I’m a big fan of the KISS principle. Thus, my excitement to see that GoogleSites — already a simple way to create a website — now has templates. Could website creation GET any easier?? The vid below explains how to use them. Cross-posted at Pockets of Change.
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I’ve been in love with handwritten fonts since I was a kid, and I love the ‘personal touch’ of sketching on a page.  Aside from using graphics tablets, I’ve been looking for more ways to bring tactile experiences to digital expression.   Some of my colleagues introduced me to fontcapture, and all of my...
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Transition and change can be a large part of one’s life as an international educator. Taking the first step to leave one’s home country to live and teach in another country leads to many more steps of transition. International schools vary in how fast paced they are and how much change is going on...
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Over the past year I have been working with my leadership team on re-connecting them with the teaching and learning going on within our 1:1 program. Our laptop program is over 10 years old however they felt it was time to re-educate themselves on the opportunities and best practices that they should be looking...
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I thought I would share an e-mail that was sent from our department today to a parent who had raised a concern about Facebook being unblocked at school. A very well thought out e-mail from the group. Chad Bates did most of the work with Dennis, Kim and I adding our two cents...
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Over the course of the next couple of days at my school we are requiring that all students in the 1:1 laptop program permanently change their computer settings. As a school we are going to require that each and every student in the 7th and 8th grade have their Remote Login and...
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There are days like yesterday when everything comes together technologically that allows you to create some of the most amazing artifacts. Yesterday The Thinking Chick (my wife) sat down at around 2 o’clock and started working on a video that she wanted to create about her recent Operation Smile trip to Surin, Thailand with 9...
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The Complete Guide to Google Wave: How to Use Google Wave tags: GoogleWave Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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So everybody’s looking for the latest “software” tool to implement 1:1 laptops in their school environment, but are you thinking about the “softer” ware that students sit on or use around their classrooms or hallways so that they get a great, flexible experience while they’re using their laptops?  At SAS, we’re falling deeply in...
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I have been getting a lot of questions about the Apps we have on our iPod Touches at school, so here you are: Miss Spell Free Check to see whether the word lists are spelled correctly or not. Super Hangman LE & Global High Scores Free Fairly standard Hangman app, with good graphics Story Kit Free Create an electronic story book by writing...
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