Way back in January, Katie and I began our foray into staff technology PD with our Connecting East initiative. It was loosely based on the 23 Things model started by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County. What made it different is we didn’t choose to focus on 23 Things, but instead had 10 [...]
Archive for April, 2009
I tried backchannel chat for the first time during keynote addresses at the EARCOS Teachers Conference: ETC09.
What is Backchannel Chat? It’s like note-taking at a lecture, but notes are shared with anyone who has the URL. They might be people in the room with you, but they could also be anywhere in the world. [...]
10 Great ways to use Audacity with your Students
Posted by: klbeasley | April 8, 2009 | 5 Comments |Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder
Audacity is a great audio editor for use in the classroom. It can be used on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems, and the best part about it is that it is free!
NB: The Mac equivalent, GarageBand is another great option if you are at a Mac school, but in [...]
Quite a lot, I’m beginning to think…
When I signed up with Twitter a year or so ago, I went with the username I have for my shared email account with my husband: klandmiles. It combined our names: mine (Keri-Lee) was shortened to KL and his name is Miles. K-L & Miles = klandmiles. It was [...]
