I have been working for the last few months on an exciting project that is launching today. The P2PU School of Ed pilot opened sign-up today for seven free, online, open-licensed professional development courses for K-12 teachers. This program is
Phonecasting and plagiarism
One of the challenges of Web 2.0 apps is that there are frequent changes to the business models, often resulting in services that were originally free going to a pay-per model or sometimes going away altogether. I understand that everyone
Blocking problem
It’s surprising to me that in 2010, there are still big districts that are blocking all Web 2.0 apps — wikis, blogs, etc. These are some of the most powerful tools we have for differentiating instruction. I have to think
Tag sets for PD
I don’t know why I didn’t do this a long time ago, but I have just created annotated tag sets for two of my workshops (I guess I get the “bookmarking” part of social bookmarking, but sometimes forget about the
Mini-laptops + solid instruction + Web 2.0 = Engaged learning
Find more videos like this on Classroom 2.0
Thinking about the right tool for the job at hand
There are so many great technology tools…wikis, blogs, Google docs, podcasts, Moodle sites, VoiceThread, and on and on. Sometimes it’s difficult to know which tool to use for a given project or activity. The best way to approach this problem
Online graphic organizers
I recently evaluated some of the online graphic organizers available. The results are here. Different projects and student groups have different needs, so you’ll want to evaluate them for your own purposes. Please post a comment here or on the
New free, sharable PD wiki on web 2.0
We had a great time at the Web 2.0 All-You-Can-Eat Buffet workshop in San Antonio. All of the resources we shared are available for anyone to access, share, and use in any setting in the Web 2.0 All-You-Can-Eat Buffet wiki.
Change is good!
I was doing a Web 2.0 workshop last week and brought up Photoshop Express, the new, free, online photo editor. Imagine my delight when I saw the new resizing tool — this was the one feature I thought this tool
Web 2.0 Resources
Here is an awesome new wiki WebTools4u2use about Web 2.0 tools produced by my good friend Donna Baumbach. Also, in preparing for my own upcoming workshops Web 2.0 All You Can Eat Buffet, I’ve had a lot of fun playing