tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51453111742733551652011-07-30T17:47:34.993-05:00Irma’s Insights is a blog to help with my reflections on using blogs, wikis and technology in the classroom.Irmanoreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145311174273355165.post-87406328878488026072010-02-25T23:25:00.005-06:002010-02-26T00:34:57.847-06:00

I attended a session on voice threading at TCEA convention in Austin, TX. This is my first post on several sessions I attended and what I took from them. Voice threading uses voice and drawings to comment on a picture or video. Though it is a little difficult to set it up, I think it is a fun tool that students will use. I see all sorts of ways for students to collaborate. You can have students

Irmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145311174273355165.post-13974227072574933332009-09-19T14:12:00.007-05:002009-09-25T15:41:49.704-05:00

Printing costs are increasingly taking more of the schools technology budget and so this post will address how to cut back on printing. Less money towards printing costs means more money for technology in the classroom. Always ask "Do I really need to print this?" What are some options?1. Save documents in your folder and refer to them as you need to.2. Save documents on your desktop for easy

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This week's Reflection Post reminds me of an email I received from a parent of a student. The parent wanted to share a comment their child made as she worked through a study guide for a unit test. Her comment was "Why is Mrs. Bauer always making us think?" The parent went on to thank me for making her daughter think. Thanks to Nicole and Robin for making us think. Just like my student had to

Irmanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145311174273355165.post-29107274836840684932009-07-28T19:50:00.005-05:002009-07-28T20:39:48.484-05:00

This week I learned that you can really go crazy with widgets. There are many more widgets I wanted to add to my blog. I didn't think my blog should be more widget that posts or comments. I also learned that getting a template from some other source isn't always easy to work with. Thanks to Will for explaining the edit button and how to edit it. Will you need to let me know how you figured that

Irmanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145311174273355165.post-73725959127949237922009-07-22T09:44:00.003-05:002009-07-22T11:09:11.934-05:00

Had a wonderful time in Colorado. The highlight of our trip was a performance by Sir Angel Romero, a classical guitar solist with the Music in the Mountains Orchestra. It was a beautiful performance by all. We did get out and do some rafting and sightseeing on the Durango to Silverton train. My husband Chris and I are on the last row of the raft. I am in the middle wearing a white cap (letting

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This week I learned how to remove the next blog feature from my blog. I also learned how to set up an email to blogger. I also learned about guest blogging. I think the guest blogging makes the blog more collaborative. I can see using a blog to share ideas within a department, a team or grade level. A school blog could include posts from parents, teachers, administrators.I will use what I have

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I am a former 6th grade science teacher beginning a new position as an Instructional Technology Specialist at Stony Point High School. I am looking forward to working with teachers and using technology in new and different ways. My goal is to equip our students to graduate with skills that will make them life long learners; ready to use technology to help them learn and succeed in the 21st

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