My first week of teaching this year was frustrating. The initial classroom was unfinished, lacking electrical outlets and the standard overhead LCD projector. This killed…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Category: Technology
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley September 2008 Issue August 11, 2008 Checking on California via the Web As an educator, I have always used a lot…
My students have been using Wikibooks, a LEGO CAD application, and various DTP tools. I think their skills will translate much better to the workplace…
As some of us mourn (complain) the state of the Internet, I wonder how we can teach students to write and think in ways that…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley February 2008 Issue January 7, 2008 Pursuing a University Degree Online When a star high school student graduates in Tulare County,…
If I have to think of what things have changed my life, the answer is simple: computers. I have owned quite a few. If I…
What makes a Web site readable? As the Internet moved from the ASCII texts of the USENET and FTP repositories towards HTML, no one really…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley December 2007 Issue November 11, 2007 Computer Skills Our Students Need Page numbers seemed to be a half-inch lower on each…
For a Digital Writing Course You must read Podcasting News if you are interested in podcasts! The New York Times has NYTimes Podcasts covering almost…
For a Digital Writing Course For October 16, 2007… Blog post: Add a YackPack plugin to your PBwiki (click on plug-ins) and try it out.…