What is School 2.0?

Where I’m learning

3rdtechie@gmail.com (James Sigler) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:50:17 +0000

Jennifer Waggoner’s blog post today How My Network Is Impacting Me got me thinking about my online learning through my professional online network. She reflected on examples of her learning...

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Dear Mr. Obama

3rdtechie@gmail.com (James Sigler) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:31:00 +0000

I emailed this congratulation and suggestion through the President-Elect’s champaign web site BarakObama.com. Dear President-Elect Obama, Congratulations on your landslide victory that will...

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NPR comes to Joplin

3rdtechie@gmail.com (James Sigler) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:09:24 +0000

I listen to everyday on my way to and from work. A lady from church called this week to say that NPR would like Wednesday to interview some intelligent, politically active women like my wife,...

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Clustermaps - My lovely dots are gone

3rdtechie@gmail.com (James Sigler) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:52:35 +0000

I looked at my Clustermap on the lower right side of my page and was shocked to see that I only had a few dots on my map. That was quite a change from my Clustermap that used to look like...

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Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act passes

3rdtechie@gmail.com (James Sigler) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:57:09 +0000

The update to CIPA passed in the U.S. Congress. The emphasis for online safety is shifting from filtering to educating. I wanted to get it straight from the horse’s mouth, so I went to the...

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Ed Tech can affect schools in remote areas

3rdtechie@gmail.com (James Sigler) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:47:30 +0000

I watched this TED Talks video tonight and found the conclusions interesting. Sugata Mitra’s “Hole in the Wall” experiments went into remote areas of India and researched...

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Different Kinds of Reading

3rdtechie@gmail.com (James Sigler) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:41:38 +0000

Will Richardson talked in his blog about how reading online is different than reading a book. In his post Reading Online is Not Reading On Paper he said I’ve made myself take time over the last few...

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K-12 Online Conference 2008 is coming soon

3rdtechie@gmail.com (James Sigler) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:41:57 +0000

I know you probably already know about the K-12 Online Conference 2008, but it is such a great opportunity for profession development that don’t want anyone to miss it. The previews have...

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It’s not about the technology. It’s about the…

3rdtechie@gmail.com (James Sigler) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:44:57 +0000

2¢ Worth » If “It’s not about the technology,” then What is it about? So, if it isn’t about the technology, then what is it about? David spurred me to clarify the thought behind the...

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Wordpress 2.6 upgrade killed my categories

3rdtechie@gmail.com (James Sigler) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:09:13 +0000

Every time I logged in my Wordpress dashboard, the “Wordpress 2.6 is available! Please update now” kept flashing at me. I finally gave in and downloaded the grade. I read the...

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