This week I will be introducing the concept of RtI during a faculty meeting in one of our area schools. Here is the presentation I will be showing during the meeting….

By now anyone who reads my blog is no doubt aware that I am a strong advocate for the use of technology in education. I also value the potential of all the free Web 2.0 applications that are available if we choose to open our filters and our minds. Still, I am very aware that we need to help our students understand the impact that their computer input may have on their future. And, for that matter we need to be aware of our own digital footprint.

After watching the marvelous BBC film series Virtual Revolution – Cost of Free, I was compelled to further think about my own computer use and that of our students. Thus, the following poster. I have embedded the video series (found on YouTube) below my Sunday poster for your convenience. The hour you spend watching the series is truly worthwhile. Feel free to share your thoughts about the “Cost of Free” and the following poster with your students. You can share your thoughts using the comment link found at the bottom of this post as well.

The images used to create this poster were posted to Flickr by Nik McPhee and William Brawley. Click on this mini poster if you would like to view a larger version for printing. Click on the title of this blog if you would like to email this post to a friend.

You might also enjoy revisiting my following post: Digital Dossier…Footprints…Shadows

Today as I drove home from work I saw the shadow of a bird fly overhead. I don’t know what compelled me to stop the car and drive back to the point where I had seen the bird, but I’m so glad I did. It’s pretty obvious from the title of my post, the bird was an eagle that had landed in a lake along the side of the road.

As I peered at this marvelous bird of prey I was awe struck and thrilled. After watching from the car for approximately 10 minutes I decided I would take a chance and get out of my car to get a closer look. The eagle never moved. It simply stood on a stump perched over the water and looked at me as if to say, “Yes, I own this lake and the land surrounding it. I belong.”

Soon, other cars pulled over along side the road. As people realized that I was staring at the lake for a reason, they quietly got out of their cars, whispered hushed tones of delight, pulled out cameras, and asked strangers to send photos their way. Despite all the quiet commotion, the eagle remained stationery, dipping his beak in the water from time to time. The air was crisp, the sky was clear. The sun glimmered over the water as it began to lower across the horizon of the lake. Eventually people returned to their cars and drove off. I was left alone with “my eagle” once again as I marveled at my good fortune, found peace with nature, and wondering how many majestic moments in my life had passed by unnoticed.

I stop for Eagles. I belong.


Several years ago I created an eagle website. I updated it this evening to honor “my eagle.” I hope you too will take time to stop for eagles.

Click on the screenshot to visit my Celebrating the American Bald Eagle site.

By the way, the photo included in this post was sent to me by a kind soul who carries a camera so that he can record the “eagle moments” of his life.