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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Playing with the Lookup function in Google Spreadsheet
I love how Google shares what they are doing before it’s fully completed. It makes them seem more like human beings than a gigantic company. It’s cool that they are excited about their tools and want to let me in … Continue reading
Posted in Generation YES, web 2.0
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Constructivist Celebration
Over 100 educators came to the Atlanta Botanical Garden the Sunday before NECC to play, construct, and share at the First (dare we say Annual?) Constructvist Celebration! Peter Reynolds and Gary Stager kicked off the day with inspirational words about … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, constructivism
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NECC… Buyer Beware
When at NECC, you know that the minute you walk into the exhibit hall, you will be overwhelmed by the sheer number of vendors, all selling educational technology products. The lights, noise, free t-shirts and hats all signal that this … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, Generation YES, TechYES
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That’s hot - Web 2.0 and the empty vessel
“____ 2.0″ is turning into a catch phrase for educational technology bloggers and conference presenters, who know that anything with 2.0 in the title gets attention. Taking a dip into the marketing world, it’s easy to see why. Although Web … Continue reading
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Educomm - Including Students in Web 2.0
A big GenYES Blog welcome to everyone who attended my Educomm session this morning in Anaheim, Including Students in the Web 2.0 Adventure! I’ve posted the PDF of the presentation here — all the links are active so just click … Continue reading
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Stepping Up to the Buffet
There’s been an interesting discussion going on in some educational technology blogs about women and minorities being left out of the discussion going on in the edu-blogosphere, and as leaders in educational technology. Tim Holt (Not Invited to the Buffet) … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, Generation YES, student voice
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New California EETT Funding - Round 6
Wow, this week has gone by in a flash - California just released a new application for EETT funding for schools serving grades 4-8. The goals are to incorporate research-based programs that support the federal NCLB Title 2d, state program … Continue reading
Posted in constructivism, funding, Generation YES, GenYES, In the news, TechYES
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Getting ready for NECC!
NECC is just around the corner and Generation YES is getting ready. We’ve planned, ordered, organized, and packed (sort of). We’ll be at booth #1952, come by and say hi! Prizes! We are especially excited to be working with the … Continue reading
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Nick News segment on Longfellow Middle School GenYES class airdate
Just got word from the Nick News producer that their segment on Longfellow Middle School’s GenYES program is set to air! Set your VCRs and DVRs to: Sunday, June 17th at 8:30 pm EST - Nick News with Linda Ellerbee … Continue reading
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Looking to the future, missing the present
Wes Fryer had an interesting post yesterday, The Future is Unwritten. He said a lot of especially smart things (as usual) about changing policies to move beyond 19th century factory models of school. However, there was one part that got … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
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