Open Letter on Cell Phones in Schools

The director of my school district has asked for teacher’s opinions on the policy of banning cell phones in schools. Below is an open-letter that I have written in response.

Dear -,

The students that we have the responsibility of teaching have access to a wide range of advanced tools. Many students . . . → Read More: Open Letter on Cell Phones in Schools

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E-book Readers in the School Library?

There has been a lot of buzz about the Nook, a new e-book reader from Barnes and Noble. Whether or not it can compete with Amazon’s Kindle or even Sony’s offerings is not the subject of this post. Rather, I would like to explore the advantages and disadvantages of e-readers in school . . . → Read More: E-book Readers in the School Library?

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Large-Scale Student Voices

While waiting for my next great idea (or my first great idea, but who’s counting) I stumbled across WordPress MU. Before I can move onto my idea and how I think it will benefit students, you need a little background. WordPress is blogging software that you install on a server to run . . . → Read More: Large-Scale Student Voices

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