A Teacher’s Thoughts

I was asked the other day what a technology integrated classroom may look like. Certainly there are many answers to that such as Clarence Fisher’s classroom in Snow Lake. But what might you see in a classroom walk-through? To see or experience all of what makes a technology integrated classroom would require discussion with the [...]

How does a computer lab fit into a technology integrated curriculum? That is the question my team has been asking. In the end I think the answer is that a lab, with signups, schedules, and removal from the main classroom cannot support a technology integrated curriculum. We are not a one-to-one laptop middle school so [...]

I spent a little time today checking out the Jason Project and their new mission, Monster Storms. My wife, who teaches 5th grade has used the Jason Project several times in the past but is coming back to it after three years and wanted some help visualizing how Jason and web 2.0 tools might fit [...]

As the year begins it is exciting to see others at my school willing to jump in and explore web 2.0 tools. Currently two teachers have started blogs which they will or are using for their students and a third wants to move forward with a wiki. As our school goes through physical renovation, we [...]

After having seen some great examples of student collaborative projects such as those by Kim Cofino, Clarence Fisher, Chris Craft, The Horizons Project, and the Flat Classroom Project, I am inspired to give it a try. My goals are simple, facilitate a collaborative project with one or more other classrooms that addresses key learning targets [...]