“The real hope for deep and enduring processes of evolution in schools lies with students. They have a deep passion for making schools work. They are connected to the future in ways that no adult is.” – Peter Senge TILE stands for Technology Integrated Learning Environment. The Space: TILE classrooms are approximately twice the size [...]
Facebook Safety for Educators
April 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Digital Literacy
Whether you love it, hate it, or just don’t get it, Facebook is a major social channel in the U.S. Facebook is easy to use and has a huge user base (40 million). It is growing rapidly. Facebook has many positive features and applications. The ability to communicate & share with numerous people, from your [...]
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A way to link to a specific part of a youtube video
March 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Blogging
A way to link to a specific part of a youtube video tags: youtube, youtubetime, vid Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2010%2F03%2F30%2Fa-way-to-link-to-a-specific-part-of-a-youtube-video%2F’; addthis_title = ‘A+way+to+link+to+a+specific+part+of+a+youtube+video’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Wikispaces Blog » New Private Label video tutorials
March 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Blogging
Wikispaces Blog » Blog Archive » New Private Label video tutorials tags: wikispaces, wikis Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2010%2F03%2F24%2Fwikispaces-blog-%25c2%25bb-new-private-label-video-tutorials%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Wikispaces+Blog+%C2%BB+New+Private+Label+video+tutorials’; addthis_pub = ”;
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State of the Network
January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · District 62 Updates
We are about two weeks into having a fully deployed fiber optic network across the district. Depending on who you are and what you do you should experience improvements that are obvious to ones that are subtle. I know that when we move data around the network we have sometimes shaved tens of minutes off [...]
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Measuring 21st-century skills Articles – ISTE unveils new tech standards for teachers
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy
A good, eye-opening read. Measuring 21st-century skills Articles – ISTE unveils new tech standards for teachers. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F12%2F10%2Fmeasuring-21st-century-skills-articles-iste-unveils-new-tech-standards-for-teachers%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Measuring+21st-century+skills+Articles+%26%238211%3B+ISTE+unveils+new+tech+standards+for+teachers’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Northern Illinois Computing Educators – Welcome
November 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Blogging
Northern Illinois Computing Educators – Welcome tags: illinois, education, ice, nice, conference Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Fnorthern-illinois-computing-educators-welcome%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Northern+Illinois+Computing+Educators+%26%238211%3B+Welcome’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Web Safety Review
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy
Chicago can seem like a big scary city. There are a lot of great and fun things to do, but it is also easy to get off the beaten path and find trouble. The Internet is a lot like that. It can be an amazing resource for knowledge, creativity, research, and fun, but you can [...]
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Broadband Update
October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The Administration Building & Algonquin Middle School are up & running on the new AT&T fiber-optic network. We are planning on turning on three more buildings Tuesday November 3; Forest Elementary, Central Elementary, & Building & Grounds. Stay tuned for more. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F10%2F29%2Fbroadband-update-2%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Broadband+Update’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Broadband Success!
October 21st, 2009 · No Comments · District 62 Updates
In case you haven’t heard, our transition to AT&T’s fiber optic opt-e-man network was successful. Currently the Admin Building & Algonquin are up and running. We are confidant that the whole district will be switched over by Thanksgiving. We are experiencing a real increase in speed, resources that were not open to us before are [...]
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