Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Social Networking Pays Off!
Today I got home to find a nice big box on my porch. I had received an email informing me that my new Flip Video MinoHD was on its way to me, but I was skeptical. The email subject line did say NOT SPAM! but who believes that?
I remember that I was asked to answer a survey regarding social networking and that I could win this prize. I already have a Flip Video, use it all the time, and have convinced many friends to get one when they see how easy mine is to use and what great results I get. Since I got mine, they came out with the HD version. And now, I have a brand new one! Apparently I won the contest by entering the survey.
So let it be known, social networking can pay off! And not all of those contests are spam! I will make great use of this new toy. Look for my first HD video here.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
One Year as a Blogger: Time for Some Changes
It's been a year since I started blogging - because I wanted to be like my daughters! Then, I was thinking that I might apply to grad school to get my masters degree in Educational Technology. Now, a year later, I am in the middle of that masters degree program and my blog is just humming along, but I have decided it is time to divide it into two blogs. Mudder's Musings will be primarily for friends and family, and The CyberGator will be for all things EdTech. Hope to see you on both!
Friday, March 13, 2009
I am a Broker of Expertise (who knew?)
I was selected to be a member of this pilot project, which actually begins tomorrow. I am all about closing the achievement gap and raising overall student achievement. Let's get started!School reform efforts have mostly been conducted on an individual school or district basis. However, in these times of scarce resources, it is imperative that a state as large and complex as California learns to share sound educational solutions to common issues. The on-line nature of the resources and the community of practice are key to leveraging available resources, answering the questions posed in the pilot work, and developing a system to assist California’s teachers for the long-term challenges ahead.
In the past two years, foundations interested in helping teachers by providing them the resources they need to do their work more effectively have been developing the vision. Working through the California Department of Education (CDE), these efforts have taken the form of an initiative known as Brokers of Expertise. Those at the heart of the initiative understand that teachers and administrators around the state – in addition to others charged with supporting K-12 education, have developed expertise in diverse areas. Making the exchange of this expertise easier, along with providing easily searchable, high-quality resources, are the goals of the Brokers of Expertise initiative.
The platform for providing these resources and access to each other are being tested in a pilot. This community pilot will examine how teachers use the resources, how they interact with each other, and how useful teachers find the resources and these connections to be. Closing the achievement gap and raising overall student achievement across our large and diverse state is the overarching goal.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
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