http://blogs.wcboe.org/techcoachcarmon A Place for Teachers to Collaborate and Learn Fri, 22 May 2009 13:03:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rafe has two books.  There Are No Shortcuts and Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire.  In his books he writes about several things that have made his students successful.  I have to admit that when I first started to read these books, I was put off by the idea that if you ... http://blogs.wcboe.org/techcoachcarmon/2009/05/13/teach-like-your-hair-is-on-fire/ Thank you for listening to us share about wikis and blogs in education.  Sharing homework/class projects Posting and responding to student writing Sharing pictures from field trips Communicating with parents Literature circle type activities Group discussions Portfolios Posting rubrics for assignments Providing a forum for students to give input to rubrics Posting a problem of the week Providing a forum for ... http://blogs.wcboe.org/techcoachcarmon/2009/04/19/wikis-blogs-micca-2009/