A Case Study - Ardent ISD: Lessons Learned in BYOTchat Implementation
Disclaimer: Any resemblance to actual school districts (is there an Ardent ISD? Hmm) is purely coincidental and unintentional. This story is fictional.
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Device-Agnostic State Assessments: Dream or Soon to Be Reality? TestNAV, iStation and iPads and/or Chromebooks
When will the state education agencies (SEA) stop telling school districts what equipment to use for state assessments and tutorials, and instead, ask, "What equipment do school di
Gone Fishin'
Taking a break from blogging for awh
Gone Fishin'
Taking a break from blogging for awhile...take care! Be back later when I've done some learning! ; )
A Flaming Sword - Kicking Myself Out of the Garden
Naaa...it's probably going to be a
Blatant Advertising moodle
Published Articles/Blog Entries I've Written About Moodle (or that refer to it): 1. How to Manage Your District's Online Learning Opportunities
Chromebook Comparison Chart via @mlowak
"We're thinking about getting Chromebooks for teachers," a principal shared with me recently. Wow, how exciting, I thought...waiting for the next question. "Which Chro
Avoid the Quest for the Best: Playing and Learning for Fun
When at work, one of the profound challenges I face is remembering to have fun. It's so easy, especially as "a boss," to get serious about the work. When I get to present at confer
Creativity Frightens Me
When I read statements like Harold Jarche's below, I confess to a bit of helpless despair: First of all, learn real skills, not
Removing the Fear Uncertainty and Doubt - GoogleApps for Education
Every few weeks, someone asks the same question I did so long ago Is GoogleApps for Education really safe to use in K 12 education? This blog entry shares some ideas about that. W
Exploring @Hubic - An Alternative to Dropbox
It's easy to pas
Podcast: tcea14 Raw Retrospective with @timholt2007 @Kenya75 @duncanbilingual @slaleman
In this retrospective on TCEA 2014 State Conference, Tim Holt, Wendy S
SchoolCIO - 7 tips for avoiding tech-implementation failure
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tcea14 Take-Aways and Podcasts (Updated 02/09/14)
Whew, what an exciting week chock full of learning, sharing and growing. I'm also foot sore, but that, thankfully, has gone away. In the meantime, I'm finding myself trying to orga
tcea14 - The Power of Story - Take-Aways from John Quinones Keynote @JohnQABC
"Don't worry about talking t
Podcast - Creating Online PD that Works tcea14 @diben
Earlier this week, I had the chance to listen to a conversation about Creating Online PD that Works. I hope yo
Podcast - tcea14 - Drinking from the Internet Firehose - Content Curation
I had a chance to share about my approach to content curation. This is the raw, little edited audio recording of that session. Listen to Podcast
Podcast - tcea14 QR Codes in the Classroom - Funny Little Squares You See Everywhere
This is the audio recording of a session that focuses on the use of QR Codes in the Classroom, a session facilitated by Belinda Manning. Listen to Podcast
tcea14 Educator Awards @diben @HagedornScott
You can listen to the Educator Awards Ceremony with the audio below. I know this is a real treat for those of you who participated in the Ceremony and were finalists and final reci
tcea14 - Twitter Panel tweetpd featuring @bigpurplehat @friedtechnology @carrierosstx @tomwhitby @edtechchic
This Twitter panel was held at TCEA 2014 State Conference. To be honest, I hadn't planned on attending and was dragged in my feet were tired and I had just finished my own two ses
tcea14 - Writing Digitally Session Podcast and Materials @diben
As a writer who began using technology at age 13, I can't imagine writing without technology. Whether it was an Apple //e, a Palm handheld, a laptop, a Chromebook, an iPad, mobile
Why Write
Reading abou
Podcast - Chatting with Securly.com's @bmadhusudan googleapps tcea14
What a fun podcast featuring the co founder of Securly.com, as well as Mark Gabehart (RoundRock ISD CTO) and his wife, Yolanda Gabehart. [Listen to Podcast
Podcast - Chatting with Securly.com's @bmadhusudan googleapps tcea14
What a fun podcast featuring the co founder of Securly.com, as well as Mark Gabehart (RoundRock ISD CTO) and his wife, Yolanda Gabehart. [Listen to Podcast