Many Changes

I can't believe that it's 2010 and I haven't posted anything until now. Sadly, with the budget cuts and retirements the Thacher experiences have gone by the wayside. The outlook for technology in my classroom is bleak. Hopefully things will turn for the better as I start the new school year in Second Grade. I currently have 3 computers in my room. No prospect to getting any more. I have bought a server for the school so we can run Waterford. Not able to get my principal on board for any upgrades to our lab. So I wait.

Thacher 2008

This has been a very intense week. I have gathered more than enough skills to last me another year. My free time this week has been spent using all the cool tools I was introduced to from the various workshops. I am almost finished with my course shell in Moodle. I hope to "go live" in the fall.

Week at Thacher

The week I spent at Thacher working with the LAVA group was awesome!

I was able to collaborate with others who are working to put technology in the classroom.

I began a 2 yr. project that may be overwhelming but the final product will be well worth the time.

My Thougts on Moodle

I just spent 4 weeks learning about making on-line lessons using Moodle. I had a good time learning about what I could do with Moodle. The time I spent was not too excessive