of the reasons I entered the field. One of the many messages my parents gave me while growing up was in essence “if you don’t like something you can walk away or you can change it.” Some times I feel overwhelmed,…
I have not felt I have had time to write. I have been busy getting a new workshop off the ground and putting together a new course. I have just started a wiki workshop. I meet with the teachers for a 2 hour session where we discuss wikis, there uses, look at some examples and then set some up at wiki spaces. For the next three weeks they work on their wikis, then we will meet again for a progress…
I have been virtual lurker these past few days, reading blogs from their beginning to the present. This came about after a discussion with a new blogger in my district. She was feeling inadequate, thinking she had nothing new to say, she felt she was trying to catch up, she was not a writer after all. I am not a writer and that certainly hasn’t stopped me. We all enter the blogoshere at different points along our learning path. We…