tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.comments2024-01-10T01:02:17.686-06:00To Learn TwiceDr. Henry Thielehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16589985520636806337noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-85220751722204368402016-09-15T22:31:04.106-05:002016-09-15T22:31:04.106-05:00Thanks, Hank! We do have amazing teachers and admi...Thanks, Hank! We do have amazing teachers and administrators! *Christine Tomasino, efriendlylearning.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649110283008916312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-55796755975085499962012-06-25T12:34:47.855-05:002012-06-25T12:34:47.855-05:00Let's also retire "Web 2.0"!Let's also retire "Web 2.0"!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485742933954843224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-67642712966508731442011-05-06T10:03:57.938-05:002011-05-06T10:03:57.938-05:00These are some very impressive legal documents, Ha...These are some very impressive legal documents, Hank. Well done. I would like to review our district policies after reading how thorough these have been written.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464791652164704398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-52249552400345644522011-04-28T14:14:41.973-05:002011-04-28T14:14:41.973-05:00We are using Google Apps @ Marseilles Elementary S...We are using Google Apps @ Marseilles Elementary School District in Marseilles, ILTraci Grandgeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753254340206728794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-77118145256717315712011-04-20T12:21:48.677-05:002011-04-20T12:21:48.677-05:00Hank,
I really look forward to your posts because ...Hank,<br />I <b>really</b> look forward to your posts because they always seem to arrive just when I'm dealing with a similar problem!<br />Thanks!<br />SueTTrinity Librarianshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546535882026111366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-24171050286611785242011-03-29T02:08:27.993-05:002011-03-29T02:08:27.993-05:00So impressive article, i enjoyed to read it..So impressive article, i enjoyed to read it..webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821616605679507370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-3401597412357758212011-02-25T00:27:48.998-06:002011-02-25T00:27:48.998-06:00Impressive! I've been using http://ifttt.com/...Impressive! I've been using http://ifttt.com/ the past few days which takes all that info and reroutes it with tasks and actions.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />~HerschellSpecial*Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903043939114981219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-57220910440373547272011-02-25T00:27:00.155-06:002011-02-25T00:27:00.155-06:00IMPRESSIVE - I've been using http://ifttt.com/...IMPRESSIVE - I've been using http://ifttt.com/ the past few days that works well for the layman. <br /><br />~HerschellSpecial*Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903043939114981219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-83551148203628656372011-02-24T23:40:49.151-06:002011-02-24T23:40:49.151-06:00Nice! Now, just re-invent eduphoria! facilities&am...Nice! Now, just re-invent eduphoria! facilities&events registration :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705687277525169428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-3146773963659604102011-01-10T12:32:41.980-06:002011-01-10T12:32:41.980-06:00Scott,
I was trying to incorporate social bookmar...Scott,<br /><br />I was trying to incorporate social bookmarking in the diagram.<br /><br />HankDr. Henry Thielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589985520636806337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-33459920521973764562011-01-10T12:02:11.267-06:002011-01-10T12:02:11.267-06:00This is a great model / image of the process that ...This is a great model / image of the process that is taking place. The only confusion I have is the Find Information to use and then bookmark.SMeechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638316760895718112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-34583361676016992302010-12-11T06:13:42.555-06:002010-12-11T06:13:42.555-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Dissertation Writing Helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129216317804018856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-57694433099601826712010-11-05T11:18:03.347-05:002010-11-05T11:18:03.347-05:00I can certainly appreciate your problems with FUD,...I can certainly appreciate your problems with FUD, and would agree that often such problems keep good technologies from being adopted. And to be sure, some of Jackie's points are less than valid (the HTTPS point, for example). On the other hand, some of the points she makes do seem to be valid. For example, it seems as though you are ach missing the others' point in some cases: the agreement does leave the option for Google to require payment for Google Apps for Education in the future, but the FAQ you point to also says that they "plan" to keep the "core" of it free. I think both are valid points: there's always the chance that the Google service will go away or require payment, but the odds are that it won't. (I'm also not convinced by your "core" justification: just because they are currently offering those services doesn't mean that they are all "core" services. This is especially true given that Google Apps for Education was launched with only a few services, and more have been added over time.)