Thoughts on Student Web Pages

Our fourth and fifth graders create web sites using FrontPage. The focus of the page varies from class to class. Some teachers want the site to be an eportfolio. Some tie in with a science or social studies unit. Others are open to student choice.

I’m liking how enthusiastic students are about the project. They […]

Free Weather Stickers For Your Site

Living in the tropics is a bit of a stretch for a Minnesotan like me. Minnesota still has many farms, and the weather in Minnesota can change drastically from day to day, even from morning to night. As a result, Minnesotans talk about the weather. Often.

When I moved to KL, I found that […]

Google for Educators

I received an announcement today that Google has an outreach program for educators. To quote from their web site…

Google recognizes the central role that teachers play in breaking down the barriers between people and information, and we support educators who work each day to empower their students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. […]

WikiPlaces: the Essence of Your Favorite Places

Do any of your classes study a country or a city? Study your own community or neighborhood? Does your school have a photography class that needs a focus? If so, they may be interested in a free, online project titled WikiPlaces: The Essence of Your Favorite Places.

This project is open to all ages. Participants […]

The Check-In Problem Solved

Bud Hunt hit it right on the head… there were ways to solve our check in problem using our existing systems. He suggested voice mail and a clipboard. That’s pretty close to what we’ve put in place.

I brought my dilemma to our Friday IT Coordinators meeting. We bandied a few ideas back and forth […]

Checking-In at Times of Danger

Yesterday, my administrator charged me with having in place by Monday’s staff meeting a very simple online system that we can use for staff to check-in if we should have another disaster such as the tsunami.

It doesn’t work to just have staff tell us their travel plans ahead of time because the staff […]