Sep
15
National Hispanic Hertiage Month
September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Did you know that September 15 marks the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries – Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua and it also marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Mexico then declared their independence the next day on September 16, also known as Diez y Seis de Septiembre [...]
Jun
9
Going Backwards?
June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I am currently in my second year of conducting a program in our district called the Summer Technology Integration Program. It is a program that was created to provide teachers training on technology and how to integrate this technology into their lesson plans. Last year I decided to do the training on Digital Storytelling and [...]
May
20
Disinterested 21st Century Students
May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Disengaged Students from jarrod robinson on Vimeo.
Tim Holt from El Paso ISD shared this video on Twitter today. Oh how I have seen this in so many classrooms over the last few years that I have been in education. It also reminded me of a situation that happened last week. Last week I [...]
Apr
16
Infinite Photograph by National Geographic
April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Sometimes you run across something that is just really neat and you want to share it with others. National Geographic has something new that is called Infinite Photograph and it is totally amazing! The Infinite Photograph is created from over 300,000 photos that is has in its archives or pictures submitted by users, it takes those [...]
Mar
5
Podcasts – Another Excuse To Skip Class?
March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Last year I attended the TCEA conference in Austin, Texas for the first time ever. The technology that generated the most interest for that conference was podcasting. Teachers were piling into sessions, workshops, and speeches about podcasting. Some teachers were already podcasting, some were getting into it, and some had no clue what podcasting was. [...]
