For the past two months I have been tuning in to WOW 2.0 webcasts. This is a live webcast hosted by the Women of the Web, teachers,Cheryl Oakes, Jennifer Wagner, Sharon Peters, & Vicki Davis , involved in discussions about using technology in education. This has been an amazing experience and unbelieveable professional development, FOR FREE!!Tonight's chat was with Brian Crosby of ... Read More about WOW 2.0 – Tuesday night webcasts
Google Tools
Recently I discovered Google calendars. I think this tool is going to come in very handy for me professionally and personally. I have customized and set Google as my homepage, I have a google email account, and I use Google Reader as my RSS tool. It is nice to have one stop shopping!I just finished listening to The Google Story on my iPod. I am thinking it is in my Top 10 list of books I have ... Read More about Google Tools
Above and Beyond?
This is my 3rd year as elementary principal in my current building. For the past two years I have "required" my teachers to spend one afternoon, after school, and ride a school bus. Well today was the day! We have early-out Mondays and the students are dismissed 30 min. early so teachers have collaborative work time. Since we only have 2 Mondays of school left and I didn't have another event ... Read More about Above and Beyond?
Where did the year go?
Is it really May? Do you say this every year? Yes!!! Where did this year go?I think this year was an especially trying time for my community, school, teachers and students. In January we missed 6 days of school due to a devastating ice storm. Families were without "power" for days and some people for weeks. Even when school reopened we had families and teachers without power. It took over a month ... Read More about Where did the year go?
Principal Support Systems – BLOGGING!!!
Now that I have my life back in order, thanks to GTD, I have been feverishly reading blogs. I guess I forgot to keep up with my own. I just get so intrigued with others. I want to comment on everyone but then I get headed off in another direction with a link in someone's blog! Vicious, but fun cycle.As the school year winds down (only 13 more days for us) I look forward to the professional ... Read More about Principal Support Systems – BLOGGING!!!
The iPod Factor
If it were not for my iPod I can't imagine how I would keep up with all these new and great things I am finding on Web 2.0! I recently replied to a blog entry on LeaderTalk about iPods and it got me to thinking of all the ways I have been using mine lately.Originally I purchased my iPod because I thought it was cool. Sounds just like the kids doesn't it?! I had to have the video iPod as well do be ... Read More about The iPod Factor