As we approach October, Connected Educators Month, I reflect on the value of the connections I have made to others across the globe on my path to connectedness. However, when I began this path, I had no idea where the road would lead. I recall hearing about Twitter in 2009 at a conference I attended… Continue reading How Twitter chats support being a Connected Educator
Prologue: I have to thank Ben Foss (@benfoss) and Ben Powers (@bnpowers) for the musings that transpire in this post, with a shout out to Jamie Martin (@ATKSMan) for being an wealth of information. I have two passions in what I do, working with kids with learning disabilities/dyslexia and technology. It was only in… Continue reading Square Peg in a Round Hole
A year ago, I ended up in the role of Director of Technology after several years of being Academic Technology Coordinator. The role came to me sort of by circumstance, and bam! all tech came to my responsibility. I was so excited and nervous. I had been having lots of ideas flow through my head,… Continue reading First Reflections
I grew up camping. Early on in my life, my family would go for two weeks to Vermont, being the only affordable vacation for the five of us. My dad built two boxes to fit on our car, and my mother would some how pack them up with all the necessities. We camped rain or… Continue reading Nothing wrong with a tent
I love technology and always have. Several years ago, making videos of school sporting events and showing them at our morning meetings led into a role of technology coordinator. My school knew they needed more educational technology, and since I had some skills they asked me to take on the role. Since that time, I… Continue reading Who is more out of touch? Twitter or me?
When I began blogging, it was as I built my role as a technology resource in my building. My teaching career is as a teacher of those with learning disabilities, focusing on those with language based reading disabilities. Working with students in this role has been a focus of mine since high school. I have… Continue reading LD Teacher as Tech Teacher?
“A good retreat is better than a bad stand” ~Irish Saying For a day and a half in the middle of May, #CAISCT edtechs, from Information Techs to Tech Integrators to Academic Tech Coordinators, escape to the hills of CT. The annual Academic Technology Retreat is the oasis away to learn, share, and grow to benefit the… Continue reading Retreat!!
This past year, the focus for our technology classes @EHSSouthport was the WebQuest. I recalled readlng about WebQuests in @HeidiHayesJacob book Curriculum 21 during my graduate studies last year. When approaching my Director of Curriculum to plan tech classes this year, he brought up WebQuests as well as a focus to implement. Great minds think… Continue reading WebQuest: Bernie Dodge was ahead of his time
Currently attending a conference on Social Media in Schools; However, it should be called, Where there is a door and a window, kids will find another way out. It is no debate that from generation to generation, kids are more tech savy than their parents. I, who first learned my love of tech from my… Continue reading Kids will find the way
Over the last few years my school, Eagle Hill-Southport, has approached tech adoption at a slower pace than many. There was caution to ensure it fit the mission of our program, a skills based approach for students with learning disabilities, and did not provide compensation while we were working on remediation. Additionally, there were not… Continue reading Opening the tech doors a little wider
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Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
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Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
Sharon LePage Plante, Chief Technology Integrator @ The Southport School, Co-Author Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities
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