The embedded video below has information that should give the world of education some things to consider. Are we using available technology to teach 21st century skills? Are we using available technology to engage students? Are we using available technology to make global connections?

One of the things that I have had a difficult time with is layout of a post that contains a picture. I would like to wrap text around a picture to eliminate large areas of white space that normally shows up when adding a picture to a post. When adding a picture you do have […]

There has been a great deal of buzz created by the “Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch. In one section of this very powerful lecture he shares information about starting a new class about building virtual worlds.
Randy Pausch Virtual Worlds

I have had the opportunity to visit a number of our member schools and share an overview of many of the training sessions that have been my focus during the past two school years. Much of what I want to share with teachers are the possible benefits of a variety of web 2.0 tools that […]

Teachers in the ESU 13 region have used Manila in the past to easily create web pages to support classroom instruction, and share information with parents. We have been searching for a Manila replacement for about a year, and selected the multi-user version of WordPress. During the last month numerous teachers have received training and […]

Given the rural setting of the region served by ESU 13, the use of web 2.0 tools to create professional learning communities has real potential. Many of the schools we serve are very small, and a grade level or subject area teacher may be the only person in that district with that specific assignment. The […]

I have been experimenting with a variety of open source applications during the last few years. The ESU is currently running Moodle (Learning Management), Elgg (Community Building & Blogging), WordPress MU (Blogging), phpESP (Survey), and Gallery (Photo Storage). The whole open source community is very intriguing to me. The creators of this software are willing […]