Tag Archives: web2.0

Student Staff Writers Wanted: Student Edublog Seeking More Contributors

November 16, 2007 – 6:28 am

It just occurred to me I’ve been using my Twitterverse to solicit student blogger recommendations for the upcoming student edublog launch on December 1. See this post and especially the conversation thread below it for an idea how this project is taking shape.
Some very exciting contributors have already signed on, but if you know […]

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Visionary Student Blogging: or, The Ghost in the Machine

October 31, 2007 – 7:12 am

It’s been a heck of a week, and it’s only Wednesday morning. So here are some updates about 1) attempting to inspire a visionary foundation in my students’ approach to blogging (via the “Campsite Seminars” in the woods around our school, as posted about earlier after watching Christian Long’s segment of Dean Shareski’s […]

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Notes on Warlick’s Keynote, Second Viewing

October 27, 2007 – 6:17 am

This post has been sitting in draft form for a couple weeks, and in that time I think I can condense my thoughts about David’s keynote into this brief list:
1. A True Southerner: I’m a USA Southerner (from Chattanooga, Tennessee), and recognized a fellow traveller in Dave. Yes, he likes to tell a story, […]

By Clay Burell | Posted in citizenship 2.0, creativity, k12online, professional development, school reform, teaching, web2.0 | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

K12 Online Conference: Impressions So Far

October 27, 2007 – 5:30 am

My 20 Korean won regarding the K-12 Online Conference presentations I’ve watched or listened to so far.
General Impressions:
1. The Need for Classification of Presentations into a “Beginners - Advanced” Continuum
That heading pretty much says it all. K12O has a wildly diverse audience, and apparently an equally diverse group of presenters. Some of the […]

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Web 2.0 Club Students as Technology Trainers

October 27, 2007 – 3:05 am

Every week is interesting when you’re launching an all-Apple Laptop high school. This week was no exception.
I run a 40-minute Web 2.0 activity club every Thursday. (That experience, by the way, makes me weep for teachers who teach classes of less than an hour’s duration. I have time for almost nothing in 40 […]

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