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1:1–Digital Citizenship

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Last week I began unfolding the four “themes” that will guide our 1:1 Tablet PC implementation: Information Management and Research Digital Citizenship Communication and Collaboration in a Global World Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Design The first, Information Management and Research, seeks to provide our students with a unified research strategy. The second theme, Digital Citizenship, [...]

Video Games: Don’t Just Play, Create!

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

As I discussed in a recent post, video games can provide a window into motivation and learning. While most students have experienced gaming as a player, very few have had the opportunity to create a game of their own design. Fortunately, there is an abundance of tools that can promote creativity and critical thinking in [...]

1:1–Information Management and Research

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

We are in the midst of preparing to implement a 1:1 Tablet PC program in grades 7, 9, and 10. While there has been considerable discussion concerning policies and procedures, the over-arching goal of this initiative is to support teaching and learning. To that end, we are utilizing four “themes” that will guide our thinking [...]