This post marks a very important transition for me and my family. I am wrapping up my time in Birdville and moving on to a new role as Director of Digital Learning in Seguin, Texas. I’m extremely excited about the new opportunity, although I will miss my incredible co-workers and fellow educators in the district [...]
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TidbITS Newsletter: Web 2.0 News
November 4, 2011 · No Comments · collaboration, Educational technology, Online Office Tools, Web Tools
Tags: BISD·education·instructional technology·news·resources·web2.0
Embracing Changes for a New Year
September 7, 2011 · No Comments · Educational technology, leadership, Teaching and Learning
A change in leadership is always an interesting experience. It’s also a great opportunity for self-assessment and adjusting your direction and focus. This is very descriptive of this year in Birdville, as we have a new superintendent and several other members of the leadership team (or, more accurately, the “cabinet”). As expected, our new leaders [...]
Tags: Birdville·BISD·change·education·Educational technology·ITS·leadership
Just When You Thought It Was Safe…
September 16, 2010 · 24 Comments · 21st Century Skills, BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge
The BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge is back! This time, it is packaged with a creative, new title: The Revenge of the 12 Second Tech Challenge. For those who haven’t participated, the process is simple. I’ll post and share a short video (You can probably guess how short.) that either prompts you for a response [...]
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BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge #12 and…
May 11, 2009 · 13 Comments · 21st Century Skills, BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge, Educational technology, implementation
This week’s 12 Second Tech Challenge is by far the easiest yet (The final one will make up for this, I promise!). It does require you to plan for the future, however. BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge #12 on 12seconds.tv (If the video isn’t displaying above, you can view it here.) In 2007, the International [...]
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BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge #11!
April 17, 2009 · 19 Comments · 21st Century Skills, BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge, Blogging, Educational technology
We’re getting down to crunch time. The big prizes will be announced next week, but for now, intrinsic motivation will have to do! For today’s challenge, you’ll need to create your own blog, using the site Posterous.com. Now, before you click back to the Cartoon Network site just yet, hear me out for a second. [...]
Tags: 12seconds.tv·BISD·blog·Blogging·education·Posterous·tech challenge·tools·web 2.0
BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge #10!
March 25, 2009 · 17 Comments · Digital Storytelling, Educational technology, images/video, podcasting, Web Tools
Continuing with the theme of creativity, today’s challenge is to try out a very cool alternative to PowerPoint, Animoto. BISD 12 Second Tech Challenge #10 on 12seconds.tv (Click here if you can’t see the video.) Animoto lets users create videos that incorporate images, music, and text into a very slick, professional-looking product. This would be [...]
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