Another Temporary Email Address Source

An ongoing issue that some teachers face with a number of Web 2.0 applications is that our students have to register to use them.   Some students don’t have email addresses, or teachers and students are understandably concerned about privacy and would prefer not to use them.  Often, though, if you don’t, you won’t be able to click on the verification message that many web tools send.

I’ve posted several times in the past about free sites that allow you to create very temporary email addresses for this exact purpose.

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Closing Remarks about NECC

This was one great conference. Now, I have to really put my thinking cap on and think smart for future projects, weblogging focus, and other things I learned about at the conference.

In closing as I think back over NECC, be sure to go to the Weblog Workshop blog and note the participants introductions, and other good information like where to eat in New Orleans! The food was great! The sharing of knowledge was great! Everything was great!

Indiana ‘Release’ for Religious Studies Stands Test of Time

Kelly Soderlund, Associated Press

“I’m looking for people ready for prayer.” Religion teacher Lynn Beer slowly walks through the skinny aisle between two rows of desks packed into a long, narrow trailer where the walls are lined with Bibles. The 5th graders calm their chatting, bow their heads, and close their eyes.

“Please give us answers for those of us searching for answers,” Ms. Beer prays. She finishes with “In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”

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Survey seeks input on school’s search

Survey seeks input on school's search By AMY HETZNER
ahetzner@journalsentinel.comPosted: April 23, 2008

Waukesha - Parents, staff and residents of the School District will have a chance to weigh in on what type of superintendent they would like to next lead their schools, through an online survey and a public forum.

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Connectivism in Practice for Instructional Designers

I delivered my last presentation to the iDesign group at University of Alaska Fairbanks this morning (I have a remote presentation on the role Google in educational settings tomorrow, and then I'm presentation-free until the CNIE conference next week). The presentation: Connectivism in Practice for Instructional Design. The concepts were generally well received and attended to with good discussion. Toward the end of the session, I presented a model for learning resource development that was viewed as being too complex. I've presented this model before (and used it for evaluating organizational communication within a university context several years ago). For some reason, it hasn't had much traction. Perhaps the feedback from this group explains why!

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