Category Archives: Learning

The Common Core State Standards initiative was state led and coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers to create benchmarks for learning from kindergarten through grade 12. The standards … Continue reading →

Last week, I read an interesting blog post by Shelley Blake-Plock titled ”The Problem with TED ed.” It got me thinking about the flipped classroom model and how it is being defined. As a blended learning enthusiast, I have played with the … Continue reading →

Google Drive, introduced TODAY, allows you to access files from any location. It is as simple as dragging and dropping your files- video, audio, photos and documents- from any program directly into Google Drive where you can easily access and … Continue reading →

At the Google Teacher Academy Lisa Thumann awed me with her lively presentation on Google Search. I must do an average of 15 searches a day on a wide range of topics. I search for articles, images, power points presentations, key … Continue reading →

Digesting what I learned at the Google Teacher Academy will take months. An impressive collection of both Google Certified Trainers and Google staff  introduced an immense amount of information in just 2 days. It was mind boggling- especially after 3 plane flights … Continue reading →

Today I completed the reviews of the copyedited files of my book! I also got to see the final cover that was selected, so I wanted to share it. It has been a wonderful journey putting what I have learned … Continue reading →

CUE 2012 gave me the opportunity to both learn and teach. I attended a variety of sessions in addition to the session I presented. For those unable to attend the conference or who did not attend these sessions, I wanted … Continue reading →

Tomorrow I am flying to Palm Springs where I will have the pleasure of both attending and presenting at CUE 2012. The Computer Using Educators conference promises to inspire with topics that will support educators in exploring the way technology … Continue reading →

Friday I received the thrilling news that I was selected to attend the Google Teacher Academy in London this April. This weekend I booked my flight, found an affordable place to stay (thanks to Airbnb!) and started collecting important information … Continue reading →