Monthly Archives: October 2007
Recording A Podcast
I have some students interested in doing a podcast, and the first question is, “how do we make the MP3 file?” When I was a kid, everyone used cassette tapes to record almost all non-professional audio. The recorders were cheap, so … Continue reading
Fair Use
There is an article in eSchool News today about fair use. I think this topic is so misunderstood by teachers that I’ve decided to talk about it at next year’s tech conference. When a teacher doesn’t understand copyright and ‘fair … Continue reading
DOC Cop
If you are looking for another free plagiarism tool, take a look at DOC Cop. One of my students showed it to me this week. This one is more complex than Plagium’s copy and paste check. DOC Cop works more … Continue reading
NSBA – 2007 Twenty to Watch Winners
This week at the National School Boards Association’s Technology and Leadership Conference, twenty educational technology leaders to watch for the next twenty years will be honored. Where are the Ohio people? Arizona seems to be the place to be with four of … Continue reading
Betty Siegel
Last night the College of Education hosted Betty Siegel, co-author of Becoming and Invitational Leader. According to Dr. Better, great educators treat students with dignity. She gave many examples from her own life explaining how teachers had either crushed her self-confidence or … Continue reading