March 2009
1 post
Been a while!
I haven’t posted anything in a while. I’m still around though. Posts are on my blog.
January 2009
1 post
Missing in Action?? →
Blog post asking “Where are the Tech Chicks”? What happened to my beloved podcasts?!?
December 2008
1 post
November 2008
7 posts
New blog post - For the People/By the People →
Post about connecting to US Govt. 2.0 - how are you connecting? did you know there are new connections to our goverment through Twitter, blogging, RSS?
WWWorkout 2.0 →
New blog post from me about using Web 2.0 tools for your health! Would love comments added to this post about tools you use or have heard about. Tis the season to eat poorly and regret it later!
H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards →
Deadline is November 21, 2008. Nominate a campus, principal, or teacher for some great prizes!
Civil Rights Movement - Digital Style! →
My blog post about Proposition 8 proponents and opponents uniting digitally. A president-elect using YouTube and Twitter. And our classrooms still just not connecting to connecting.
Your input…wanted.
October 2008
4 posts
Region 10 Session →
Link to my session resources
Spreadsheet document online with resources listed: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pcJ_EAVrg90sZoUJe9NPaYA
Greatest hits: SlideRocket (http://sliderocket.com), Google Documents (http://docs.google.com) = watch the video for 4 minutes to get more than what I could cover!; Slideshare.net - online repository of Power Points that are searchable and downloadable.
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September 2008
7 posts
Thank you THS!!
I had a great time with you all today! Thanks for letting me start that conversation with you all. I have started working on your suggestions and ideas. We will be offering some great training from now to the start of next year.
On Thursday and Friday of this week, I will be out-of-district attending some trainings and regional meetings. I believe I can use the time in some of these to find some...
High School Notes
Tivy teachers, thank you for allowing me to come in and converse with you. I hope we all get to have a great conversation together tomorrow. I am really excited and nervous to meet with you all. I compare tomorrow to that first lesson we all do each year after all the rules, syllabus, and handouts are gone over. This is that first shot for me and I want to cover so much in so little time.
I have...
Interesting use of bags for advertisements →
YouTube help
Copy URL
Go to http://www.mediaconverter.org/
Convert to MPEG
Save file in same place as PPT
Open PPT
Go to a slide and select from Menu Bar —>Insert Movie from File
August 2008
2 posts
HCJC
Math Resources
1) Slideshare.net - Online Power Point repository (PPT YouTube) - http://www.slideshare.net/dkuropatwa/tags/math
2) AP Calculus Wiki - 2007-2008; 2006-2007 - How does a wiki work? Common Craft Show
Math Quotes on the world’s biggest encyclopedia
3) Flickr Related Rates - creating metaphors for Math solutions. Students take photos of objects and actions and then add Flickr...
July 2008
8 posts
June 2008
7 posts
Computer...less
Starting tomorrow, I will be computer-less. I have to turn in my laptop to my old job and I won’t get a new one until I start the new job. It will be very tough for this digital native to go back to reading newspapers and using phonebooks to handle the move and organization of my change.
I am hoping to get a new iPhone when those are ready but those are a long way off and I am not sure I...
May 2008
9 posts
Time Tube →
teachers: Add a term to the search box and watch as Time Tube creates a YouTube timeline of your topic.
Fusion of cool
http://www.microsoft.com/surface + http://www.bumptop.com = Future OS that Windows may be heading toward……
Hancock movie trailer 2 →
I dunno. It looked pretty lame a few weeks ago but that new Hancock movie is starting to be more appealing. Hancock, The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones, The Incredible Hulk, X-Files 2…. Gonna be more money spent on movies than gas I am thinking….
April 2008
13 posts
Mrs. Clayton's Math Classes
Today I will be speaking to Mrs. Clayton’s 7th period class about alternative presentation tools online. Here are some examples I found from Math classes around the world using these tools: 1) Slideshare.net - Online Power Point repository (PPT YouTube) - http://www.slideshare.net/dkuropatwa/tags/math 2) AP Calculus Wiki - 2007-2008; 2006-2007 - How does a wiki work? Common Craft Show...