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New ISTE Standards

Diane Chen's link to the new ISTE Standards doesn't appear to be working. Click on NETS-S 2007 on the CNETS - ISTE site to access the 6 Standards.

Added by Diane Cordell on June 27, 2007 at 1:51pm — No Comments

Laura Pearle has posted a link, on the AASL blog, to a Washington Post column asking "Do We Need Libraries?"

The extensive comments on this article are enlightening and heartening, as citizens voice their opinions on the value of libraries in the digital age.…

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Added by Diane Cordell on June 23, 2007 at 9:23am — No Comments

What's up with edublogs?

I've just begun reading Will Richardson's "Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts..." and really want to amp up my tech tools for next school year. For the past few days, my blog at edublogs has been unavailable for editing. The site assures users that their blogs are preserved - somewhere - but doesn't give any specifics on when things will return to normal. At this point, I'm considering copying and pasting my posts into another blog (I'm trying to compile an online record… Continue

Added by Diane Cordell on June 22, 2007 at 1:52pm — 3 Comments

A Challenge and an Opportunity

Yesterday I received my tentative teaching assignments for next school year (in addition to my duties in the LMC). I am now scheduled to instruct a mixed class of high school students in current events. I don't have any details yet, but the high school principal said this scheduling is a direct result of my advocating for more (any!) 21st century fluency skills in our district. My hope is the students and I will explore - and master - things like podcasts, blogging, etc. The first hurdle will… Continue

Added by Diane Cordell on June 2, 2007 at 2:09pm — 9 Comments

Is Blogging good for the brain?

After

watching a TV report on brain stimulation and its value to an aging

population, I began to wonder whether writing a blog would qualify as a

beneficial activity. I found an article by Drs. Fernette and Brock

Eide, physician-parents with a national referral practice for children

with learning difficulties (and co-authors of the book, "The Mislabeled

Child") that concludes… Continue

Added by Diane Cordell on May 18, 2007 at 9:55pm — No Comments

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