New Year, New Goals, Updated Blog

As we grow closer and closer to Winter Break, I feel it is time to update and refresh this blog.  This blog will be completely freshened up with a new look and a new name and a new focus.  When I initially started this blog, the intention was to provide resources for the teachers in The Kenton County School District in Northern Kentucky.  Over the past 3 1/2 years, I have seen an increase of hits from folks all over the globe. I'm therefore going to change the focus of this blog from a local focus to the worldwide focus that it needs.

From my standpoint, this is going to require a name change for the blog.  However, I'm struggling to come up with a "clever" and memorable name for the blog, so I'm asking for your help.  If you have a suggestion for the new name of this blog I'd love to hear it!  I'm trying to incorporate some of the following words into the blog, but I'm not limited to these words: Ed, Technology Integration, & K-12 Education.  Unfortunately I don't have anything I can offer as a prize for the winner with the exception of my undying gratitude and collegial friendship.

I'm a big fan of Richard Byrne and his Free Technology for Teachers blog, and I wouldn't presume to duplicate what he has already created and mastered.  Instead, I want to create a conversation around how technology impacts education, how we can better use the tools we already have, and get discussion from everyday educators as to how they're using technology in the classroom.

So there you have it.  Let me hear your naming suggestions for the blog, and beginning January 2, 2013, let's really get a conversation rolling.

How to Share a Field Trip With Edmodo | Edmodo – Safe Social Networking for Schools

How to Share a Field Trip With Edmodo | Edmodo – Safe Social Networking for Schools:

This is a very creative use of Edmodo, one that I would encourage all teachers to utilize.  Imagine being able to virtually attend another school's field trip.  In this day and age of budget cutbacks, this can only help schools and students who are unable to go on field trips.

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iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » Meraki: Manage Mobile Devices from the Cloud…FREE

iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » Meraki: Manage Mobile Devices from the Cloud…FREE:

Suffice it to say I will be testing this at home with my own devices, but if this really works, what a wonderful tool to have at our disposal.  It is free, but like so many other web tools, for how long?

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Free Technology for Teachers: The First Thanksgiving Fact or Myth? - An Interactive Historical Investigation

Free Technology for Teachers: The First Thanksgiving Fact or Myth? - An Interactive Historical Investigation:

This site is great for those teachers teaching American History.  This immerses the students in uncovering the facts and myths of the first Thanksgiving, as well as what life was like at Plimoth Plantation.  Even I was surprised by some of the myths!

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