For quite a while, I have been looking for a decent Mac Twitter client. With so many clients based on Adobe’s AIR platform, it’s hard to find one that is native to the Mac OS X Cocoa system. I have found that Adobe AIR apps are often buggy and simply don’t measure up to the [...]
Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my PLN. As a teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and current issues in the education system. I hope some of these inspire you, inform you, and even have you asking questions. Thank you [...]
I was interviewed this summer by Alex J. Mann and he posted the interview on Teacher Certification Map. I was quite honored that he was interested in what I had to say. So if you want to see the whole interview, please check out Lessons from the Field: Interview with Patricia Hensley. I think interviews [...]
According to MSNBC’s article More school? Obama could trim summer break, the President wants schools to have longer classes, longer days, and have students on weekends. I have said this before and I’ll say it again, though many might disagree with me. It is about Quality, not Quantity! It seems like so many non-educators think [...]
The EduCarnival v2 Issue 12 is up on the midway at Epic Adventures are Often Uncomfortable. Don’t miss out on all the fun! See what is going on in the Edusphere. My article Getting Your Administration On Board is there but there are lots of other great articles to read too! See you there and [...]
The Carnival of Education is up on the midway at Epic Adventures are Often Uncomfortable. Don’t miss out on all the fun! See what is going on in the Edusphere. My article on Unblocking Social Networking Sites is there but there are lots of other great articles to read too! See you there and don’t [...]
Are we ready to deal with our students and their dating habits? In Kathy: Are WE ready for Our Students to Date? from CEC Blog, Kathy states, “As educators, we have to teach what dating behavior is appropriate in public. I think we often have to fill in the sex education gap that may exist [...]
I’ve made the list! I was recently notified that I made the list of 100 Best Blogs for the Classroom Teacher. What I find really exciting though is that many of the blogs that I follow are on this list too. It feels fantastic to be on the same list as the people that I [...]
