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Early technologies in his school: ditto machine, and opaque projector.
One day, these things just disappeared. He wondered where they went - they became smart cars in Brussels.

His students began to have online access and what they were using was RateMyTeacher.com
Very intimidating, unless you post positive things about yourself. :D

Hot or Not was a really problematic site. You post a photo of yourself and people vote whether or not you are hot. He posted his photo. Had mom and sister vote.

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Alan isn't a classroom teacher. He is starting with a (self-called) dumb statement. He is from Strawberry, Arizona, USA. Oldest school in AZ is in his town. Here is the dumb statement:

The internet is really big.

He relates it to staring into the Grand Canyon.

Alan has no formal degrees in education. He studied a big of geology.

(distracted while I tell Patrick how to get onto the wifi here.)

How Big is the Internet?
Measure by Daffodils
Alan uses lots of Flickr. Posted photo on his… Continue

Las Vegas, USA.

The students he teaches may not be like the students you teach. He has 12 students in his 6th grade class that he also had as 4th graders. He loops with his students. No child left behind forced him to not have a multi-age classroom.

Over 80% of his students speak English as a second language. Over 80% qualify for free lunch. Many of them don't have a solid language. They have small vocabularies. Very little schema in life. So Brian is always on the lookout for projects that gi… Continue

Clarence Fisher - Remote Access
YAY! Clarence is starting us off. 24000 KM, 6000 students (3/4 of Manitoba).
Gorgeous shots of Snow Lake, Canada.
145 students K-12.
40 students in HS.
Graduating class of 7 last year.
Internet has moved them from life on the fringe to being in the center of it all thanks to the network.
Graham Wegner and the idea of a classroom logo, branding your learning, building community.
Shotgun approach: allow the kids to try out different things and see what works… Continue