Here’s a link to an article written about the Wikiwire presentation last night. A nice shot of my student and some information I presented on Social Media and collective intelligence.

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Last year my friend Kerri Mathew contacted me regarding finding a way to hook up a science fiction writer, PJ Haarsma, with students eager to read his book, play his online game, and connect in new ways with young adult sci-fi. Having just come off a year project with Kerri working with wikis and fanfiction, [...]

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The (CC) image “iTouch” uploaded to Flickr by Américo Nunes was found by searching “iTouch”.
In the past I’ve always had a no show policy for electronics in my high school English classrooms. This year that opinion has begun to shift. My syllabus clearly states that all mobile phones will be kept away and if I [...]

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I originally posted this on May 19, 2008 here for the Maricopa Technology Conference.
Getting ready for the Harold Rheingold, our morning Keynote. He’s thanking the teachers in his life, and said he is from AZ. He’s talking about his relationship with his 5th grade teacher. When he was asked to interview the principal he decided [...]

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Found this interesting article today on how high school students are borrowing out banned books from their lockers.

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Four years ago, one of the coolest and smartest girls I’ve ever taught walked into my room. A year before that the laziest smart boy I ever taught spent a great year with me. The girl, Alexis, decided she wanted to go to an all girl’s college so she could learn devoid of those silly [...]

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This Arizona Tech Education Association session was on copyright. Check out the presentation below.
Yes You Can: Conquering Copyright Confusion
View more presentations from Kristin Hokanson.

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Session: The New Arizona Education Technology Plan from Cathy Poplin, Deputy Associate Superintendent for Educational Technology, Arizona Department of Education.
We’re reviewing the ADE recommendations, “Transforming Education: Enabling Learning for All Arizona Students, The AZ Long-Range Strategic Educational Technology Plan”, for long term tech use in AZ schools. This can be frustrating with schools who don’t [...]

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