Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher going to bat for Web 2.0.
Posted in Blog, k12online06, Teaching on Jan 26th, 2008
After student teaching/graduation from University of Toledo, I began my masters through Boise State University. I could not have asked for a better experience, especially when it came to my opportunities to learn and get my hands dirty through my official degree title of “Master of Science in Education, emphasis in Educational Technology”. I highly [...]
Posted in Computer Science, k12online06, k12online07, Teaching on May 28th, 2007
Learning is a Lifelong Endeavor There are still two weeks left in the school year, but time has really flown by at an frenetic rate. It has been a great year, with many learning opportunities for the students and myself. The great thing about teaching is that you are always learning, not at a workshop or [...]
Posted in k12online06, Teaching on Nov 24th, 2006
The irony behind watching the presentation titled “Trash to Treasures: Creating Your Own Computer Lab” at the k12 online conference is that my situation is the total opposite. I am a brand new teacher with brand new set of 24 computers in a room with new network layout, new tables, and a new wireless projector. [...]
Posted in Blog, Classroom Website, k12online06, Teaching, Wiki on Nov 24th, 2006
It was very interesting listening to Chris Kaminski and his students discuss, through the k12 online conference, their experiences and thoughts concerning Web 2.0. As a young teacher, I felt like I was one of the students pleading to use technology in more classes and to have teachers that understand Web 2.0. I may not [...]
Posted in k12online06, Teaching on Nov 24th, 2006
Anytime that content filtering is discussed form an educational technology point of view, the discussion turns into a business-like talk where money, community, and the users become the focal point. Is this necessarily negative? I definitely think that each school that serious implements technology or has an inordinate amount of technology will eventually need a [...]
Posted in General, k12online06, Teaching on Nov 23rd, 2006
At the k12 online conference, Julie Lindsay discusses the idea of a Professional Learning Environment in her presentation. I am a believer in an environment like this which provides links, content, and discussion that is involved in the learning process. I run my school website using Drupal, a content management system, which gives me many [...]
Posted in General, k12online06, Teaching on Nov 23rd, 2006
I’m a mathematics and computer science teacher, but my first love was geography and weather. I used to, besides eating cottage cheese, draw maps all of the time of the world, the United States, and just about anything that had to do with latitude and longitude. From the age of 3 to around 7, I [...]
Posted in General, k12online06, Teaching on Nov 22nd, 2006
At the k12 online conference, in their presentation titled “Toward a System of Online Curriculum-Sharing”, Rob Lucas and Kevin Driscoll discuss and show many examples of websites that allow teachers to share lesson plans and curriculum. As a young teacher, I have explored these website on my own and these resources are important to both [...]
This blog is going to bat for Web 2.0. My name is Chris Higgins and I am a high school mathematics and computer science teacher at Norwalk High School in Ohio. I am a lifetime learner, Web 2.0 advocate, blogger, tennis coach, and a huge sports fan. Go Browns! Go Cavs! Go Tribe!
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