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 YOU ONLY HAVE 1-WEEK  LEFT To REGISTER! There still is time to register for the 2012 PATINS State Conference, which is 2 days full of exciting interactions with professionals in teaching and technology. This is a great opportunity to absorb and share not only hi-tech applications you never knew were possible, but also practical low-tech [...]

NEW ICAM Blog Announced! Martha Hammond at the ICAM has started blogging all things AIM, NIMAS & ICAM related on Thursdays via the brand new “ICAM Dispatch.”  I think it’d be a wise decision to take 5 minutes and check it out, subscribe just like you do to this blog and leave Martha some comments, [...]

  Submit A Proposal Soon!  PATINS State Conference 2012 Are You Doing Great Things?  You PROBABLY are and may not even realize it or might not consider it that great, but just think about it for a moment. Could another educator somewhere in IN benefit from hearing more about what you’re doing?  Are you implementing [...]

Textbooks in Indiana: “…For starters, it redefines what a textbook is. As of July 1, the word “textbook” in the Indiana code will refer not just to books but also computer hardware, software and digital content.” Read the whole article here and share your thoughts here on the blog in the form of comments. http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary/article_f99f3714-de9b-5fde-a3a5-ef078d1d464d.html [...]

I know I’ve been really bad about updating this blog the last few Fridays in a row!  Things have been quite busy and I apologize.  I hope everyone returned to their classrooms and offices well fed and rested after the Thanksgiving Holiday and are now ready to rest for a few more days before tackling [...]

ENGAGE ME! Check out this video  Something I’ve always believed and something that more and more people are starting to talk about is the idea that the tools that engage our students the most (and that they will be using in their world outside of school) have typically been the same exact tools that we [...]

Are You Ready? The PATINS Second Life Open House is only 11 days away! Do you have an Avatar created? See here: www.patinsproject.com/htm/TrainingVideos/SecondLife/SecondLifeIntro1/Second%20Life%20Introduction%20Tutorial%201.html Do you have the software downloaded and installed? See here: http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/?lang=en-US Have you checked to make sure you can access Second Life and that your computer meets the minimum system requirements? See [...]