Posted in Art, Changing Teachers, Community, Identity, Philosophy, Sharing Info, Video, recruiting on Jun 14th, 2009 34 Comments »
On June 4th, I gave a talk called Life as an Open Book at Qatar Academy for the first ever Tedx event put together by Julie Lindsay.
I spent quite a bit of time planning the talk, but the execution was not exactly what I had in mind. I was plagued by repetition, false starts, and [...]
Posted in 21st Century Learners, Collective Learning, Community, Sharing Info on Apr 1st, 2009 1 Comment »
Every few weeks, Julie Lindsay gathers a few teachers at Qatar Academy to discuss learning and technology. Most people who read this blog, all two of you, probably already know Julie, but if you don’t she is an excellent member of any learning network, and I suggest you read her blog and follow her on [...]
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 Activism, Gen We, Intrepid Classroom, Sharing Info on Dec 14th, 2008 7 Comments »
I first came across the Generation We video through my Twitter network. I think it was Alec Courous who posted it first. The video, while a bit overly produced and polished, seemed to have an urgent and authentic message. I followed the links to the website, and eventual I ordered the print copy of the [...]
Posted in Blogging, Networking, Sharing Info on Jan 23rd, 2008 1 Comment »
This has been and in all truth is still a crazy week. I helped organize a guest speaker at our school to help raise funds and awareness for our Global Issues Club; I have been finishing up two major projects- one on Rome and another connecting growing plants and literacy, I am still trying to [...]
