Author: clint.stephens
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WordPress for North Elementary: Transition from Posterous
Permalink: http://goo.gl/ZRrzu Training Checklist: Download your Posterous backup, and extract it by double-clicking on the .zip file Create a new WordPress account, using your @ironmail.org email account. Choose the free WordPress.com option by clicking the ‘Create Blog’ button at the bottom of the page. Fine tune your settings Settings –> General from the left menu.…
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Migrate your Posterous Blog Space to a Google Site
What you’ll need: A backup of your Posterous site. Instructions for this are below the video. A Dropbox account: If you don’t have one, create one here. A Google Site: Instructions to create a Google Site are below the video as well. Note: This process will not import individual posts from your Posterous site. I’m…
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Google Sites for Teachers
Take a look at my Demo Site which shows and describes the types of pages you can create in your Google Site. Be sure to check out the Google Sites Help Center to help make your site great! We will also take a look at a wonderfully visual bookmarking site called Symbaloo. It’s free to…
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I Have an iPad AND an Apple TV… Now What???
More and more teachers have an iPad, and I’d say 99% of them would LOVE to be able to engage students by showing what is on their iPad screen to their class via the classroom projector. There are a few other ways to do this (direct with a VGA Connector, AirServer or Reflector), but the…
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Utah’s New Formative, Summative, Adaptive Assessment System – SAGE Demo
Curious about what the new assessment system for Utah will look like? You can try out several sample items on the demo site here: http://demo.tds.airast.org/AIRAssessment/ It’s surely not your Mother’s (or even my) old multiple-guess test that students could blow through in 5 minutes (if they were so inclined). Rich items, interactivity, and constructed responses –…
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Economical iPad Case I Like
This case, available for $9.99 at Amazon right now, is one that I would recommend to anyone out there looking for a nice quality case who does not want to spend a fortune. It does not have an integrated keyboard, probably does not protect as well as an Otterbox, but it does include the…
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Student Project Examples from SEDC TEAM Grant
I’ve been asked to present what students are doing with technology at the K-16 Alliance Meeting in St. George this week. With my co-presenter, Dr. Deb Hill from SUU, we’ll be discussing what technologies and apps are being used effectively in the classroom these days, and show some example projects that ANY student could create.…
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Awesomeness Quick Share
Below are some great things in EdTech that I’ve come across in the last few weeks – lots of great resources for those of you looking for options with Project Based Learning (PBL) and student response systems: iPad uPad wePad; Going 1-1 at St Oliver Plunkett – This article details the iPad 1 to 1…