http://shoemap.edublogs.orgWe are all teachers; we are all learners.enSun, 12 Jul 2009 13:40:07 PDTeducation,,technology,,teachingEducation/Educational Technologyshoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.usPam ShoemakerPam Shoemakernoeducation,,technology,,teachingYes Tech! podcastYes Tech! podcasthttp://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edublogs/dAZk/~3/gG19Uh3EQis/Scott McLeod has asked for bloggers to participate in "Leadership Day," a day to reflect on digital leadership with the purpose of helping school principals, central office administrators, and superintendants become more effective to lead the effort of preparing students for the 21st century.  Specifically, how to recognize, evaluate, and facilitate ...shoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.us (Pam Shoemaker)http://shoemap.edublogs.org/2009/07/12/leadership-day-2009/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edublogs/dAZk/~3/NOcx4b0ZCG4/I've been around many people of late who claim that life was better before everyone started using computers and other technologies.  The technology that most of them use on a regular basis include email, a word processor, the Internet to find basic information, a cell phone, and a TV with the works.  For ...shoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.us (Pam Shoemaker)http://shoemap.edublogs.org/2009/07/10/the-joys-and-perils-of-technology/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edublogs/dAZk/~3/qr1IrDXTIQE/This is the 3rd session of the day and I have great hopes that it will be GREAT!  The presenter is Ira David Socol, a teaching and research assistant at Michigan State University (where I went to school a few times).  He has a blog called SpeEd Change and his ...shoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.us (Pam Shoemaker)http://shoemap.edublogs.org/2009/06/23/free-tech-ubiquitous-tools-as-individualized-supports/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edublogs/dAZk/~3/tvWC9pJJeM0/The second session I'm attending is Read:OutLoud Universal Access...Get IT! Read IT! Learn IT! - Oh the Possibilities.  Read about the software here.   I didn't realize that it was sponsored by a software company, Don Johnston, so hopefully it will not be a hard sell.  Facilitator is Cortnee Snell.  ...shoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.us (Pam Shoemaker)http://shoemap.edublogs.org/2009/06/23/read-out-loud/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edublogs/dAZk/~3/Vr51uutgw70/It's day 2 of the Michigan Integrated Technology Supports Learning Institute in Traverse City, Michigan.  My first session is about to begin.  Title:  UDL in the General Ed Classroom.  The facilitators are Terie Elvers and Teresa Karney, both middle school general ed classroom teachers.  I'm hoping to pick up some ...shoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.us (Pam Shoemaker)http://shoemap.edublogs.org/2009/06/23/udl-in-the-general-ed-classroom/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edublogs/dAZk/~3/C4cuxsHBIOg/Part 2: Assistive Tech in the Math Classroom.  See notes below. Use Adobe Acrobat Pro, version 8 and up, to Scan and convert Math worksheets to PDFs.  Enable the typewriter so that students can write on the PDF using their computer.  They can use the comment and markup toolbar to insert ...shoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.us (Pam Shoemaker)http://shoemap.edublogs.org/2009/06/22/high-tech-assistive-technology-in-the-math-classroom-high-tech-computer-required/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edublogs/dAZk/~3/EQi1AiXQLK4/I am at the MITS Conference (Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports) in Traverse City, Michigan.  The conference is being held on the same day as a The ETLC (Educational Technology Leadership Conference) at Holt High School, and I would like to be at both. Participants are mainly special education teachers.  The sessions include ...shoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.us (Pam Shoemaker)http://shoemap.edublogs.org/2009/06/22/assistive-technology-in-the-math-classroom-part-1/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edublogs/dAZk/~3/9Nt5MgU3p7w/Get ready for a new school year with the DEN!  The entire month of August is jam-packed with free webinars.  Tell a colleague, invite your principal and join us for Summer School with the DEN.  Enroll today at: http://community.discoveryeducation.com/webinar.All sessions begin at 11 AM EST.  Digital Storytelling Week 8/3/09: Thinking ...shoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.us (Pam Shoemaker)http://shoemap.edublogs.org/2009/06/17/summer-school-with-discovery-education/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edublogs/dAZk/~3/z71TLp9rK3E/    Google Earth released new and updated imagery and higher resolution 3D terrain for many locations, including Michigan!   If you have not visited Google Earth lately, you need to check it out!  I took a quick screenshot of Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes (NW Michigan's Lower Peninsula).  I have vivid memories of ...shoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.us (Pam Shoemaker)http://shoemap.edublogs.org/2009/06/09/google-earth-updated-imagery/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edublogs/dAZk/~3/KZFTSgBeccA/    The Michigan DEN had two teams: one in Commerce and the other in Battle Creek/Kalamazoo.  The Commerce team had a blast!  We found 5 caches and hiked some beautiful trails in Proud Lake Recreation Area.  We saw snakes, spiders, frogs, herons, and of course lots of mosquitos.  We nearly lost ...shoemap@walledlake.k12.mi.us (Pam Shoemaker)http://shoemap.edublogs.org/2009/05/30/michigan-discovery-educator-network-geocaching-day/Pam Shoemakernonadult