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Good Morning ITCs, I hope everyone had a nice, abbreviated week because of fall break. WordPress Challenge 3: Add widgets to your WordPress page and then write a post about which widgets you selected and why. You can add widgets in the dashboard by going to Appearance>Widgets. Each theme will have different options for how […]

Ignoring Conventional Wisdom Communication has a large role in influencing how people make decisions. People develop opinions and sometimes these opinions become widely accepted, often disguised as facts. That is not to say that conventions are devoid of value entirely, but little new ground is ever struck by following old or worn paths. Great ideas […]

I’ve been reading a lot lately on innovation, how to harness it, how to define it, and how to help other people get there. Although all of these scenarios require a fair amount of work to achieve, it is important to be honest with yourself so that you understand where you fit in currently so […]

Hey Guys, Thanks to all of those who followed me last week for our first weekly WordPress challenge. Your challenge for week 2 is as follows: Add content to your “about” or “bio” page and include an appropriate picture of yourself and at least 1 other graphic that you feel represents you or something you […]

Although many Advanced Placement courses and grade level courses have been offered through online or distance models since the early 2000’s, Virginia has recently made a push to increase the number of online course providers that it allows to offer courses within the state. This represents a seismic shift in the way that people have […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about project based learning, both how it can be applied in the public education setting and how I can use this type of method to organize learning experiences for the undergraduate Instructional Technology Collaborators that I will be supervising in the fall. Project based learning involves students applying knowledge to […]

Many universities are implementing e-portfolios in some capacity. The purposes of e-portfolios fall into roughly one of three main categories. The first type of e-portfolio involves using the space to learn reflectively. This type is prevalent in teacher preparation programs. The second type of e-portfolio is used to help the institution with assessment. The third […]

While communication technology has changed rapidly over the last thirty years, our modes of teaching students to be communicative have changed very little. The essay still seems to be the time-tested standard in many areas of the humanities and the social sciences. Increasingly, students in public schools are exposed to informational media that is published digitally, […]

The use of cloud computing in a collaborative research setting provides both student and teacher a more ready means of written communication. Students are able to collaborate together more effectively by sharing written documents via Google Docs or Dropbox. It also allows the instructor an inside look at how students function collaboratively, providing them with […]

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