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On November 20, 2009, in Portland ME, Sharon Betts and Cheryl Oakes presented to the Maine Principal's Conference.

Throughout the presentation PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORKS FOR ADMINISTRATORS, Sharon and Cheryl embedded as many Web 2.0 tools to demonstrate the effectiveness of the tools, collaboration and a personal learning network.
You can view the Netvibes pages as you listen to the Podcast. A huge t… Continue

Usually, we expect the photo to tell a story, a good image is worth 1,000 words.

The set up for the photo. A family party, my 81 year old Mom, my brother and his wife from Virginia unable to make the trip. The computer placed right on the kitchen counter, in the middle of the food, the middle of 28 family mem… Continue

I am getting ready this week to work with some special educators on a project they have in mind, yet, in addition, I am going to introduce something I know they need and hope they will use. If you have read my posts before, you know I usually speak about purpose, and… Continue

Sometimes you make a plan because you want to learn something new, other times you make a plan and when you learn how much you didn't know you are so glad you followed through! Well, on June 13, 2009, Alice Barr and I drove to Newport , Maine in order to attend the Technology Student Showcase at Sebasticook Valley Middle School or here at Sebasticook Valley Middle Sc… Continue

This is our season in North America for graduations from high school and universities. On May 9, 2009 I attended the graduation ceremony at University of Maine where we were able to observe the transparency of how to use assistive technology for the masses.
We were in a huge auditorium, and as most graduations there were many graduates, guest speakers, pomp and circumstance. In the far end of the photo you can see a blue screen near the ceiling with yellow words, this screen streamed the text as… Continue