How do I subscribe to the feed of this blog?

The first think you need to do is create a GMail account for yourself. It's pretty easy but may take a few minutes. An easy username to remember is to use your WCPSS email ID and add wcpss behind it. For example I created one cdanehowerwcpss@gmail.com This is pretty easy to remember and then just use the same password. My WCPSS username is cdanehower.


Secondly, need to click on the link "Subscribe to this blog" at the top of this blog and choose Google Reader. Now sign in like you would to your GMail account and you are set.

Questions? Email me at coachd1athens@gmail.com

Rumor has it that....

The "word" on the street is that WCPSS, is considering using Google at least for some of its essential business needs such as archiving. This could lead to some wholesale changes in the way the school system does business. Stay tuned.........

Some estimates are that this could save up to $750,000 per year while offering more services. This would involve moving staff around to utilize them in other IT area's such as school support. That obviously would be good for the schools.

Oregon Public schools adopt Google Apps for Education...estimated to save 1.5 million per year

and that is only the beginning. To find out more read the following blog post by Chris Dawson

Oregon DOE and Google partner up to offer Google Apps for Education

What do you think about this development?

Build a tower, build a team...collaboration

Why blogging and twitter are important to learning

The link below provides some interesting thoughts on why we should be using social media to teach our students how to communicate in the 21st Century.

Blogs should promote not stunt growth and communication

What do you think?

MGS review from Staff Development on April 21, 2010

Mandatory Guided Study PowerPoint

Where is education going with all of these cuts?

Never confuse motion with progress, a rocking horse keeps moving but does not go anywhere. We have to keep moving forward. Finding out ways to integrate technology in the our classroom curriculum without the proper funding.

The good news is that we have access to free software online. Check out the Google Applications and see how we can use these mostly free tools to teach our students how to learn and communicate in the 21st Century.

More later..

Why we should listen to our students.......This twelve year old has some suggestions

Why teens are texting so much what can we do about it

Read this article and see what you thing. My thoughts are posted below

Many teens send 100 plus text messages per day

So if our teens are texting a lot and only making 5 phone calls per day, then how can we vary our teaching methods to take advantage of this paradigm? Think about how efficient some of these students are at texting. More than likely they are better at texting than they are taking notes. How do they do it? They use short hand, yes that's right use some of the same principles the old business teacher taught what seems like eons ago. I have a poster in my room called the "Text Message Glossary". Ask your students how why they think texting is more efficient than talking on the phone.

Help spread the word that Blogging is a fun and easy way to exchange info....

Welcome to the 21st Century. Today's post will feature why blogging is quickly becoming a way to share idea's among teaching communities.

We can create blogging communities of teachers who teach similar subjects. We can create blogging communities of teachers who want to share and collaborate with others about teaching strategies and other useful ideas in the classroom. What's even better that these are archived and searchable.

How can you learn to blog. It's actually pretty easy to get started. As you go along you will become more comfortable with blogger or WordPress and actually look forward to learning this way. I will post some links but the first thing you should do is create a G mail account. Why G mail..Well it is without a doubt the top email system in the world and one you log into your G mail account, you have access to hundreds of things without having to remember yet another username and password.

So why are they putting in traffic circles at NC State?

Blackboard Outage this weekend!!

The WCPSS Blackboard application will be unavailable beginning Friday, April 23rd at 8pm through Saturday, April 24th at 5pm while required system maintenance is performed. While we do not anticipate any data loss, please remember to archive your course(s) so that a backup will be available if needed. View instructions for archiving your course.

  http://bbsupport.wcpss.net/instructor/bb-course-archive.pdf

Deadmon's Tech Tip of the Week

If you need to report a problem, use the on-line version of the Helpdesk form. You can find this by going to the shared folder and looking for the Helpdesk folder, or you can click on the Technology Tips link below and look in the Help Documents. Filling out the form and submitting it as an attachment to your email will allow me to process it faster and documents your request. If it is PC affecting, please remember to include the model and serial number. I can then send you back email when I submit your ticket. Our support tech is here Tuesday, Thursday and every other Friday.

We have a wireless cart which can be checked out for your use. Just click on the Wireless cart link in this email and it will take you to a Google calendar. When you find a free day you would like to use the cart, send email and I will update the calendar. I will then send you back email telling you it is yours. All you need to do after that is come down and get the cart.

I hope this helps you. Please let me know if there is anything you would like to see me put on my Technology Tips page. Ed

Edward Deadmon MA, CCNA, MCSE

Wireless cart calendar

Technology Tips

Linked Data on the Web. A relevent look at statistics

What can adults learn from kids? This kid is amazing!!

Cutting technology is a bad move...extra duty well you can make your own judegment

Well WCPSS got the cutting board out and are looking to carve out some Extra Duty pay, technology, communications out of the budget. Next they are going to ask us to pay for using the internet.....

So I know what you are saying...poor coaches they don't do anything anyway. Well WCPSS coaches and other extra duty workers are already among the lowest paid in the state. For example a coach in Johnston county with the same experience as I have would already make about $1100 more. That's pretty bad. I am sure it is that way across the board.....