Archive for September, 2008

Who do you agree with?

Yet again, my colleague Paula has found a cool interactive site to share with us all! I really enjoyed this one!  Who ya gonna vote for? Click on the statements that you agree with and it will match you up with your presidential candidate! Interesting little gizmo!
http://abcnews.go.com/politics/MatchoMatic/fullpage?id=5542139
Who did I wind up with you ask? McCain [...]

Best Hurricane Ike Pics I’ve seen

Wow! A photo is sometimes REALLY worth a thousand words! This was amazing! Found by a friend who posted it at work….this is an amazing group of some really astounding photos from Ike. We were very fortunate that our family in Houston suffered a leaky roof and a missing fence. Nothing like what these people [...]

You Too Can Be A Google Master

This is my outline for my Google Apps class. Your welcome to use the outline for your own training. Please give me a little credit for putting it together or link back here! Thanks!
Google Apps Teaching Outline – http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
Other Sites to help

http://www.shiftedlearning.org/wiki/Cuba_City_Google_Apps_Workshop#Google_Registration

http://www.dtic.mil/mlw/2007/briefs/mlw_Metz.pdf

Get a Google Account

Create a new google account Click here to begin the registration [...]

Back to the Classroom?

It’s inevitable…the school year begins and I get that wistful longing to be part of the start of the year. I start to miss creating my syllabus, meeting my new students, explaining how our portfolios will work and setting goals for passing TAKS.
That longing for a return to the classroom is even stronger now that [...]

Improving Writing With Technology

NOTE: I’ve updated this post and created it as a page under the Resource menu above. All updates will be made to that page.
This is my teaching outline for my class Improving Writing With Technology.  You are welcome to take it, use it, and share it with others. A link back here or a little [...]

Texas State Board of Education – We’re in Trouble

Mad props to my buddy @woscholar on Twitter for posting this article. I took the quiz and was shocked by some of the answers! These are the people deciding what my children learn and what I teach! Holy Crap in a Hat, Batman! Have we lost our good senses? You gotta read this sucker – [...]

Fantastic Keynote Speaker from Dallas ISD

This, by far, was one of the most motivational keynote sessions from a public school convocation that I have ever seen. It is moving, it is relative, and it is well delivered! You just have to see it!

Gogofrog…Ribbit

I have to say that I am still liking gogofrog.com! This nifty little web 2.0 gem lets you create 3D rooms to store your stuff – blog, forum, photos, etc….all while being surprisingly easy to use. I’ve gone in and just played with it myself, althought I’ve surfed through several teacher-made sites that are quite [...]

Pyramids in Texas

We went to TXDLA again this year, held in Galveston, Texas at Moody Gardens. We really enjoyed our time there and did get to see a bit of the island. We walked along the seawall – ate in one of the cities most famous steak houses, and enjoyed the sessions and conversations. We got to [...]

The Death of Diet Coke

It is with a heavy heart that I must bid a final farewell to my beloved Diet Coke with Lime. It was a sudden, tragic parting, but perhaps one for the best. When the doctors said – no caffeine and no carbonation before your surgery (or after for that matter) – they had no idea, [...]