Unpacking the Acer 714 Spin

As soon as I received the device from CDW-G, I was eager to get started. It took me a few minutes to find the stylus – under the keyboard. I popped it out, and immediately went to Cursive (cursive.apps.chrome) to try it out. I think I type faster than I write, but sometimes, I love…

Using a Chromebook as the only Device

I am the Director of Information & Instructional Technology at Union School District in San Jose, California. I am first and foremost a teacher – I have both a multiple subject credential and administrative credential, and I am the only administrator in the district who regularly teaches in the schools in our districts. (I teach…

50 Things I’ve Learned about Teaching

This post was originally published in January 2013. I have been working in education for the past eight years, and I look back and see how I’ve developed my own (very strong) beliefs about teaching and learning.  Many of these have been inspired by things I’ve learned through ed-tech conferences, teaching my own classes, reading,…

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