If you really want to see students squirm in their seats…give them choices. Yesterday I was approached by two teachers who wanted help coming up with ways to incorporate technology into some upcoming lessons. Both of them wanted to “do something differentâ€. Which is a good sign, and shows that our Tech Fest has sparked some interest. After listening to […]
My wife sent me this article last week (found it in her RSS feed 🙂 ) Mourning on MySpace – Via CNN People often say that being a ‘geek’ and being on the computer all the time must be a lonely life, but with the new interactive nature of the web, it’s the exact opposite. MySpace avoids deleting the deceased’s […]
OK, after the full on week last week where I think combined I may have had 10 hours of sleep. Bali was the perfect place for me. 85 plus degrees (30ish Celsius) and a tropical climate was just what the doctor ordered. Relax, walk, shop, read and relax some more is basically what we did all week. Lay by the […]
Dear David, I just wanted to send my deepest gratitude for spending this week with our staff here at SAS. You left the staff wanting more and pondering Web 2.0, redefining literacy, and getting into the whole digital world. The talk in the hallways, in the classrooms, and the fact that my session titled “Let’s Blog” went from 10 people […]
WOW is all that describes Warlick’s keynote. Anytime a keynote speaker can run a half hour late (no fault of David’s…herding teacher’s is like herding cats)and still have teachers talking about his message on an hour bus ride home is an exciting day! Before I get to far here are my notes for the second half of the keynote. Telling […]
(Cross posted at Techlearning.com) I’ve learned a valuable lesson this week. One that shows the importance of teaching our students that the connections the web creates and the content you put on the web becomes a part of you. Last year, I was reading a lot about digital stories in the blogosphere. I saw some good examples of how they […]
Tags: redefine literacy warlick What do we do with all this information. If 0.01% is only in print and we do not have access to digital information? Are we asking this question in every lesson that we teach: “Is this preparing our students for THEIR future?” To be literate today mean more than being able to read. It means being […]
Well, we’ve hit the half way point and I think for David the worst of it is over. Tomorrow we have a geek meet in the morning where all the technology teachers get to sit around and talk tech with David…sounds like a podcast opportunity to me. 🙂 We had some good conversation today and David was part of a […]
Another great day with David. My morning started off with this e-mail from one of the teachers from yesterday’s session: I just wanted to tell you how inspiring David Warlick’s blog session was yesterday. Seriously, I am totally psyched to use blogs in ESOL next year. The session also gave me a starting point for doing a little catch-up in […]
I can’t believe it’s only Tuesday and I’m not the one presenting. Today David did 4 sessions for teacher and then a parent night. Getting home around 8:30pm, I’m sure he’s sleeping well. 🙂 If you EVER get the chance to have David do a parent presentation at your school do it! Although it wasn’t a very good turn out, […]