Thompson R2-J Blogs

Just a list of links that I remember we discussed at yesterday’s iLead cohort:

Simplenote
Dropbox
PDF Expert
iAnnotate
Notational Velocity
Bluehost
Learning 2.0 @ LHS
Educon 2.3 this weekend!

I’m not sure about the credentials of “onlinedegrees.org,” but they sure did us all a favor by compiling a comprehensive list of what they are calling the ” Top 100 School Administrator Blogs .” I especially like the “Group Blogs” at the top since you can get the flavor of several different administrators in one [...]

Since Dropbox seems to be the runaway hit with our little cadre, here is a blog post from 30-year educator Jeff Thomas called The Complete Dropbox for Educators.

Justin Baeder’s The Essential iPad Guide for Principals has just been updated.

According to Justin, the new version includes:

How to evaluate apps
Using the iPad for walkthroughs
Using the iPad as a laptop replacement

Happy reading.

This week Google (finally!) announced editing Google Docs on mobile devices (like the iPad!). There’s a video and more information on the official Google blog.

If you’d asked me in June what I thought the big “takeaway” from Boot Camp and iLead would be, I never would have guessed Dropbox. I actually threw it into the Boot Camp day as kind of an afterthought! Since we have so many folks so interested in the possibilities of Dropbox, I wanted to [...]

Welcome to November, iLeaders! Since we will not be meeting again until January 26, 2011 , I’d like you to take a minute or five and help me plan the second half of iLead. On your own blog or in the comments below, please share a little about: Now that you’ve had your iPad for almost half the [...]

For the second year, the Thompson School District will host Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation . This year’s event will be on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at Loveland High School. There will be relevant and engaging strands focused on leadership, classroom practice, and personal/professional development. Learning 2.0 is a grassroots…[Read more]

Our next iLead gathering is on November 10. I’ve got a few things in mind, but I’d love to hear from you about items you’d like on the agenda. Last time, we had a great discussion of how some folks are using the iPad. Add your ideas in the comments below or shoot me an [...]

If you’re not already subscribed to Justin Baeder’s blog that focuses on principal productivity, then you may have miss ed his recent post on using the iPad for paperless classroom walkthroughs . I’ve adopted a similar system and find it to be very efficient. The emphasis, of course, is not on copying Justin’s system, but on finding some flow [...]

It is my goal to provide a link to a new blog every most Tuesdays. I will choose a variety of blogs from educational leaders, teachers, academics, and others. I hope that you will add them to your Google Reader as each of the blogs I highlight has contributed to my personal or professional growth in [...]

Inspired by Michelle and Bud who are leading SVVSD’s Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC) , I spent some time perusing Dana and Yendol-Hoppey’s, The Reflective Educator’s Guide to Classroom Research . Though the DLC is geared toward classroom practice, it is worth noting that we as leaders have spent time in classrooms of our own and, in many…[Read more]

Dr. danah boyd is a research fellow at the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet and Society . She  recently blogged about a new book she’s writing that attempts to use data to debunk popular social media myths. For today’s grounding, please take a few minutes to write on your own blog (e.g. not in the comments on this blog…) [...]

Good morning, iLeaders! Tomorrow, September 15 , is our 2nd gathering of the year. We will meet in Classroom 4 at 3:30 . Our focus will be social media in education. A loose agenda follows: Grounding & reflective blogging Conceptual framework: What is “social media”? What is a “social network”? Special Mystery Guest: Confessions of a social…[Read more]

We talked a bit about Doodle during the Technology Leadership Bootcamp back in June. To refresh your memory:

The world’s leading online scheduling service, Doodle takes the pain out of finding the right date and time for a group of people to meet and makes scheduling virtually effortless. The basic service is a free online coordination tool which [...]

I hadn’t seen this video for quite a while and it resurfaced on Scott McLeod’s blog today. Love it.