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Present at OSSBA in August 2010

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My very good friend, Colonel Rhoades stopped by school yesterday to see me. They'll never forget our digital stories.

March 4

Sending COV link to fellow educator who'd like 2 create a digital story over trip to Olympics in Vancouver. She's presenting 2 Kiwanis.

February 28

Whitney Allen replied to Wesley Fryer's discussion 'Present at OSSBA in August 2010'

I think I'm going to give it a whirl.

February 28

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Hometown: (where you grew up)

Morrison, Oklahoma

Current home: (where you live now)

Asher, Oklahoma

About Me:

Digital learning, you bet! I attended Dana Owens and Wesley Fryer's first cov workshop. What an authentic learning experience for me and now my students. I applaude digital champions like Dana and Wesley for their efforts. Stephen Covey in his book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", says one must continually reinvent themselves. Education plays a vital role in the economy. I highly suggest reading the book, "Tough Choices or Tough Times" written by The National Center on Education and the Economy. Education must reinvent itself to meet the ever changing demands of the global economy. According to "Tough Choices or Tough Times", the standard of living in the United States will erode away if we, as a nation, do not change. Another book I suggest reading is "Technopoly" by Neil Postman. Technology represents what the stirrup did for man. In medieval times, the stirrup revolutionized war; man could now fight on horseback. Teachers, I encourage you to stir up with your stirrup! Look out Encyclomedia, I feel a "break out" session brewing! As Garage Band says, "Soldier on!"

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Asher Public School

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http://whit.edublogs.org/

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http://asher.k12.ok.us

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I teach elementary, I teach middle school, I teach high school, I'm a librarian, I'm a lifetime learner

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They'll Never Forget...

Posted on March 4, 2010 at 9:51am — 1 Comment

Newest purchase!!

"We should use technology to create whole new schools. Technology needs to be like oxygen - ubiquitous, necessary, and invisible." Chris Lehmann, Principal, SLA (from Flickr PhotoStream)

Posted on January 12, 2010 at 8:48am —

COV at Hartshorne October 14-16, 2009

What a great bunch of dedicated teachers! I truly enjoyed working with each of them. I admire their level of dedication and professionalism. I've posted photos to my Flickr Photostream. Thanks again! Three days well spent.

Posted on October 15, 2009 at 7:30pm —

Hartshorne COV Workshop

I am excited to be co-facilitating the COV workshop in Hartshorne this week! I always enjoy promoting the use of technology in the classroom. Students need 21st century skills!!

Posted on October 11, 2009 at 8:09pm —

Perennial Passion

Paulo Freire says in his book, "The Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage", that we, as educators, should critically reflect. I am going to take this opportunity to do just that within this blog post. My presentation at Encyclomedia on Friday, the 18th of September ,focused on digital storytelling and how the library can be an engine of growth in your school. To demonstrate this I created a digital story after interviewing a teacher with 62 years of classroom experience who,… Continue

Posted on September 20, 2009 at 8:01am —

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At 11:51am on October 16, 2009, Julie Kitchell said…: Thanks so much for helping with our workshop. You did a great job and I am looking forward to creating more digital stories!!

At 10:24pm on September 5, 2009, Whitney Allen said…: I had a GREAT time working with the teacher participants for the COV workshop in Kansas, Oklahoma! It's great to see teachers excited about using technology in the classroom. I have uploaded pics on my Flickr Photostream. Here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/15056952@N04/?saved=1. Again I had a wonderful time. Thank you Kansas Public School! Great school. Great teachers! Delete Comment Delete Comment

At 4:38pm on June 3, 2008, Christie said…: Are they the black headphones like we had or are they white ones with headphones and a mic? If they are white ones, they belong to the college. If they are black ones, I have no idea. They weren't there when I left.

At 5:50pm on June 2, 2008, Christie said…: No, I have my headphones. I just had them in my hand.

At 3:53pm on June 2, 2008, Whitney Allen said…: All Altus workshop participants:
My email address is: whitney_allen74826@yahoo.com
Thanks, Whitney

At 1:30pm on May 14, 2008, carmitao'bryant said…: hey i love the cov

At 1:38pm on April 16, 2008, Dominique said…: Thanks for the comment Mrs. Whitney. I'm glad uou liked my blog.

At 7:56pm on April 14, 2008, clifford williams said…: we anchored at enowetoc only a couple of days and arrived
at Okinawa 29th of july. we remained anchored in the bay for
a week for some reason. We were under kamikaze alert quiet
often during that time. Aug. 5th about 60 of us in my outfit went
on shore and set up tents because i remember the next day
aug.6 was when the 1st atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima,
Aug. 13 was when the ship came under attack so I had been off
the ship about a week,these dates i do remember. The dates and
wording in the one chapter is not exactly right. My ww2 experiences
was not much compared to most of the soldiers,sailers and marines,
but i'll share with you what i have.
clifford

At 2:33pm on April 14, 2008, clifford williams said…: I must be the first veteran to have a blog on your page. I served
in the Navy approximately 20 mos.during and after ww11. To get
a history of the transport ship i sailed to Okinawa on go to ASK
search engine and type in usslagrange apa124 and take a look at
it.
clifford williams