blogging as a window – an extraordinary opportunity

I found this video on pbs.org. http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/learning.now/2007/02/amandas_story.html
a blog I regularly visit and can recommend for thought-provoking topics. It’s hosted by Andy Carvin.
Amanda Baggs is autistic. She has learned our language and communicates through her blog. http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org
She has also made a film on youtube. In the first section she is communicating in her language. In [...]

First podcasting 2

I just tried my first podcast. It seemed like it would be easy, but I had all sorts of problems to deal with. The first was finding my old password (I signed up with podomatic a year ago:-0)Then I tried recording, but the first couple of times it only recorded the first half second :-/.So [...]

My first podcast

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A week behind and feeling a bit overwhelmed.However, I am diligently working to catch up. I also find myself hesitating to jump in and start podcasting and vlogging. why?I guess this is the hesitation I know from my students. There seems to be so much to do and somehow other things distract me (like watching [...]

Catching up – reflections on classroom blogging

I just finished reading an article by Aaron Campbell about approaches to classroom blogging. In it he describes 2 different approaches, the ‘crack the whip’ approach and the ‘facilitator’ approach.  Teaching styles described by Indiana State University go even further describe 4 different teaching styles. This has led me to consider my own approach to [...]

Meme moved, comments lost -apologies- moving on, learning

I decided the Meme belonged on my self page. While trying to move it I deleted all the wonderful comments. I guess these things happen when learning, and now that it has, I think I’ve figured out how I could have done it differently. So, sorry to those of you who commented.
Now, my thoughts about [...]