Questia - The Online Library of Books and Journals

Questia - The Online Library of Books and Journals I am introduced to different technologies in many different ways. Some by friends, some by sales folks, some by reading.... you get the picture. This site was sent to me by Jane Hess - and is the product of the company she represents. Imagine - books available online through subscription. How cool. From their site..... What is Questia? Questia is the world's largest online library of books, with over 65,000 full-text books, 1 million articles, and an entire reference set complete with a dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus. Your subscription to the entire Questia academic library also includes digital productivity tools for highlighting text, taking notes, and generating footnotes and bibliographies in seven different styles.

November Learning | Building Learning Communities 2006

November Learning | Building Learning Communities 2006 I am asked what conferece I recommend - and while I have been lucky to attend NECC, FETC, NSBA and others, this is one I seem to have learned the most from. To all who wish to have their thinking about teaching and learning stretched. Building Learning Communities is THE conference for meeting leading-edge thinkers, international leaders in education and colleagues from around the world.

43 Folders Series: Inbox Zero | 43 Folders

43 Folders Series: Inbox Zero | 43 Folders My thanks to Andrea P for pointing this out to me. We all have so many interruptions and emails - I need to follow some of this advice and pronto.

Self Discipline Is Better Predictor Of Academic Success Than I.Q.

Self Discipline Is Better Predictor Of Academic Success Than I.Q. Ian Jukes, who spoke at WEMA had this article on his Blog - worthwhile reading for educators to consider.

SightSpeed

I attended a workshop at WEMA on video-conferencing - what a great product this might be. SightSpeed has the ability to work cross platform (Windows and Macintosh currently) and is free - with a subscription cost for additional features. Imagine working with others, sharing and doing conferences with classes, student teachers, museums, etc for a minimal cost (web cam, microphone). Wow!

Blogging Through The Curriculum

Hey! It's ready for prime time (or at least the workshop Monday Morning. Lets go take a look at Blogging through the Curriculum - the workshop I am presenting at WEMA/Brainstorm this year.

Dock-n-Talk

PhoneLabs Well - it works! Amazingly well too. We dropped our land line - and added a 3rd cell phone with the number used by the land line. Then - to make the entire house active again, and to use all the phones in the house (channelled through the cell phone) we purchased the Dock-n-Talk. Plug it in and it works. Wow!

New Office Pics

New Office Pics
Originally uploaded by ljldog.

Well - we have made the move - now to unpack and find files, etc - but a good move it has been. Come visit!

Tapped In Calendar

Tapped In Calendar Tapped In - A community of education professionals. If you have not seen or participated with this online staff development resource/community - it is time to take a look. Tapped In is a Web-based learning environment created by SRI International to transform teacher professional development (TPD) for professional development providers and educators. Tapped In enables providers to offer high-quality online professional development experiences and support to more teachers cost-effectively. Through Tapped In, educators can extend their professional growth beyond courses or workshops with the online tools, resources, colleagues, and support they need to implement effective, classroom-centered learning activities.