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finally got profile pic updated with our new student-created logo. twitter settings were not allowing update from the school!

Preparing students to succeed on next week's TAKS tests...

At the New Tech Network conference in Chicago. Learning about some new web 2.0 tools.

Surrounded by other digital media geeks in Conf Room G...

Talked about sharing film festival info with other digital media folks. Just got this: http://tinyurl.com/28avzjq

Deadline this week for LEGO Smart Creativity Contest. Info at http://bit.ly/cnVpLE

Headed to Cross-Curricular session shortly. Mtg found here: http://todaysmeet.com/cross-curricular

Just kicked off a Twitter project with one of the Digital Media classes...

Still a work in progress, but our updated website: http://www.austinschools.org/campus/akinsnewtech/

Meeting and working with our incoming 9th graders (first freshmen class ever!). Look forward to watching their many successes!

Computer Apps students are researching twitter right now! What is it, why do people adopt/reject, its role in the elections in Iran...

Students to answer how twitter would have impacted other historical events were it available. Lewis & Clark, Lincoln assassination, Columbus

Also students will create a string of tweets that would have been seen during the historical event.

Finishing presentations and now into review time...getting ready for exams. Time to put all that project-based learning to work.

Local Austin PBS station, KLRU, sending a representative to our Video Tech class to watch student presentations and discuss. Thanks KLRU!

Fall Final Exams! Hope the students are ready. We'll find out shortly...

3rd six weeks, exams, grading, grades entered in various systems, etc, etc. DONE!

@msbearce looks like a really cool project...should generate some interesting thoughts on copyright...

Finished the first day back at school. All in all, went pretty well. Good to be rejuvenated by the students' infectious energy.

At the TCEA conference in Austin. Learning about some new tech tools to be utilized in the classroom...