http://edtechjen.com Your source for resources and information for using technology to support learning Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:21:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Get your twitter mosaic here. Are you in there? If not, follow me. http://edtechjen.com/2009/11/my-twitter-followers/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed AKG Mag just posted an interview where I talk a little bit about The Best of Learning & Leading with Technology. Read it here. I also did an interview with ISTE over the summer for their author podcast series. Listen here. The podcast series has some great stuff, so check out ... http://edtechjen.com/2009/10/background-on-the-book/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed There is still one chance to win a copy of The Best of L&L from the blog tour: the Ed Buzz blog. Read my post here, and then enter here. Ed Buzz will announce the winner Oct. 2. Here are the other winners: Dr. Christophy (from Free Technology for Teachers) David Ligon (from ... http://edtechjen.com/2009/09/winners-one-drawing-still-open/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed This week, educators have the luxury of awakening a love of reading and a respect for the written word in their students. Short activities, such as asking students to write a one-page essay about the importance of books, freedom of speech, or the dangers of censorship, and longer activities, ... http://edtechjen.com/2009/09/how-are-you-celebrating-banned-books-week/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed I'm doing double-duty today, stopping at Teach Web 2.0 to discuss Wendy Drexler's article "Kids Galore Helping Kids in Darfur and at Edfoc.us to talk about Doug Johnson's column "A Proposal for Banning Pencils". Tomorrow is the last day of the blog tour. I have enjoyed it. Have you? Did you ... http://edtechjen.com/2009/09/fridays-blog-tour-stops/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Today, my blog host is Kevin Jarrett. I'm talking about the National Gallery of Writing and the different educational opportunities it can offer your classroom. The National Gallery of Writing is a great resource to read and to post your own writing. It is part of the celebration of the National ... http://edtechjen.com/2009/09/wednesdays-blog-tour-stop-ncs-tech/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Today, my blog host is Miguel Guhlin, who loyal L&L readers will recognize from the Point/Counterpoint debates in volume 33 on open source and loaning technology. I'm talking about creativity. I discuss one of the feature articles in the collection, "Sowing the Seeds of Creativity" by Mitchel Resnick, and discuss why ... http://edtechjen.com/2009/09/tuesdays-tour-stop-around-the-corner/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Today, my blog host is Scott McLeod. I'm talking about technology mentoring. The catalyst for the post is one of the articles in the collection: "Teacher to Teacher Mentoring" by Kathleen Gora and Janice Hinson. Gora and Hinson discuss a program in their school that paired teachers who were experienced in ... http://edtechjen.com/2009/09/mondays-tour-stop-dangerously-irrelevant/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed We've got a few winners to announce in the drawings for copies of The Best of L&L. Marcel Kielkucki won for his comment at Virtual High School Meanderings Kristine won the copy given away atDoug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog And David Ligon was the winner at Educator's Royal Treatment If you are one of ... http://edtechjen.com/2009/09/winners/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Today, my blog host is Stacy Bodin. Stacy asked me to talk about why I chose to do The Best of L&L collection. I'm pleased that Stacy was able to host me, as hers is one of the articles included in the book and I enjoyed working with her so much ... http://edtechjen.com/2009/09/saturdays-blog-tour-stop-stacy-bodins-blog/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed