Monthly Archives: May 2005

Organizing for School with GoBinder

I finally sat down and brought together many different ideas and templates and things I already use to make my life more organized, using GoBinder (link added) as my tool. … Great article, Tracy, for teachers as well as students.

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Blogging Weakness Confessions

Confessions of a blogging weakness.

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North Carolina Education Pilot Technology Plan

North Carolina District 55 Rep. W.A. (Winkie) Wilkins has cosponsored a bill that would put $450,000 into a pilot technology plan at Southern Middle School.

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Despite Hype … Blogs Will Grow Old

Despite Hype as an Unriveled New Medium, Blogs will Grow Old as does almost everything else. That’s what Cheryl Gidley suggests.

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Sites for Teachers

Thanks, Darren Cannell. He offers a great site for teachers and homeschoolers. Sites for Teachers Sites for teachers.

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Time for Kids

Time for Kids. Be careful. It’s fun, and can become time-consuming. I couldn’t resist.

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More Calls for 21st Century U.S. Schools

In case you missed it elsewhere, Intel sponsored the fourth annual Education Visionary Conference held May 18 in Washington, D.C., about advanced technology and education. Robert Brumfield, Assistant Editor, eSchool News covered it in the May 24, 2005, issue of … Continue reading

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Evaluating Tablet PC Educational Software

A number of people asked me to say how I evaluate education software for a Tablet PC. In general, I ask questions for the software to answer. I evaluate education software the same way I evaluate any learning tool, whether … Continue reading

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AJ Calls Lora on Skype

AJ (a Treeing Walker Hound) uses Skype on a Tablet PC or desktop, he doesn’t seem to care which, to talk with Lora. This morning, Joan was using a desktop. Lora installed Skype on it when Skype was first avaialble. … Continue reading

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Tablet PC Blogs

Layne offers TabletPCBlogs, a place where people who want to blog about tablet pcs can sign up and have their own blog. How about it teachers, do you think you and your students might benefit from using this new blog … Continue reading

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