Today the Ventura County Star, our county newspaper, came out with a really nice article about my journalism program. It was splayed across the front of the lifestyle section and jumped to the back. Three photos. Online, it featured our video and a link to our site. It was great! Well reported, lots of student [...]
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When is enough enough with web hosting failures?
November 1st, 2009 · No Comments
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Skype for beginners
October 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Yesterday I set up a web cam and Skyped for the first time with a journalism class in Indiana. It was so much fun. My class watched the videotaping on the big screen via projector. They sang happy birthday to Tyra, an Evansville, Indiana, student, who was wearing a crown and a birthday sash. They [...]
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Permanent beta mode
October 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I added this sign to the front of my classroom this year. So far, one kid has asked about it, about what it means to be in permanent beta mode. I got the term from bloggers, I guess. They encourage new businesses to be constantly testing and responding to mistakes, especially on the web. The [...]
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Okay, two minutes
October 14th, 2009 · No Comments
I’ve uploaded the video to Youtube. I couldn’t get it down to one minute but I’m happy with the result. I think it packs a lot of energy and shows the breadth of the program I’ve started at my high school.
I titled the video: “We Don’t Use Paper for This.”
Enjoy!
(Not sure why I can’t [...]
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