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Internet Safety and Our Children

March 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

This past week there were two internet safety presentations for parents in our community. I was a speaker at one, and a guest at another. I will create a page on this blog that will provide resources for parents, as there were many requests for specific steps that parents can take. Things [...]

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Tags: Internet Safety · School 2.0 · jkrouskoff

Distance Learning Has a Local Appeal!

March 12th, 2007 · No Comments

A few weeks ago Jean O’Brien, our technology integration specialist for grades 4-6, and Nichole Conjura, one of our sixth grade teachers, had a grand idea to apply distance learning technology to solve a local dilemma. The results have been intriguing.
Recently, one of their students had injured herself and required surgery that promised to [...]

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Tags: Web_2.0 · jkrouskoff

Two Examples of Web 2.0 Used in Our District

March 4th, 2007 · No Comments

It’s more important than ever that the technologies we embrace for our schools are ones which will address a need, simplify a process, or allow us to do things we might otherwise be unable to do. Recently, John Calvert, our district’s K-3 Technology Integration Specialist, has used Web 2.0 technology to create a new breed [...]

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Tags: School 2.0 · The Shifts · Web_2.0 · jkrouskoff