Comments for PCHSdirectorBLOG http://davemeister.net High school director blogs about education, technology, student engagement and things that are happening at PCHS Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on So We’re Live From the Bloggers’ Cafe at ISTE 11 by So What Has Changed Since I Started Blogging and Tweeting? | Connected Principals http://davemeister.net/2011/06/27/so-were-live-from-the-bloggers-cafe-at-iste-11/#comment-925 So What Has Changed Since I Started Blogging and Tweeting? | Connected Principals Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:15:48 +0000 http://davemeister.net/?p=778#comment-925 [...] Attended ISTE 11 and met many educators who share similar passions about making public education stronger by using modern technology to engage and connect students. (Live From the Blogger Cafe) [...] [...] Attended ISTE 11 and met many educators who share similar passions about making public education stronger by using modern technology to engage and connect students. (Live From the Blogger Cafe) [...]

]]> Comment on Welcome To PHS by So What Has Changed Since I Started Blogging and Tweeting? | Connected Principals http://davemeister.net/2007/09/18/welcome-to-phs/#comment-924 So What Has Changed Since I Started Blogging and Tweeting? | Connected Principals Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:15:32 +0000 http://davemeister.net/?p=4#comment-924 [...] first PHSprincipalBlog (changed to Director 4/1/2009) post was on 9/18/2007.  (332 posts [...] [...] first PHSprincipalBlog (changed to Director 4/1/2009) post was on 9/18/2007.  (332 posts [...]

]]> Comment on You Are This Teacher! by Laura Gilchrist http://davemeister.net/2012/03/25/you-are-this-teacher/#comment-911 Laura Gilchrist Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:54:13 +0000 http://davemeister.net/?p=1326#comment-911 I enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing it. My fellow 6th grade colleagues and I were just talking about the power of our words last week. This reminds me to focus daily on the positives and to actively look for and SAY things to kids and people around me. Letting kids and people know they matter in this world--that's our mission. Everything else falls into place from there. #youmatter #beinfectious I enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing it. My fellow 6th grade colleagues and I were just talking about the power of our words last week. This reminds me to focus daily on the positives and to actively look for and SAY things to kids and people around me. Letting kids and people know they matter in this world–that’s our mission. Everything else falls into place from there. #youmatter #beinfectious

]]> Comment on So What Has Changed Since I Started Blogging and Tweeting? by Philosophy on Education | Pearltrees http://davemeister.net/2012/03/19/so-what-has-changed-since-i-started-blogging-and-tweeting/#comment-910 Philosophy on Education | Pearltrees Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:04:31 +0000 http://davemeister.net/?p=1307#comment-910 [...] So What Has Changed Since I Started Blogging and Tweeting? | PCHSdirectorBLOG I use Youtube to inform my school community and Board of Education. ( example ) [...] [...] So What Has Changed Since I Started Blogging and Tweeting? | PCHSdirectorBLOG I use Youtube to inform my school community and Board of Education. ( example ) [...]

]]> Comment on Old Dog New Tricks: One Step iPad Video Download by Dave Meister http://davemeister.net/2012/02/25/old-dog-new-tricks-one-step-ipad-video-download/#comment-903 Dave Meister Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:05:10 +0000 http://davemeister.net/?p=1264#comment-903 Patrick, Thanks for the recommendation. I have downloaded and I am in the process of figuring it out. Things are going quite well! Patrick,
Thanks for the recommendation. I have downloaded and I am in the process of figuring it out. Things are going quite well!

]]> Comment on Old Dog New Tricks: One Step iPad Video Download by Patrick Larkin http://davemeister.net/2012/02/25/old-dog-new-tricks-one-step-ipad-video-download/#comment-902 Patrick Larkin Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:51:44 +0000 http://davemeister.net/?p=1264#comment-902 Hi Dave - I would recommend Explain Everything as your best app for a screencast on the iPad. It is 2.99. Hope all is well! Hi Dave – I would recommend Explain Everything as your best app for a screencast on the iPad. It is 2.99.

Hope all is well!

