21st Century Collaborative

Arti said…"Much is made of the connectivity of ICT and its importance in social networking, but I have yet to experience anything online that compares with the conviviality experienced sitting around a table at the end of the day with friends, sharing laughter, conversation and wine. Reading that reminded me of a personal experience I [...]

My daughter Grace posted this on her Facebook page today- I’m off to DC. To sleep in a box. Yes. I am going to DC to sleep in a cardboard box. Myself along with nearly 66,000 other Americans are choosing to become displaced persons for one night. To leave our homes for one night to [...]

It doesn’t relate to the theme of my blog- but it is kind of cool! Queen Elizabeth II is visiting our campus at The College of William and Mary.The following itinerary was released today by Buckingham Palace regarding the state visit next week of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. In addition to marking the 400th [...]

Wow. Talk about blown away! My students have been emailing me with excitement each time Anne Davis or anyone for that matter leaves them a comment. One of my students took joy in letting each one know they are not "special" in that Anne comments on everyone’s blog. Well, just a few minutes ago I [...]

Just wanted to let all of you know that I have been asked to contribute to Teacher 2.0 – a new blog on "How the Internet can be used to create learning communities that advance professional development and improve classroom instruction."   The blog is promoted by David Deschryver and Denis Doyle of SchoolNet, with an [...]

Are You Ready?Darren, Wes, Lani and I are extremely excited to be gearing up for K-12 Online 2007, the second annual conference for teachers, administrators and educators around the world interested in the use of Web 2.0 tools in classrooms and professional practice! We wanted to be sure that you are aware of the schedule [...]

A way to help and heal… For any and all who would like to support the project by the folks at Awesome Stories to document student reactions to the Virginia Tech tragedy, here is a link to an Awesome Stories webpage with more information.  

 In Memoriam  We Remember the Victims of April 16, 2007 Gov. Timothy M. Kaine declared Friday a day of mourning and called for a moment of silence at noon to honor the 32 victims in Monday’s massacre at Virginia Tech. “We want the world to know and celebrate our children’s lives, and we believe that’s [...]

Each Monday this semester my elementary preservice education students have been hearing from a variety of educational bloggers, many of them practicing classroom teachers, via  Elluminate on how they use technology to teach content based objectives. (See the class wiki) Jeff Utecht had the tough job of his vitual Monday falling on April 16, the [...]