Another Cool Site – Prezi.com
http://www.prezi.com A whole new way to create presentations! No longer do presentations have to be linear, slide-based, and a graveyard of bulleted lists. Prezi’s unique layout features, editor, and...
View ArticleWordle and BackChanneling with Scott Snyder
The Cover it Live blog below contains the notes and backchannel of an after-school workshop at Wissahickon Middle School. The workshop was presented by Scott Snyder (@thespian70) and was facilitated by...
View ArticleNew Look and New Name
So, upon receiving an email from Edublogs this morning about 33 new themes, I had to check it out. It has been awhile since I thought about the appearance of this blog and so I thought maybe it’s time...
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2010 Keystone Summit Goes Virtual!
Join us in the 2010 Virtual PA Keystone Technology Integrator Summit! This year, for the first time, the Keynote speakers and some of the sessions at the Keystone Summit will be delivered virtually...
View ArticleDig into Diigo
This morning at the Keystone Technology Integrators Summit I am presenting “Dig into Diigo“. As I’ve previously posted, many of the sessions at this year’s summit are virtual, and you can join in on...
View ArticleGo Green with Technology
This morning at the Keystone Technology Integrators Summit I am presenting “Go Green with Technology“. As I’ve previously posted, many of the sessions at this year’s summit are virtual, and you can...
View ArticlePerk Up Your Projects with Web 2.0
This afternoon at the Keystone Technology Integrators Summit I am presenting “Perk Up Your Projects with Web 2.0“. As I’ve previously posted, many of the sessions at this year’s summit are virtual, and...
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eToolBox Nominated!
WSD’s eToolBox Wiki has once again been nominated for the Best Educational Wiki in the 2010 Edublog Awards, aka “The Eddies”. This is the 3rd year in a row that the eToolBox has been nominated. Maybe...
View ArticleSkype in the Classroom
Have you been wanting to use Skype to connect to other classrooms in the world but don’t know where to start? If so, there is now a website for you – Skype in the Classroom! http://education.skype.com...
View ArticleColllabo.com – Knowledge Shared
Today I am pleased to present my very first guest blog and blogger! A.J. Juliani, Co-Founder of Colllabo.com and colleague, has written the following post. Check it out, and be sure to check out...
View ArticleWMS Innovates!
Wow, what an awesome day yesterday! In addition to all the great 21st century teaching and learning that happens on a daily basis at Wissahickon Middle School, yesterday was a day for global...
View ArticleMaking Monsters to “Say Boo to Drugs”
Our latest foray into WMS’s MakerSpace was not only festive fun for the upcoming Halloween holiday but also in support of next week’s school-wide celebration of Red Ribbon Week. The theme of the week...
View ArticleWikis & Skype & Tech Squad – OH MY!
Last week was another great week of innovation and global collaboration at Wissahickon Middle School! Read on to find out all about our Community Organization Wikis, Global Collaboration with Skype...
View Article#Skypeathon
Are you planning on participating in the Global #skypeathon on Dec 3 & 4? https://t.co/XBaLEMFmw4 #mieexpert #ktifamily #WissLearns — Dianne Krause (@diannekrause) November 16, 2015 via Twitter...
View ArticleMakerSpace “Playdate”
On Friday, November 13th, WMS hosted educators, technology/instructional coaches, administrators and librarians in our MakerSpace and Library for what we dubbed our “Playdate”. The intent of this time...
View ArticleHour of Code
In honor of Computer Science Education Week next week, students in Wissahickon School District and across the globe will be participating in activities for the Hour of Code. Below is a Sway that I put...
View ArticleWMS presents their MakerSpace to the School Board
On Monday, February 8th, WMS students and teachers presented the WMS MakerSpace to the WSD Board of School Directors. Check out our presentation below, especially the video – WMS MakerSpace in Action....
View ArticleProject Communication and Collaboration with Sway
I had the honor of being a guest blogger once again on the Microsoft in Education blog. This time I wrote about how the students and staff of Wissahickon Middle School are using Sway for project...
View ArticleWiss21 Technology Showcase
Check out this article about our Wiss21 Technology Showcase! https://t.co/Uy3PRA4Q9K #ddd #wisslearns — Dianne Krause (@diannekrause) February 24, 2016
View ArticleReader’s Workshop – The Sway Way!
At Wissahickon Middle School, we have been using Sway in a variety of ways for demostrations of learning, teacher presentations, and communication, collaboration and project-based learning. Another...
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