Category Archives: ESU 10

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  Steve Jobs: On Education

  Posted on January 19, 2012 by Jason in ESU 10, Thoughts

  President Obama was fortunate enough to spend a few minutes with Steve Jobs in October of 2010. In that meeting, Jobs shared his opinions about the current US education system. As written by Walter Isaacson in his biography, Steve Jobs: Jobs also attacked America’s education system, saying that it was hopelessly antiquated and crippled by [...]

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  Mac Software

  Posted on September 27, 2011 by Jason in ESU 10

  Okay – Not overly exciting but here is a list of software I use on a regular basis that I don’t believe I could live without. Dropbox Evernote Photoshop Elements Skype/IM/iChat OS X Mail/Gmail iCal/Google Calendar Firefox, Safari, Chrome (Diigo Extension on all) iTunes Text Wrangler Acrobat Pro Dreamweaver Animation-ish Cyberduck iLife iWork Google Earth [...]

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  No!

  Posted on August 4, 2011 by Jason in ESU 10, Thoughts

  Posted in a school… Thoughts?

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  Moot

  Posted on July 18, 2011 by Jason in ESU 10

  I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the 2011 US West Coast Moodle Moot in Rohnert Park, California this past week. What an incredible conference! Being my first Moot, I was extremely impressed with not only the technical sessions but how everything tied back to the learning process. It really was about learning, not technology. [...]

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  My iPad Apps

  Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jason in ESU 10, Interests

  Here is a list of the iPad Apps I use regularly. Starred are my favorites. Built-in: Safari* iBooks* Camera Mail* Calendar* Videos Apple Paid: iMovie* Garageband* Pages* Keynote* Free: Kindle* Safari To Go Pandora* Calculator Pro Adobe Ideas PS Express Chess.com Dropbox Evernote* Diigo Free News Apps: NPR ABC News CBSNews TWC MAX+ CNN Paid: Nightstand [...]

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  Apple Announcements: And what they mean for educators.

  Posted on October 21, 2010 by Jason in ESU 10

  Steve Jobs hosted a press conference yesterday for a few new Apple announcements. What were the announcements and what do they mean for education? iLife 11 was up first with a demo of iPhoto, iMovie and Garageband. iWeb and iDVD are still a part of the suite but not demoed. I am little surprised iDVD [...]

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  My Top Five and Why: Tech Tools for Teachers

  Posted on September 20, 2010 by Jason in ESU 10, Thoughts

  I recently posted a list of Top Tech Tools for Teachers that I believe are useful for all teachers. In going through this list and receiving feedback from others, it is clear that it can be overwhelming, especially for busy teachers just starting in the Education Technology arena. So my goal in this post is to [...]

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  Building Capacity

  Posted on September 8, 2010 by Jason in ESU 10, Presentations

  In working with Tech Integration Specialists today were talking about how powerful self-discovery is in getting teachers to work with new technologies. I have worked through this process with several schools using the Learning Cycle (borrowed from the Microsoft Building 21st Century Schools curriculum) and have successfully introduced many new projects and technologies to educators throughout the state. The process [...]

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  Top Tech Tools for Teachers

  Posted on September 7, 2010 by Jason in ESU 10, Interests

  This is a list I compiled for my wife and her new job as a learning coach. I also ran across this “Web 2.0 Resources for Teachers” that is quite useful. Web Presence: Blog, Google Site, Ning, Wiki Blogs: Google Blogspot, WordPress, Edublogs Productivity: GMail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, iGoogle Social Bookmarks: Diigo, Delicious Social Books: Google Books, GoodReads, LibraryThing Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, Ning, Webkins Collaboration: Google Docs, Wiki File Storage/Backup: Google Docs, Dropbox Chat: Skype, Google Talk Media [...]

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  Why?

  Posted on July 29, 2010 by Jason in ESU 10, Thoughts

  To be successful today and into the future we all KNOW everyone needs 21st century skills. But why? What concrete examples lead me to believe “my” job needs global awareness? Financial literacy? Why do I need communication and collaboration skills as a janitor? What is the purpose of learning creativity and innovation skills when all [...]

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