Student Information Online

Student Information Online

I share with you and e-mail I sent out to the staff at my school today. Yes, I know that most of what I write would not fly in your school/district. But then again, we are a private international school…things just work differently here, and that’s a good thing! I strongly believe that international education will change and adapt faster […]

An Apple Tablet?

An Apple Tablet?

A Kiwi friend of mine sent this my way today. Not sure if others have seen this, but new on my radar. High-tech hardware solution provider Axiotron today introduced two new configurations of the Modbookâ„¢, its award-winning tablet Mac computer for creative professionals. The new configurations, available immediately, include 2.1 GHz or 2.4 GHz Intel Coreâ„¢ 2 Duo processors and […]

Why time in the hallways is time well spent

Why time in the hallways is time well spent

In my Day in the Life video I say this a couple of times and  I can’t stress it enough to education technology teachers/integrators out there that the time you spend in the hallways is time well spent. This morning I was on my way to get a cup of coffee as per my usual morning routine. I have three […]

TED 2008 and other conferences

TED 2008 and other conferences

The TED conference is getting ready to kick off here shortly and as it does. I know I speak for all those that post here at U Tech Tips when I say that the videos and the thinking that comes from TED is mind numbing. As I read and prepare for TED I was reminded of this video from Sir […]

Episode 1: A Day in the Life

Episode 1: A Day in the Life

More and more teachers are wanting to use video in their class, and are asking students to create videos for projects. We have one mac lab and will be getting another mac lab next year. The problem is I’ve never created a video using iMovie so my support for these projects was not where I like it to be. So, […]

Relying on the network

Relying on the network

So here’s my night: (9 tabs in Firefox trying to load) Six web pages trying to load Two Youtube videos I want to watch Want to listen/purchase songs from Amazon Want to leave comments on other blogs Instead I’m sitting here wasting my time because pages won’t load. I try and not complain about China or the Internet speed here […]

Just doing my job

Just doing my job

One aspect of my job that I enjoy very much is that most people do not have a clear idea of just what I do. Which is both good and bad I suppose. But today was one of those days that when people say “Thank you” I respond, “Just doing my job.” I started the day having three hours with […]