EGHS Training BLOG

Jun 17

Rob McKenna Part 2

Jun 17

Student Internet Safety-Rob McKenna Part 1

This is a video recording of Rob McKenna, Washington State Attorney General, who spoke to the Issaqauh High School student body, on Friday, February 8th, 2008.

Mar 13

TODAY, EGHS becomes part of an UNblocking experiment!!!!! I’ve ranted, debated, pressured, prayed, begged and written to the decision makers for what seems like years and today is our day. The district has opened our filters and my TEACHERS can get to: Blogger, Flickr, Skype, Slideshare, research on abortion, sex education, drug research, alcohol and tobacco research and web hosting and social networking sites, from the hours of 5:30AM to 6:30PM. This is a start. This is a first. I now have to make sure what we do with these sites is relevant, teachers have proper training, and the use of these tools enhances curriculum. My bloggers can now work from inside the school firewall. We have a 10MG Metro E line out of our high school, the network is fast, and our computers are part of a 3 year refreshment project, so they are brand new…..we are ready to take this new found freedom out for a spin and see what it can do!!! Next hurdle: Open it up for the students….

Update: Apparently hurdles are sometimes pulled away at the last minute and the runner collides with the pavement……

Feb 18

Common Craft

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I’ve waited WAY TOO LONG to show this to you via the blog…….this is a very good place to go to learn something quickly and easily. Common craft is technology in “simple talk” and I absolutely recommend it.

http://www.commoncraft.com/

Jan 28

Dear BETC Bloggers….

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1. I am anxious to hear what you think about blogging, aggregators and what you learned at BETC. Please feel free to post your thoughts here on this blog…..you may comment on this post.

2. Please read any 2 posts on this site and comment on them….

3. Listen to Will Richardson’s podcast (Blogging Lesson #10…see categories on the right)

Yours in Blogging!

Carol Burns

Nov 05

A Shot of Inspiration….

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I know…it’s about time…..blogging has taken a back seat to data entry this year….supporting Edline and the new student AD has really taken all of my time. However, my aggregator, recently provided an article supporting blogging as an aid to enhancing writing skills and I am, again, inspired. Anne Davies at Georgia State University has provided an article with, most importantly, a strong pedagogy for blogging. She explains the need for an audience larger than 1, importance of student voice, dialogues with experts in the field and ownership of one’s writing. She also explains about archiving. It’s worth the 5 minutes it’ll take for you to read……I wish her vision were the norm now….I hate the wait!!!!

Jun 27