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Author Archives: Robert P.
Following Up on the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit (#nsvfsummit)
On Wednesday, I had the privilege of speaking as part of a panel on Teaching In The Digital Age with four other teachers from blended/hybrid learning environments. I felt that our panel discussion could’ve gone on much longer, since there … Continue reading
Blooms, Web 2.0, and My Classroom
This is a reflection for the LEC course I’m taking online. The prompt for this week: Reflect upon what an activity in your classroom might look like using one or more of these Web 2.0 tools. Think about: what the … Continue reading
(Not) Moving to Online Teaching and Learning
As I reflect this week on the LEC course I’m taking (see last week’s post for more info), I’m realizing the benefits and challenges to teaching online. I can see many benefits for me as an instructor, especially since I … Continue reading
A New Adventure
Thanks to a good friend, Alice Keeler, being in Europe a little longer than planned, I began a journey on Wednesday that I did not expect. I hear myself saying thanks to Alice a lot recently. This time it happens … Continue reading
Can I Get A Retweet?
It’s been two weeks since my birthday, a day that went much better than ever hoped. I spent the afternoon with friends and family at a nearby park, enjoying good food and company. The highlight of the picnic was a … Continue reading
Posted in Forging My Path
Tagged birthday, EdTechHulk, Michele Dufresne, Peter H. Reynolds, retweet, The Dot, Twitter
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Using Yelp in the Classroom
After a month of reading reviews from Yelp, Amazon, Spaghetti Book Club, and many other sources, my class has just begun to publish their own reviews. The very first review that was completed in our class was on The Fish … Continue reading
MOUSE Squad Students Review Apple’s new iBooks Textbooks
Rather than muddy the waters with another adult’s opinion of Apple’s latest announcement, I thought I’d let the middle school students in Belle Haven’s MOUSE Squad share their opinions after an hour of trying out the free samples of the … Continue reading
MOUSE Squad running on all gears!
I know, it’s been 2 months. Since then, I should’ve shared about our Skype session with the band Alma Desnuda through Rock Our World. And how using the Doceri GoodPoint Stylus is going. And how Spotify has simplified and complicated … Continue reading
Posted in MOUSE Squad
Tagged Facebook, GoAnimate, MOUSE Squad, Picasa, QR codes, Weebly, YouTube
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Whiteboard Desks: Sharing and Archiving
I couldn’t include everything in yesterday’s post on how we use whiteboard desks, so today’s post will focus on two key parts of the whiteboard desk project: Sharing with other students and archiving for portfolios and later use. Sharing with … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Excitement, Whiteboard Desks
Tagged Evernote, eyeTransport, IdeaPaint
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Following up on Whiteboard Desks
I have had so much interest via Twitter and my blog about the whiteboard desks that I thought I would write a follow-up post before the school year starts up again. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the … Continue reading
attempts at using tech effectively in education 