Thanks to everyone who replied to my last post about the Mac software I should install on my computer….keep the programs coming! On Thursday a lot the teachers asked me if I could help them learn how to use the Mac. Most of the new teachers coming in this year are coming from PC school and are new to the […]
Well we made it to Bangkok without much of a fuss. Cats traveled well and we’re slowly settling into our new house in our new city. ISB is about 30 minutes outside of the city center making our view a little different from Shanghai. Shanghai Bangkok The view is not the only thing different. Last night’s low of 81F and […]
Well two days before we fly out to Thailand and start another chapter in our lives living overseas. My wife and I were talking the other day and can’t believe that we are starting our 7th year at overseas educators. As we talked we were thinking about how “weird” the States feels to us now. We only know Seattle in […]
A recent conversation with my wife about NECC, my frustrations with schools and education in general led to this. Me: I don’t know….I just don’t think it’s going to change. Wife: Of course it’s not going to change. People don’t change unless they have to or are forced to Me: I know…and we (the educational community) can’t do either Wife: […]
11 days before I board a plane to my new home in Bangkok, Thailand and the itch of the network is slowly starting to return. I’ve almost felt guilty these past couple of weeks coming up with reasons not to be connected. I check e-mail and either delete things or put them in the to-do list of things to complete […]
To celebrate their 1,000,000 site creation Wetpaint is hosting the Golden Paint Can Awards! The prize: Custom “Award Winner” badges for your site Promotion of your site on the Wetpaint homepage Mentions in the Wetpaint e-mail newsletter Lifelong bragging rights I’ve been spending the last 30 minutes browsing the categories and looking at different layouts of sites to get ideas […]
I had all intention of writing a final blog post from NECC on what I was thinking the last day of the conference and where do we go from here, but you know what…it’s summer time and right now my priorities are with spending time with friends and family. We’re down to just 3 1/2 weeks before we fly out […]
So the first full day of NECC 2008 comes to an end and I find myself thinking more about conferences, how to create them, manage them, and make them relevant to participants then I thought I would. Have I mentioned the conference we’re doing in Shanghai? 🙂 I’ve been thinking a lot about spaces and how important it is to […]
Back from EdubloggerCon for the day and taking a break in the hotel room, catching up on the latest NECC chatter and reflecting on the day. I was worried before I got here of two things: 1. That EdubloggerCon this year would be different, to big, to scripted, and not unconference enough for me.2. That the NECC Unplugged sessions would […]
Landed in San Antonio today around 1:30 from Seattle. Left at 5:15am….is it bad when a 5 hour flight seems short and you actually look forward to sleeping upright on the plane? We arrived with not air trouble, checked in and then drove back to the airport to pick up my sister-in-law. We only have 5 weeks this summer to […]