SRS 2.0

Well, as I read about the political ramifications. I thought back to the election in 2003. I remember the write-in candidates winning that election. I was so proud of their accomplishments the fact that they had ousted individuals that had supported a measure that at that time I still thought was ridiculous.
How things have changed! […]

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I found it interesting that in Part 3: Computing the Cost of this 5 part series in the Stillwater Gazette they began talking about numbers- the “true cost of ownership”. Since costs are the pinnacle of most technology enhancements- usually it is the first thing that is brought up in a discussion, I found it […]

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I am really enjoying this series in the Stillwater Gazette. Yesterday’s article talked about the Intangible Benefits. The article prompted me to think about critical thinking and Bloom’s taxonomy- things I learned about during my psychology training and my pre-service teacher days. I was wondering how exactly do we measure critical thinking? There is no […]

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I got a great email yesterday telling me to check out my hometown’s newspaper. They were going to be having a five-part series about Technology in the Classroom. Today, I will reflect on yesterday’s article: Inside the High-Tech Classroom.
The article talked about Oak-Land Junior High- the first school in Minnesota to ever try 1 laptop […]

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This morning I met with our school’s Technology Task Force. We will be starting a large project this year, writing the school’s official technology plan- which is slated for release February 2008. We are also looking for new members who would be willing to join our Technology Task Force, we meet roughly once a month […]

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Earlier this summer I joined a few Nings- I joined one about Laptop Learning which I have found very beneficial to gather ideas from other educators. I also joined one about global collaboration. One of the neat projects I participated in this past weekend was a video conferencing session with educators in Europe, Asia, Australia, […]

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I sit on a few listservs, typically these are places in where school educators talk about a variety of issues that are beneficial to a wide number of people. As I was going through emails on Wednesday, I came across an invitation for Quechup sent by one of the listserv subscribers. It was a bit […]

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I first want to thank all who came to the Curriculum Night and were able to attend the “Technology Refresher”. As a courtesy, I have attached my presentation for review and also for those who were unable to attend. If you have any questions about these new programs, please do not hesitate to email me.
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Over the past few weeks I have been working on getting ready for the first two weeks.  These first two weeks are jammed pack with many projects, programs, and upstarts.So what is up in Room 11? We started NWEA testing, yes even though it was hot in the computer lab we were able to begin […]

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I get a few questions about how to find me, so I thought I would let you know how this works.
Phone or Email: I suggest email
You may email me at lisa.sjogren@srsmn.org but be advised I get between 70-100 emails in a day so responses do take a while. I do have “rules” that help […]

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