Posted in Blogging, Community, Power of Web 2.0, personal on Nov 5th, 2009 5 Comments »
I love ongoing online stories that chart a series of connecting events and people. On September 24, I wrote a blog post called Singing Hearts, in which I highlighted a photo essay created by my three-year-old daughter Kaia and the reaction it elicited from @wmchamberlain’s class in Missouri.
I am happy to report that the story [...]
Posted in Community, Group Brain, Power of Web 2.0 on May 19th, 2009 9 Comments »
The school where I work is currently only a Primary School this year, but like most schools in Qatar, we are rapidly growing. Next year we will expand to offer lower level Secondary classes as well. Seeing that I will be teaching Year 7, 8, and 9 (read Grade 6,7,8 in the American system) English, [...]
Posted in Flickr, Networking, Power of Web 2.0, Sharing Info on Dec 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
Just a quick post adding more fuel to the fire of my Flickr “ID-This” fever! I wrote at length a few posts ago, about how Flickr helped me identify a caterpillar for my daughter; well today Flickr was at it again! When the weather cools in Doha, Qatar, we sometimes see flocks of wild parrots [...]
Posted in Collective Learning, Flickr, Networking, Power of Web 2.0, Twitter on Dec 12th, 2008 3 Comments »
Educators often talk about inquiry-based learning. We are always trying to inspire students to ask essential questions and find ways to answer their inquiries themselves, using innovative methods and new digital technologies. Find and build networks we tell them. Use the power of the new Web is our mantra.
Readers of this blog may have noted [...]
Posted in Art, Community, Power of Web 2.0, Twitter, Writing on Dec 11th, 2008 4 Comments »
Earlier this evening, I was trying to get more out of my social networks by engaging in more artistic collaborative projects. I hatched the idea for the “live” poem. The idea is simple:
Send out a request on Twitter for participants.
Create a Google Document.
Find an image from Flickr (Make sure to pick one from the Creative [...]
Posted in Networking, Philosophy, Podcast, Power of Web 2.0, education on Aug 24th, 2008 4 Comments »
I first met Lindsea in February of 2008. The details of our meeting can be found here, but I am quit certain Lindsea’s name isn’t new to anybody well versed in the Edublogosphere. She has become one of the Web 2.0 poster children.
Since our first online, meeting Lindsea and I have kept tabs on each [...]
Posted in Blogging, Commenting, Networking, Power of Web 2.0 on May 4th, 2008 4 Comments »
I also left this comment, albeit it was the 83rd one, at The Strength of Weak Ties:
Wow! This discussion is at the same time intense and depressing. Once again, I feel like the kid who doesn’t know the right things to say to be considered cool. I am fairly new to the “echo-chamber,” and as [...]
Posted in Power of Web 2.0, Resignation, education on Mar 31st, 2008 3 Comments »
Comment I just left on The Thinking Stick:
As you, and maybe some of your readers know, what you discussed in this post has been a very real experience for me. I have written on the subject a bit, but since I am exposed and looking for a new job, I am a bit reserved on [...]
Posted in Networking, Power of Web 2.0 on Feb 25th, 2008 11 Comments »
If you were walking by room 3208 today at about 3:25, this is what you would have seen:
A group of eighth graders (and one especially brilliant seventh grader), a few high school students, and their teacher preparing for a Global Issues Conference in Düsseldorf; they are discussing the meaning of sustainability and what that means [...]
