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Is “blog” the new four-letter word for school districts? I guess it could be. There is a lot of content out there in the blogosphere that is suspect at best and not appropriate for educational consumption at worse. But is it appropriate to just as a rule, block EVERYTHING that even smells of a blog?

As an educator and Educational Technologist, I have to be honest that there are more than a few times a day I have to count to ten because of how frustrated I get. So many sites I need and want to glean a bit insight and information from is blocked by the district’s firewall because it is a blog. I am not purposely looking for obscene or inappropriate content, so that’s not the reason for it being blocked. I am usually looking for other people’s views on technology, educational technology, technology integration, Web 2.0 in schools….you get the picture.

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This movie was made by digital learners about how they are trapped in schools who still teach using analog strategies.

The Spring Branch Educational Technology Department is committed to supporting teachers in the district who would like to podcast in their classrooms. If you have a great idea for a podcast series, here is your chance! Your podcast can be one where you podcast for your students and/or parents, or one where your students create the podcast. Come up with a great idea, fill out the brief form below, and you could be on your way to being one of the first Spring Branch ISD Podcasters! Read More »

This is the question I ask ACTIVclassroom teachers when I observe their classrooms.

If you are one of the 200 lucky teachers in SBISD to have an ACTIVclassroom and you haven’t changed the way you plan, design, and deliver curriculum, then your ACTIVboard and ACTIVotes are not being used to their potential. Let’s talk about the three: Read More »

The Machine is Us/ing Us by Professor Wesch of Kansas State University