]]> Comment on Please ponder and respond….. by Nancy Collier http://davemeister.net/2012/02/09/please-ponder-and-respond/#comment-901 Nancy Collier Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:49:15 +0000 http://davemeister.net/?p=1210#comment-901 Each student having an some type of device for their own use would be great. Health class can be less paper and more research with teachers being the resource. I think this would give the students more ownership in the class they are in. You could tailor your class to fit every student need and other studetns would not know. Who will be responsible for the decives that are lost, broken or stolen? Will we have the students pay to own or will we provide them with a device? I think if each student has to pay they would take better care of the device, but what about those stduents who can not pay? Each student having an some type of device for their own use would be great. Health class can be less paper and more research with teachers being the resource. I think this would give the students more ownership in the class they are in. You could tailor your class to fit every student need and other studetns would not know.
Who will be responsible for the decives that are lost, broken or stolen? Will we have the students pay to own or will we provide them with a device? I think if each student has to pay they would take better care of the device, but what about those stduents who can not pay?

]]> Comment on Please ponder and respond….. by Heather Seaton http://davemeister.net/2012/02/09/please-ponder-and-respond/#comment-900 Heather Seaton Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:53:10 +0000 http://davemeister.net/?p=1210#comment-900 I, too, am trying to move towards a paperless classroom and would love it if all students had their own devices to immediately respond, research, and work together. There were lots of great ideas discussed here, and I totally agree that this is the way to move toward. I worry about the students not taking care of the devices and how we would deal with that sort of problem. Most of the students would be just fine, however after asking another teacher and student what they thought, that was the first thing out of the student's mouth - that the devices will be broken and then what do we do? I, too, am trying to move towards a paperless classroom and would love it if all students had their own devices to immediately respond, research, and work together. There were lots of great ideas discussed here, and I totally agree that this is the way to move toward. I worry about the students not taking care of the devices and how we would deal with that sort of problem. Most of the students would be just fine, however after asking another teacher and student what they thought, that was the first thing out of the student’s mouth – that the devices will be broken and then what do we do?

]]> Comment on Please ponder and respond….. by Carrieann Phegley http://davemeister.net/2012/02/09/please-ponder-and-respond/#comment-899 Carrieann Phegley Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:28:32 +0000 http://davemeister.net/?p=1210#comment-899 For my students it would be a relief. Reference- We are constantly have to go between rooms for research and then printing and coming back. With a tablet or other device the students would not have to print anything. They could have it, in color, at their fingertips. Instruction- Students would have the ability to watch the instructional videos we use at their own pace. I could record more of my lessons in movie format so that they have the ability to watch anything they miss while absent and get caught up without interupting the flow of the others in class. Assessment- students can collect their art work and create a digital portfolio. This would not only help in the grading process, but also be something that will be quite useful for applying for art scholarships. This is one of my biggest goals and would be amazing if it could happen. For my students it would be a relief.

Reference- We are constantly have to go between rooms for research and then printing and coming back. With a tablet or other device the students would not have to print anything. They could have it, in color, at their fingertips.

Instruction- Students would have the ability to watch the instructional videos we use at their own pace. I could record more of my lessons in movie format so that they have the ability to watch anything they miss while absent and get caught up without interupting the flow of the others in class.

Assessment- students can collect their art work and create a digital portfolio. This would not only help in the grading process, but also be something that will be quite useful for applying for art scholarships. This is one of my biggest goals and would be amazing if it could happen.

]]> Comment on Please ponder and respond….. by Jody Smith http://davemeister.net/2012/02/09/please-ponder-and-respond/#comment-898 Jody Smith Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:49:44 +0000 http://davemeister.net/?p=1210#comment-898 In Drafting it wight not change much since we already have pc's with internet access. In Alg 1 I think a lot would change. Many of the things we do on paper could be pc based. I would use Discovery Ed, Khan Academy, and other sites more. Students could do a research of the best sites for them to learn math skills to build a library of popular math sites (don't laugh...some of us love math!). I see doing an electronic version of whiteboard activities so the students could save their work and refer to it to do homework and prepare for tests. I'm for it. I think it needs to be well thought out regarding maintenance, costs, and policies. In Drafting it wight not change much since we already have pc’s with internet access. In Alg 1 I think a lot would change. Many of the things we do on paper could be pc based. I would use Discovery Ed, Khan Academy, and other sites more. Students could do a research of the best sites for them to learn math skills to build a library of popular math sites (don’t laugh…some of us love math!). I see doing an electronic version of whiteboard activities so the students could save their work and refer to it to do homework and prepare for tests. I’m for it. I think it needs to be well thought out regarding maintenance, costs, and policies.

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