<br /><br />Similarly, I know that the privacy issues are not necessarily trivial. While Google seems to have a reasonable privacy policy, I know that some of the special education and social work staff at my high school wanted to have a secure, encrypted system that *nobody* outside their group had any access to, in order to protect the privacy of the people with whom they worked. Whether those concerns should be allayed by Google's privacy policy or not, some people will still feel uncomfortable with giving their confidential data to any third party.<br /><br />All that being said, none of those are particularly reasons to keep schools from implementing Google Apps for their students, and maybe making it an option (or the only option) for some staff. There are confidentiality issues where some people have valid concerns, and there are reliability concerns (which remain valid, although odds are that Google's services are more reliable than most schools').<br /><br />It may be possible, in fact, to assuage some concerns by having a somewhat blended solution. For example, the university I currently attend is requiring undergraduate students to set up either a Google Apps account or a hosted Microsoft Exchange account. On the other hand, graduate students and staff are (as far as I can tell) prohibited from doing so, because of concerns about confidentiality, data storage, and contractual obligations (both with private companies and the government) to not give data to third parties. While it seems as though this would add complexity, it appears as though the university is in a position to save money by reducing the load and maintenance on their own systems, and give a number of new features to their undergraduate students.<br /><br />So, while I'm not convinced that Google Apps for Education is the best choice in all cases, some of your points are certainly correct, and it is certainly a good idea to consider the service as an option.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560480997959254669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-87595645934466622952010-11-05T10:26:59.245-05:002010-11-05T10:26:59.245-05:00Hank
What a great answer to questions that I am s...Hank<br /><br />What a great answer to questions that I am sure are coloring decisions about GAE across the country.<br /><br />I will be sure to share it with everyone I know that is considering GAE and meeting resistance.Anne Trugerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608173398584992771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-55416359798220104752010-11-05T07:22:22.389-05:002010-11-05T07:22:22.389-05:00Beautiful Hank!Your concise and direct response is...<br>Beautiful Hank!<br>Your concise and direct response is "must read"> for any school or ditrict looking to adopt Google Apps. In many situations I think it's becoming less about FUD and more about fear. And you hit it on the head right here, "Perhaps it is fear of losing one’s job, eroding their area of expertise, not knowing the facts, or not knowing where to go to get the answers."<br>Thanks for taking the time to shed some light on these issues and also for modeling what a strong ed tech leader can look and sound like!<br>Michael Wackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107262651754470657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-61083621672194384282010-10-19T16:28:57.625-05:002010-10-19T16:28:57.625-05:00Dave,
Yes, you could blend the two scripts to cre...Dave,<br /><br />Yes, you could blend the two scripts to create one that does both. It would probably take me a few hours to do, but someone who understands scripts better could probably do it in under an hour.<br /><br />HankDr. Henry Thielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589985520636806337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-63035055889608902202010-10-19T16:10:13.341-05:002010-10-19T16:10:13.341-05:00Dear Mr. Thiele - My question, only by sheer coinc...Dear Mr. Thiele - My question, only by sheer coincidence, deals with the evolution of your mail merging template.