1. A Glimpse into a Teacher’s Summer Vacation: Ready? Set? Go!

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    July 11, 2015 by Dr. Robbie Barber

     School’s  out!  Time to play! Unless you are a teacher.  Then you have about 10 weeks to do everything.  Ready? …
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  2. #NOTATISTE15: Organizing Info to Actually Use

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    July 1, 2015 by Dr. Robbie Barber

    One of the biggest problems at any conference is the running from room to room, listening to great speakers, gathering …
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  3. #NOTATISTE15 And Still Learning

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    June 29, 2015 by Dr. Robbie Barber

    This year, due to family and other issues, I had to turn down the generous offer from my school system …
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  4. Technology in the Classroom: What’s My Job (Part II)

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    June 23, 2015 by Dr. Robbie Barber

    At a recent class in Adobe Premiere, another student found out I was a school librarian and said “your job …
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  5. Technology in the Classroom: What’s My Job? (Part I)

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    June 21, 2015 by Dr. Robbie Barber

    Sitting in the mechanics waiting room, I overheard two separate conversations.  In each, there was some point where the recommendation …
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  6. Summer: Rest, Read, Plan, Create, Repeat

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    May 31, 2015 by Dr. Robbie Barber

    The summer is a time for rest and renewal and learning.  I’ve got BIG plans for the Fall and I …
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  7. “I don’t know technology.”

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    April 28, 2015 by Dr. Robbie Barber

    During state testing, some of which was online, I was asked to help debug a problem with the headphones not …
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  8. Feedback: Words CAN Hurt

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    April 8, 2015 by Dr. Robbie Barber

    On a March 29, 2015 #sunchat discussion, I found myself using “feedback” and “criticism” interchangably.  I also found others do …
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  9. What Failure Feels Like

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    March 9, 2015 by Dr. Robbie Barber

    I have seen in the past month, no less than 100 messages encouraging teachers to fail – to model failure …
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  10. Don’t Let E-Mail Overwhelm You!

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    February 26, 2015 by Dr. Robbie Barber

    It turns out that there is more than one discussion to be had on email.  Originally, I thought the #FCSVanguard …
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