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About Karl Schaefer

Digital Learning Coordinator at Durham Academy in Durham NC, USA. Husband, Father, Grandfather and Farmer.

Resources from NCAIS Master Teacher Academy

This list comes from our Moodle course and has some of the resources that were presented or discussed during our 3 day session. Saint Albans School Form IV Honors Chemistry Website: http://sta.moodlehub.com/ 5th Grade Sign Project Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n1i5rtHsWM Chemistry Class … Continue reading

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Bridging Learning with Tools

‘Bridge‘ http://www.flickr.com/photos/91273409@N00/17854302 As I left work yesterday, Pete McWilliams asked me if I ever needed a testimonial on the power of our Google Apps for Education, let him know. I said I would love one as I would be interested to … Continue reading

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Student Portfolios with VoiceThread

  With my  new Foundations of Technology course for 5th grade students, I wanted to students to develop an online portfolio that could live outside of both the classroom and our school. My goal is to give the students an … Continue reading

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SaaSing is OK with me!

How SaaS is working at Durham Academy. Continue reading

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We Touch – We Learn

This is a post I wrote as Durham Academy Middle  School started to use the iPod Touch Bretford Cart with Mrs. Hall’s 5th Grade History Course. We have 28 16 GB iPod Touchs in the cart and 2 for teachers … Continue reading

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