These are just some photos that I took while at Virginia Tech for the Workshop on the Impact of Pen-Based Technology on Education (WIPTE) Conference.
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Photos from Virginia Tech
Sunday, October 18th, 2009Wireless lecture
Monday, October 12th, 2009This bit of lecture utilized a presentation application (like Keynote or Powerpoint) that interfaced with students' laptops (to force their screens black, push files out to students, and pull files from students into the teacher's machine.) With the tablet laptop, wireless internet, and wireless projector, the lecturer, Matt O'Brien from Brisbane Boys College, Australia, is able to move freely around the room while lecturing and engaging students in questions and dialogue.
Neat stuff!
Pictures from Chicago
Monday, November 10th, 2008No, these are not photographs from Obama's acceptance speech; as I've explained 163 times, I did not go into town for that. These are photographs from two very different, and equally interesting, Jesuit high schools in the Chicago area.
These are from Loyola Academy in Wilmette, the largest school in the system, with 2300 students.
These are from St Ignatius in Chicago. It is on the National Register of Historic Places (Building #77000480) for good reason ...
JSEA Presentation
Saturday, November 8th, 2008I was in Chicago this past week for the Third Annual (and First International) Tech Coordinators meeting, hosted by Loyola Academy in Wilmette and St. Ignatius, Chicago. Asked to present something new that our school is doing with technology for Wednesday night, I spent Wednesday afternoon throwing something together. Surprisingly, folks seemed interested and impressed.
All I did was present the blog engine that Tom and Francisco Chavez '09 installed, and that I've been using for CatTech. Had I given myself more time for this, I would have included the great work that Justin has been doing with his AP Gov students on their blog, Slow Growing Tree. In any case, for those interested, here is what I had running on my laptop during the presentation as backdrop:
