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I apologize that I assumed too much based on the description. I too have run into some pretty invasive Flash-based, pop-under ads that are pretty impossible to get around - even with my AdBlock Plus plug-in, and my HOSTS list enabled. Those sneaky...
Tammy, interesting that a site was blocked because od advertisements. Using that logic, Google, Bing, Yahoo, and pretty much any other search engine results would need to be blocked as well. Sounds to me that there is another unspoken reason... bu...
I think the real power in Google Wave will be when we (edu-geeks) get a chance to use it in a collaborative writing environment, and not just as another chat tool. I can imagine using it in any number of sessions where groups are using it for real...
Traci - Since you commented about 2nd grade students, I thought I would give you a link to a colleague who teachers second grade here in Grand Rapids, and her classroom wiki.
She will be doing a couple of professional development sessions at the ...
I learned that it was nice to have all of you in our lab at the Kent ISD. I hope it's just a wee bit cooler when you arrive in the morning.
Dale: I thought I caught it in the video - but... are you using something like a Loc-Line - to hold the WiiMotes?
Within the Kent Career Technical Center , most of the instructors in our 'E-Wing' use the blended learning model quite extensively. These programs include Information Technology, Certified Business Technology, Electronic Accounting, Banking, and G...
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- At 11:57pm on April 24, 2009,
Mark Cruthers said…
- Hi Ron,
With your work in Education Technology, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service. Here’s a public class recording conducted by Nellie Deutsch on Technology Integration.
- At 4:03pm on March 21, 2009,
Steve Dickie said… - I will pass your message on to my students. I really couldn't have picked a better set to bring along.
- At 7:47pm on December 31, 2008,
Ric Wiltse said… - Thanks for the tip about EdTechTalk! I've sent them our information on the 2009 and 2010 conference.
I appreciate it!
- At 8:45am on September 6, 2007,
Ben Rimes said… - Welcome to MACUL Space RD. Self proclaimed geek carries a lot of wait in this crowd :)
- At 4:08pm on September 4, 2007,
Ron Houtman said…
- Kevin... nope, it's not my picture, but I do my fair share of 'cord-jungle-unraveling' :)
- At 1:11pm on September 4, 2007,
Kevin J. Galbraith said… - "Job Title: Geek"
I like it! So, tell us, is it your picture on the Kent ISD site?
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- Kent Intermediate School District
- Job Title:
- Educational Technology Consultant + Geek
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- http://www.kentisd.org
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MSU EduTech is a community for past, present and future Certificate/MAET students and friends around the world to share, collaborate and learn great ideas from each other in regards to Educational Technology.
Space for the Tech Integration Field Trainers to share resources and ideas.
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I am very happy to share with you TOPYX won “Best of Elearning 2009”!
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March 10, 2010 at 8:30am to March 12, 2010 at 3pm
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MACUL will host our 34th annual conference at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. We look ...
The MACUL Special Interest Group for Professional Development provides a forum for educators who are involved with or interested in issues relating to technology professional development
It is generally easier for incumbents to be reelected, so the possibility of someone being a Board Member "for life" is greater than one might think. I agree that our organization's leadership needs new members from time to time, for a variety of ...
Go is a new experimental systems programming language intended to make software development fast. Our goal is that a major Google binary should be buildable in a few seconds on a single machine. The language is concurrent, garbage-collected, and r...
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