A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
So far I’ve been fairly impressed with all most of the sessions I attended. I got up early for the Eye-Opener session with Willard Daggart, which proved to be the least interested. Daggart’s presentation was full of bombast, and seemed bent on shock value, and I seriously doubted some of the numbers and statistics he … Read More “FETC – Day 1, part 1” »
At NECC I commented on the vendor leeches – those that swoop in for the free goodies. This observation is about the FETC sessions themselves. I really like how technology has changed the face of conference session attendance. Back in my elementary teaching days, I attended a regional science conference in Charlotte. It was a … Read More “Snatch and Grab Sessions” »
Man, there is some stiff competition at this conference. I thought my iPod, Palm with keyboard, Nikon S1 and duel phone combination would score beauceau points. Even with the goatee, I was outclassed by ponytails and black attire. Of course, the main problem with my gear is that it’s not the smallest, nor is it … Read More “Geekier Than Thou” »
Traveling is tiring. Traveling with a large group can be even more daunting. Today I took eight of our school tech coordinators to the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC). The flight to Orlando was uneventful, and our hotel let us check in early. Lunch was leisurely, then we spent most of the rest of the … Read More “FETC 06 – Getting There” »
It’s Tuesday, which means we had our regular principal/district staff meeting. It was full of the typical administrivia that tends to put me to sleep, until I heard the following phrase uttered… Could you send that to us in electronic form? This came from one of our least-technically inclined principals. It also occurred to me … Read More “Progress” »
Not Ideas About the Thing But the Thing Itself At the earliest ending of winter,In March, a scrawny cry from outsideSeemed like a sound in his mind. He knew that he heard it,A bird’s cry, at daylight or before,In the early March wind. The sun was rising at six,No longer a battered panache above … Read More “At the earliest ending of winter” »
First, a bit of trivia about South Carolina Politics. Anyone can vote in the primaries. For example, you don’t have to be a registered Republican to vote in the Republican primaries, and likewise for the Democrat primaries. However, it is one or the other. If you vote in one party’s primary, you cannot vote in … Read More “Push Polls” »
I had a first-year teacher stop by my office yesterday, and he used the term "webmaster" to refer to some work he was doing. As I listened to him, I realized that I had also stated that I was the webmaster for the Greenville Chorale on my most recent resume that I sent to Fourth … Read More “Webmaster No More” »
Setting: Chorale Rehearsal Situation: Going over articulation and places to breathe in Daniel Gawthrop’s "Behold This Mystery." Text: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Not suffering or distress, not famine or nakedness, not peril or sword. Singer – "Do you break after nakedness?" Me – "Well, quite frequently, but that’s really none … Read More “A Bit Too Personal” »
Little more speed, little more rope,Little more wind, little more hope,Gotta get this stupid kite to fly! From "You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown" Today after church we headed up to F.E.N.C.E. for their annual kite festival. Whether we wound up flying kites or not, it was a lovely drive up to the Landrum area. … Read More “Kites” »