Category Archives: Community

School Community. In celebration and in crisis.

October brought our school two big community events. The Gathering, which is a full school (PK-12 – 3 campus) event where we showcase and celebrate all the school, it’ students and faculty have achieved over the year. Everyone comes together … Continue reading

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Understanding Open Source

I am a big advocate of open source software.  We’ve used it at our school for a number of years.  Our firewall is an appliance called Untangle. We use open source software in the classroom including tools like Open Office … Continue reading

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Interested in talking about Moodle? Moot anyone?

Are you interested in talking about Moodle? Would you like to come to a conference devoted to Moodle? Would you be willing to present at a conference devote to Moodle? Are you are curious about how Moodle can be used in your school? Would you … Continue reading

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WordCamp Philly Version 2.0

There are certain things I look forward to in my job and the opportunities it affords me to learn new things and expand knowledge base.  WordCamp Philly 2011 provided me with the opportunity and delivered on learning in spades. This … Continue reading

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I blog and why the hell should you care? (or My Expanded About Page)

“Who the hell is going to want to read what I have to say?” This was the question I asked myself when I started this blog. It is something I consider each time I write. There are a million blogs … Continue reading

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Untag me

I was walking through the halls of our middle school one afternoon and I saw a student wearing this shirt.

I thought to myself what a simple statement and what a powerful message. Continue reading

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Expanding the Definition of Community to a Global Community

Is community just the area in which you live and work or is it something more? Wikipedia’s definition of community is as follows: Traditionally a “community” has been defined as a group of interacting people living in a common location. … Continue reading

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