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Top tech trends for the non-technical

Joan Frye Williams presented the talk/webinar “Top tech trends for the non-technical” on 11/30/10 at InfoPeople.org. Her talks are always inspirational as she is an out-of-the-box thinker. She is a library consultant that frequently works with libraries to predict future … Continue reading

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Internet Workshop: Making Time for Literacy

Donald Leu and his associates are advocates of a new type of literacy. This article, from February 2002, (Internet Workshop: Making Time for Literacy – http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/RT/2-02_column/) feels a bit dated, yet it includes several great ideas for implementing technology and … Continue reading

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TPACK: Game On

“TPACK: Game On” by Karen Work Richardson in Learning & Leading with Technology, June/July 2010, 34-35. Technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge is a model of teacher knowledge in educational technology. The model was created by Punya Mishra and Matthew Koehler … Continue reading

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Working definition

My definition of Educational Technology: Educational Technology is any technology that can be used to enhance or improve education, this includes technologies that are not directly involved with classroom instruction, i.e. technologies that are used in the administrative realm and … Continue reading

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Sick, sick and more sick

So the monkey went to daycare a few times over the past three or four weeks. Every time he goes there it seems that he ends up sick. So the first time he went back – he came home and … Continue reading

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Crazy dog…

The trusty steed seems to be a crazy steed as well. She has had a bit of a rough summer – her best friend Ebony disappeared (she passed away in early June), her human dad disappeared (he deployed to Iraq … Continue reading

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Handicap Buttons

The monster monkey apparently discovered and remembers what the glorious door-0pening handicap buttons are – we regularly use them when entering and exiting buildings that are so equipped, but in DC he was able to push them at our hotel. … Continue reading

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Rough day

Monkey had a bit of a rough day today. I know we all have our days, but usually he’s a fairly happy cookie. Today he was just out of sorts for most of the day. He had a tantrum during … Continue reading

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Adventures in the WC

Today is our first official day on our own. Nate left last week, but we still had Tara here to help out. She found a new place to live and is happily moved in. This leaves me with a huge … Continue reading

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Adventures in the ER

Trey had his first visit to the emergency room last night. He fell while carrying a dog can lid and sliced his hand open. It was quite a large wound, so he had to go to the hospital for stitches. … Continue reading

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