Technology in Education: Notes from the Closet

On December 3rd I had the privilege of speaking to students at  Beloit College in Wisconsin.  A friend and colleague, Lucy Gray is an alumni of Beloit and put me in touch with a student who was interested in having someone come speak about the Chicago Teachers Union strike. I was happy to be able to volunteer but felt it was important to share not only my viewpoint of the strike but also the opinions of colleagues around the city that I respect.  Below is the presentation I showed on campus.  Following are the transcripts from the fantastic educators that helped make my presentation much stronger than it would have been on my own.  Together these educators combine for 163 years of teaching experience and excellence.  Thanks to all that contributed statements, videos and pictures. Go CPS Teachers!! Hello My Name Is...Reflections of the CTU Strike on Prezi Full Statements from Educators Featured in the Prezi ...

This week I attended the Illinois Education and Technology Conference  in Springfield, IL.  This is a fantastic conference for all teachers, not just technology teachers.  There were record numbers this year.  For more information on the conference and the individual sessions be sure to click on the link above and visit the conference ning. These are some of the sites that stood out for me: Mike's Technology Closet ( http://mikestechnologycloset.com ) Mike did a session titled "50 in 50".  We had a quick glance at 50 different websites in 50 minutes.  While I knew of most of these resources (not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing) there were a few that I had forgotten about that I felt it might be worth taking another look.  Here they are: http://www.xtranormal.com/  Xtranormal allows you to make mini-virtual movies simply by typing in text.  The free version is somewhat limited.  There is an educator's account f...