Comments for Learning On The Job http://blog.misterhamada.com Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:42:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Get Your Geek On! by Ed http://blog.misterhamada.com/2010/02/get-your-geek-on/#comment-772 Ed Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:42:41 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=281#comment-772 This is such a great idea. Would definitely like to try it at my school! This is such a great idea. Would definitely like to try it at my school!

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]]> Comment on Get Your Geek On! by Clint http://blog.misterhamada.com/2010/02/get-your-geek-on/#comment-765 Clint Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:41:24 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=281#comment-765 <a href="#comment-764" rel="nofollow">@Kim Cofino </a> What was so amazing, for me, was seeing my colleagues so interested and engaged on such a wholesale basis. If you watch that whole clip, almost everybody is on-task and focused. I don't know about you, but that hasn't happened very often at schools that I've worked at. It looks like another Tech Showcase is scheduled for May. I'm already thinking of the best way to do it. I'm leaning towards a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha rel="nofollow"> modified Pecha Kucha</a> with simultaneous backchannel. @Kim Cofino
What was so amazing, for me, was seeing my colleagues so interested and engaged on such a wholesale basis. If you watch that whole clip, almost everybody is on-task and focused. I don’t know about you, but that hasn’t happened very often at schools that I’ve worked at.

It looks like another Tech Showcase is scheduled for May. I’m already thinking of the best way to do it. I’m leaning towards a modified Pecha Kucha with simultaneous backchannel.

]]> Comment on Get Your Geek On! by Kim Cofino http://blog.misterhamada.com/2010/02/get-your-geek-on/#comment-764 Kim Cofino Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:21:14 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=281#comment-764 Fantastic! So glad it went so well, Clint! It really does feel like an engaging and empowering way to share what's going on in the various classrooms around the school. Good to hear the idea works in other schools too! Fantastic! So glad it went so well, Clint! It really does feel like an engaging and empowering way to share what’s going on in the various classrooms around the school. Good to hear the idea works in other schools too!

]]> Comment on The Smoky View From My Office by Kirsten http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/12/the-smoky-view-from-my-office/#comment-716 Kirsten Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:10:03 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=278#comment-716 Actually, I can imagine that :-) Actually, I can imagine that :-)

]]> Comment on The Smoky View From My Office by Clint http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/12/the-smoky-view-from-my-office/#comment-715 Clint Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:34:50 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=278#comment-715 The kids were fine, actually. We teachers were running around like mad trying to shepherd them indoors and I think they just enjoyed the spectacle. The kids were fine, actually. We teachers were running around like mad trying to shepherd them indoors and I think they just enjoyed the spectacle.

]]> Comment on The Smoky View From My Office by Kirsten http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/12/the-smoky-view-from-my-office/#comment-714 Kirsten Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:45:09 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=278#comment-714 How did the kids cope? How did the kids cope?

]]> Comment on OneNote in Schools by Stan http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/11/onenote-in-schools/#comment-689 Stan Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:28:35 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=212#comment-689 <a href="#comment-395" rel="nofollow">@Clint </a> Yes, I mean by "texting", the use of the shared file facility. We couldn't find a way to prevent it and and find that the temptation of exploring a new technology quirk is very attractive to motivated students. Ultimately, few try to do so. @Clint
Yes, I mean by “texting”, the use of the shared file facility. We couldn’t find a way to prevent it and and find that the temptation of exploring a new technology quirk is very attractive to motivated students. Ultimately, few try to do so.

]]> Comment on OneNote in Schools by Matt Ledding http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/11/onenote-in-schools/#comment-688 Matt Ledding Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:17:25 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=212#comment-688 <a href="#comment-241" rel="nofollow">@Clint </a> Hey Clint, just another note, you can look up Pentabulous as another (free) wiimote program. And if you are running Windows 7 premium or Vista premium, you have the tablet pc functions built into windows, and can use InkSeine as a Onenote add-on. @Cassie, all wiimote programs are based on J.C. Lee's program, but go further. I like smoothboard because: it is very programmable, lets you use 2 wiimotes, for better tracking. gives a great visual map of ir dots so you can see where you have a problem, you can auto-connect to the wiimotes if you use ms bt stack, you can use the wiimote as a remote controller you can select which wiimote you use for which computer, for multiple classrooms, or more than one wiiboard/class you can limit the tracking area, (so students don't go into your mail...) No present wiimote programs have native vectoral pens, so the Inkseine, inkscape or free versions of commercial IWB programs can give you better writing, but you will see an improvement with the the non JC Lee programs, because, with total props to Johnny, it is the first version, and if there is no improvement on his open source code, there is no need to make a new program with it. @Clint
Hey Clint, just another note, you can look up Pentabulous as another (free) wiimote program.
And if you are running Windows 7 premium or Vista premium, you have the tablet pc functions built into windows, and can use InkSeine as a Onenote add-on.
@Cassie, all wiimote programs are based on J.C. Lee’s program, but go further.
I like smoothboard because:
it is very programmable,
lets you use 2 wiimotes, for better tracking.
gives a great visual map of ir dots so you can see where you have a problem,
you can auto-connect to the wiimotes if you use ms bt stack,
you can use the wiimote as a remote controller
you can select which wiimote you use for which computer, for multiple classrooms, or more than one wiiboard/class
you can limit the tracking area, (so students don’t go into your mail…)

No present wiimote programs have native vectoral pens, so the Inkseine, inkscape or free versions of commercial IWB programs can give you better writing, but you will see an improvement with the the non JC Lee programs, because, with total props to Johnny, it is the first version, and if there is no improvement on his open source code, there is no need to make a new program with it.

]]> Comment on The Dinks by Tod Baker http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/12/the-dinks/#comment-624 Tod Baker Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:46:17 +0000 http://blog.misterhamada.com/?p=266#comment-624 Mr. Prezbo can't beat the institution. We saw that at the end of season 5 when Duquan began follow the path of Bubbles. Mr. Prezbo can’t beat the institution. We saw that at the end of season 5 when Duquan began follow the path of Bubbles.

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