Category Archives: Worth Sharing

We’re doing it!

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

Last March, I was selected from a pool of 13 to be one of five Semi-Finalists for Maine State Teacher of the Year. For the past five months I have been working on a portfolio and a lesson. It has been … Continue reading →

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ben n ben Show #7

Posted on May 29, 2010 by

ben N ben broadcast live from the 7th Annual MLTI Student Conference. Their guests are Former Maine Governor Angus King, Ronald Ho from Google in New York, and Matt Montagne, from Castilleja School in Palo Alto, CA. Chat and download … Continue reading →

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Summer Technology Professional Development

Posted on March 13, 2010 by

If you are interested in taking graduate education courses in using technology in the classroom at The University of Southern Maine this summer, here is a listing of the courses being offered: Summer 2010 Courses EDU 300 Educational Media and … Continue reading →

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Sometimes all it takes is a handshake

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

Today at school, the Global Action Club introduced the project they want to work on this year. The entire school watched the movie The Way We Get By. It features three people who greet and say good bye to the … Continue reading →

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EPC 512: 21st Century Teaching and Learning with Technology Class

Posted on July 24, 2009 by

Course Number: EPC 512 Course Title: 21st Century Teaching and Learning with Technology Class #: 14604 Dates: October 3, 31; November 14; December 5, 12, 2009 Times: 8:30-4:30 Location: USM Portland Campus Faculty: Alice Barr, Yarmouth School Department Credit: Three … Continue reading →

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Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009

Posted on July 23, 2009 by

This list came out just as I finished up with classes for the summer. I am thinking about how I might use them with teachers in the fall. What’s the purpose of your project, now pick the tool. How would … Continue reading →

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Summer Technology for Teachers

Posted on June 23, 2009 by

The school district I work in offers a three credit course to teachers each summer with a follow up in the fall. This June we started with 16 teachers. It was a great test run for our Google Education domain. … Continue reading →

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Student Technology Showcase

Posted on June 16, 2009 by

Cheryl Oakes and I made the trek up to Newport, Maine to see Kern and Keith Kelley and their student technology showcase. What an amazing group of students and teachers, it was so impressive! Cheryl wrote about our day at … Continue reading →

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Education Courses at USM using Technology

Posted on June 4, 2009 by

If you are interested in taking graduate education courses in using technology in the classroom at The University of Southern Maine this summer, here is a listing of the courses being offered: Summer 2009 • EPB 599 Digital Storytelling • … Continue reading →

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The iSchool Initiative

Posted on June 3, 2009 by

Thanks to Wes Fryer for posting this interesting project. It’s a student initiated movement  to get iPod touches into schools, called the iSchool Initiative. Check out the video. Travis makes a pretty compelling case! He even gives other students the … Continue reading →

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