And You Thought No One was Paying Attention....

[Alterego] is a weblog dedicated to discussing "edublogs" (which are just weblogs used in education). I have linked to their weblog a couple of times (see especially An Edublog Manifesto in the Making where I link to their vision of edublogs). It appears that they also have started keeping an eye on ADEPT's work at the Chicago Teachers' Center as they reference us in a recent post. If you have not had a chance to look at the weblog over at [Alterego], it is well worth a look. They have lots of interesting links to examples of edublogs as well as thoughtful posts on this emerging technology.

We were also noticed by a local friend over at Whittier Elementary School, Albert Delgado. He just dropped us a line to say he was in the cyber "neighborhood" so to speak. I asked him what kinds of ways they use technology in their school and he responded by saying:

We are starting first off with authentic projects to use this technology with. Starting off with more thought. Our first project, a teacher project, is in regards to 'science talk" ELL students in an inquiry centered classroom. We have besides our two sixth grade, some UIC professors and folks from Che Che Konnen Project out of Mass. They are part of the TERC hub. We are putting video to DVD for teacher research purposes.

And we thought that we were only speaking to ourselves. Its good to know that we have friends and colleagues out there working on similar kinds of problems.--Steve
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The Average Teacher

Anyone who watches Boston Public each week and isn't an education professional would assume the following: Most U.S. teachers are hip, young things who work in schools of weapon-wielding, oversexed teens; and they spend much of their time obsessing about kids' personal problems rather than writing lesson plans. For a more accurate profile of teachers today, we turned to the U.S. Current Population Survey and the recently released Schools and Staffing Survey. Education Week Nov 1 2002 1:07AM ET [Moreover - US education news]
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Blog to Court: Check Your Facts

In a striking example of digital-era accountability, a 5th Circuit appellate court judge amends a decision after an attorney notes a minor error in the ruling on his weblog. By Kendra Mayfield. [Wired News]
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