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Entries from July 2006

Teach the Teacher Collaborative Week 1

July 12th, 2006 · No Comments

Several weeks ago at Thacher in Ojai, CA, LAUSD teachers spent the week collaborating on how best to engage students in authentic learning. One group of teachers were Physical Education teachers from elementary, middle and high schools, who learned together how to use technology tools like heart rate monitors and fitness grams, along with [...]

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Tags: Professional Development

NECC Links

July 9th, 2006 · No Comments

I didn’t get to blog the workshops. That is a skill I will need to work on. I admire those who did. How wonderful to visit the conference through the edublogs.
So far, I’ve read the posts of David Warlick , Kelly Dumont at The Educational Mac, (two great people I had the pleasure and honor [...]

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Tags: Professional Development · Web 2.0

Blogging at NECC

July 4th, 2006 · No Comments

Today is the day I go to NECC. I’ve been looking forward to going for such a long time, but my excitement has been even more intense these past few weeks because of the new connectivity I am experiencing through the edublogosphere. David Warlick shared how to blog and tag the conference. I will really [...]

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Tags: Professional Development

LACOE’s Photoshop Workshop

July 3rd, 2006 · No Comments

Last week, I took an Intro to Photoshop class offerered by LACOE in Downey, CA. The instructor was John Chambers. This was an excellent class to learn about beginning Photoshop. Not only is the instructor outstanding in a face to face environment, he also has all of his presentation online, along with podcasts and videocasts [...]

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Tags: Podcasts · Professional Development