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I won the San Gabriel Valley CUE (Computer Using Educators) Outstanding Teacher Award. Hazzah! I'm not sure CUE realizes, however, that my enthusiasm for Ed Tech outweighs my knowledge.  My daily calls with questions to the computer teacher can attest to ...

So here's my Keynote presentation for all of you who wanted to flip through it for some reminders.  To open up my handouts, click here.   Hope you all enjoyed the session, and feel free to drop me a line if ...

OK, guys.  So I got it from the horse's mouth at CUE.  According to the ISTE Director of Governmental Affairs, No Child Left Behind is not going away.   In the weeks leading up to the election, the Obama administration talked ...

Occasionally, I repost this article so that new readers can find it more easily.  Based on some very enthusiastic feedback, it has since morphed into a book proposal called The Top Secret New Teachers Handbook.  I'll share more as it ...

Yesterday I was proud to judge a number of our group website entries for our History Day competition.  Three of our history teachers use History Day as a project-based learning opportunity for all of their students.  These students have their ...

So I will be presenting again at CUE this year.  My session, "Podcasting with 70 Middle Schoolers - RU Crazy?!"  has received some great comments in the past and as I've tweaked the class, I've updated my presentation as well. ...

I have two sessions that I will be presenting at CUE in March this year.  I thought I'd share a little of what I sent to them to give you a little preview of what I'm going to be talking ...

Well, I'm off to San Jose to present at the ILC.  I'll be presenting my session, "Podcasting with 50 Middle Schoolers - RU Crazy?!"  It isn't just about podcasting.  It's also about the evolution of a tech-tentative Language Arts teacher ...

So, I had my online training.  I met the Whiteboard sales guy in my classroom to discuss where the board is to be mounted.  I talked with my principal to develop an interactive whiteboard presentation during our first staff development ...

Is the tale of the recent surge of Interactive Whiteboards a grade-B horror flick or a Cinderella story?  Are they the villain or the belle of the ball?  They've begun creeping into trendsetting classrooms, taking over precious wall space and ...