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Monthly Archives October 2003

Internet Access

The Education Department has produced a press release summarizing Internet access. The short version – access in schools has greatly improved and equity issues have diminished, differences in student access from home are increasing. The body of this press release provides some useful statistics and links to additional information.

Posted 30 October 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

The “Other” Side

There are some folks you can count on to consistently oppose what you advocate. I think this predictability is helpful and saves me some time when I need to search for resources. I like to challenge the students in the “pro technology” classes I teach to determine what they might say to refute the position [...]

Posted 28 October 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

A Day in the Life

Escaping from California is much tougher than I expected. The fires near Los Angeles have created a smoke screen that has played havoc with flights out of LAX. I arrived here at 9:30 so that I would have plenty of time to get through security. I like to get to my gate early. Some people [...]

Posted 27 October 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

XML

Heard about XML, but baffled by what it is and what it is good for? Here is a good description provided by Paul Merrill – XML.

Posted 25 October 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Ideas That Catch Hold!

Yesterday Bernie Dodge gave a presentation entitled WebQuests and other Viruses. The focus was on understanding how some useful ideas take hold and take on a life of their own. The “virus” was the metaphor for this process of dissemination. Today, I attended a session by Lloyd Rieber in which he gave some attention to [...]

Posted 24 October 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

AECT

Cindy and I are at two conferences in Anaheim – AECT and NSBA (National School Board Association) T&L. Our visit is an efficient opportunity for us because the combination of conferences addresses our different interests. The two conferences also share a common vendor exhibit providing an opportunity to contact old friends and catch up on [...]

Posted 23 October 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Commenting Video

I have been on the lookout for an inexpensive and easy to use tool for commenting video. I think there would be a number of applications in which such a tool would be useful. For example, preservice teachers might use such a tool to comment/reflect on their own performance in teaching a practice lesson. I [...]

Posted 17 October 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °