It’s a Saturday, and my children are both at a school with hundreds of other kids celebrating what they’ve been working on for several months. My daughter is at the State Forensics meet and my son is at a Regional Destination Imagination Tournament. For the second year in a row, my daughter qualified for the [...]
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a t-shirt. Well, that’s not all I got. I recently attended EdCamp Madison (WI) and enjoyed the day. It was held at Sun Prairie High School, one of the most beautiful schools I’ve seen. I joked with my friend Stuart Ciske, who lives in Sun Prairie, that his tax dollars are paying for a great [...]
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I woke up early on Saturday, January 27th to help out with a virtual event for work, and in the process, learn. The Discovery Educator Network was hosting Techbook LIVE!, a full day professional development opportunity centered around science instruction and Discovery Education’s Science and Social Studies Techbooks. I spent two hours in the morning [...]
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For some strange reason, I was thinking about all of the productivity tools/sites I use for work. Here’s the list of what I used today. Google Docs GMail Outlook Word Excel Pages Skype Yahoo Messenger Wufoo (an online form builder) WordPress DropBox Box Facebook Twitter Google Plus Others that I often use: Google Hangout WebEx [...]
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Note: Cross posted on the DEN Blogs Thanks, again, to Twitter, a wonderful piece of media was shared with me. In many cases, it’s a blog post or article that makes me think and reflect on education, ed tech, social media, or some other topic of interest. This time around, a link to a TED [...]
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Cross posted on the DEN Blogs I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ways I receive information from my PLN and the format of that information. I’ve noticed it comes in a variety of formats and have thoughts about this variety and why people choose to share the way they do. I wondered if I [...]
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At the end of each calendar year, many people reflect on the past 12 months, sharing their highs, lows, and accomplishments. I thought about 2012 slightly differently and want to share some of the things I’ve learned in 2012. This isn’t a complete list, but it’s a list of some of the things that stand [...]
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My friend Ben Grey posted this a few weeks ago about what we learn in school and how little of it we actually use in our daily lives. This post popped back into my mind while helping my daughter with her middle school math homework. Her math homework involved algebra, a subject I always enjoyed, and [...]
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Sharing is important. Here are a few things I’ve come across recently that I think you should take a look at. This is a great infographic sharing The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology Another infographic, Social Media for Teachers. It’s not highly detailed, but beneficial nonetheless. I love this Family Safety Center from Google. [...]
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I’m a big fan of learning. Educators need to constantly be learning, not only for themselves, but to model learning for their students. I particularly like learning when it’s free. And when it’s online where I can learn at my own pace whenever I’d like, from the comfort of my own home or mobile device. The [...]
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I'm Chad Lehman. I work for Discovery Education as the Community Manager for the Discovery Educator Network, often known as The DEN. Prior to joining Discovery Education, I spent almost fifteen years in elementary education as a third grade teacher and Library Media Specialist. When I'm not at working, I'm probably online, playing or watching sports, riding my Harley, or driving my two kids to their activities.
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