Living and Learning in Central Oregon

Today is a tech training day for admins. Up on our screen is a slideshow that asks the question “A day without technology…” Each slide has an answer to that question that highlights just how we use technology and don’t even think about it.

Example:

A day without technology is…

…a day without phone systems.
…a day without online learning.

What are your thoughts? Please add your comments below.

My attempt at using text speech in the title of this blog post was probably pretty lame so sorry for trying to be bilingual. I just read http://www.edutopia.org/text-messaging-teaching-tool . It is about texting in the classroom and how some people are worried that it is having a negative effect on our kids.  I will admit that I cannot text. I do not own an iphone or a blackberry so my text messages take very long to compose with a regular phone keypad.  But my lack of text messaging skill doesn’t mean I don’t understand the popularity and usefulness of this tool.

Is text speak going to ruin the English language? Doubt it.  Especially if we can use it to our advantage as Cindy Rigsbee did. I would encourage you to read the Edutopia article and then consider if you are going to try to hold back the texting tidal wave or if you are going to try to use it to help further teaching and learning.

My opinion – Because we have so many kids owning and using cell phones I think we are missing the boat on accessing their teaching and learning potential.  Is there a way to use cell phones as personal response systems using something like Jott?  Don’t know the answer to that.  What are your thoughts and ideas.

This a cool little program that allows users to create a timeline and display it in many different ways – regular timeline view, list view, flipbook or map. Here is a timeline I found for the show LOST.

http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/archives/1394Thanks to David Warlick for this blog post. Some great tips on how to keep us organized and sane.

http://k12online.wm.edu/101Resources.pdf

looks like a great resource of tools with how they can be applied.

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