<br /><br />I am working on a gmail merging projects as part of my undergraduate internship at DePaul University and was wondering; <br /><br />Is there anyway to combine the feature of your gmail merging template that gets the contacts from google gmail groups and puts them into the mail merge with the template created by Mr. Robinson (if you google Mail Merge under gmail documents it is the newest template) that inserts names into the actual email? <br /><br />Let me know either way and have an excellent day - <br /><br />Regards;<br /><br />Dave Connell<br />dcarpenterconnell@gmail.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453656417382395614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-86191326565138426382010-08-23T10:20:50.788-05:002010-08-23T10:20:50.788-05:00Henry, I look forward to watching what you and you...Henry, I look forward to watching what you and your group thinks about the book and how to apply it. Le me know if anyone has any questions about updated applications of any of the strategies. We give a 3-day workshop on the book that is the cutting edge version.<br /><br />Matt Kuhn<br />co-authorMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472161715988433467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-7051944788286092402010-08-12T13:32:38.885-05:002010-08-12T13:32:38.885-05:00Great stuff, Henry. Taming the flood of informati...Great stuff, Henry. Taming the flood of information which threatens to drown us is a fundamental skill in this increasingly inter-connected online world: tweets, email, blogs, snippets, sites all need active management or we will cease to reflect and create, and become merely reactive.EdintheCloudshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076773227714563024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-6161975087497910202010-08-05T06:27:58.152-05:002010-08-05T06:27:58.152-05:00Hi, Henry,
You summary of ePortfolios is OK as fa...Hi, Henry,<br /><br />You summary of ePortfolios is OK as far as it goes but does not mention presenting to different audiences, for different purposes and possibly presenting different 'personas' of one's self.<br /><br />See my slideshare at:<br />http://www.slideshare.net/maximise/the-need-for-now<br /><br />and my blog at:<br />www.efoliointheuk.blogspot.com<br /><br />Best Wishes,<br />Ray TRay Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654892229937491921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-12914689676396652112010-07-08T15:50:34.347-05:002010-07-08T15:50:34.347-05:00Hi Henry,
Your summary of ISTE10 is really helpfu...Hi Henry,<br /><br />Your summary of ISTE10 is really helpful for me. I've just attended the Ed-Media 2010 at Toronto, which was organized by the same organization, and I strongly agree with you on those themes.<br /><br />BodongBodong Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382816547696333474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-54481186593755937842010-07-08T14:00:46.400-05:002010-07-08T14:00:46.400-05:00Hi Henry,
Enjoyed your concise assessment of EdTec...Hi Henry,<br />Enjoyed your concise assessment of EdTech conversations. Wish I could be so concise!!!<br /><br />At any rate, I took #2 and ran with it- quoted and linked back to your blog:<br /><a href="http://www.shupester.com/files/mobile_devices_class-act.php" rel="nofollow">Concerning Mobile Devices</a><br /><br />regards,<br />the Shupester<br />http://shupester.comthe shupesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143342358119118373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-62398923274412556332010-06-29T10:54:49.942-05:002010-06-29T10:54:49.942-05:00Hi Henry,
I echo Jeff's sentiment, thanks for ...Hi Henry,<br />I echo Jeff's sentiment, thanks for blogging for those not able to attend this year.<br /><br />I would like to just comment on the concept of the Digital Divide. We need to make certain that we understand that the concept does not solely refer to hardware and Internet access, but also to the divide created by educators who use technologies in the classrooms and those who do not.Digital Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024277383745143390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-87775274026987780392010-06-29T07:45:18.258-05:002010-06-29T07:45:18.258-05:00Here are three themes I see emerging:
1. The impor...Here are three themes I see emerging:<br />1. The importance of the Administrator in transforming how we use technology for teaching and learning (Project Red, CoSN CTO Forum)<br />2. Formative Assessment Practices- This came out in Project Red and several other places.<br />3. ENGAGEMENT, ENGAGEMENT, ENGAGEMENTTammy https://www.blogger.com/profile/12428811959708564661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856512141307582603.post-51909088052161971222010-06-29T07:18:55.905-05:002010-06-29T07:18:55.905-05:00Henry, Thanks for the summary for those of us who ...Henry, Thanks for the summary for those of us who could not make it to Denver. I agree that these 5 trends reflect the state and direction of education technology. I hope there have there been good suggestions on addressing these issues presented at ISTE10 that can be shared.- Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01742393839102191300noreply@blogger.com