The ideas in this week’s NCTE Inbox focus on “Exploring Computer Literacy.” Tags: English language arts | K12 instruction | NCTE Inbox | technological literacy
Category: Personal Journal
WordPress
Apparently my new hobby is to install a piece of software each weekend. Last weekend, Gallery; this weekend, WordPress. Folks in the blogshares online discussion were comparing MT and WordPress, and I was inspired to try WordPress. It was another…
Travelogue Slacker
Yes, okay, so I am a slacker. I am trying to catch up. See, here’s the problem. I truly believe in a process-based approach to writing, for everyone except me. My writing is supposed to be complete and perfect before…
Job Search List of Ten
Today at CIWIC, I participated with Cheryl Ball and Barclay Barrios in a roundtable on the job search. As I am known to do, I panicked that I wouldn’t have anything to say, so I created a List of Ten…
C&W Online Presentation
Finally finished posting (e.g., gave up on) my Computers and Writing Online 2005 presentation, “From Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine to The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez.” It turns out that I made some major mistakes in preparing for…
Pod People
Read about ways to use podcasting in the classroom in “Pod People: Teachers find cool new uses for Apple’s ubiquitous music player” from Edutopia. Tags: podcasting
Gallery
A friend mentioned Gallery, a PHP-driven image album. Only took a few minutes to get it downloaded and installed. I’ve probably spent more time fiddling with settings and how I want my albums arranged. I’m guessing it may come in…
First Week’s First
Truth Goggles. CIWIC now distributes truth goggles to all participants. Cindy has arranged for a display in the lovely glass case in the West entry way to Walker Hall that explains all. “Step into the hermeneutic circle, my friends,” says…
Breaking the Fast at CIWIC
The first day of CIWIC is always a challenge. I am normally asleep at 7:30 in the morning, the time when the Welcome Breakfast begins. It is a frightening hour to be searching campus for the Alumni Room. Frequently there…
The contest
Every year at CIWIC there is a contest to see who will do it. It’s a secret kind of thing, discussed only by the inner circle of the inner circle. It will happen. It always does. The question is when…….and…