http://edforum.adventist.org Connecting Adventist Educators Around the World Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:41:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many years ago in a land far way there live a wise and just king.  This king was known far and wide for his outstanding wisdom.  People would travel for months to bring him the most difficult cases and each time they would leave amazed at the wisdom and understanding ... http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/36 I've been having just a little fun with Google Earth!  Did you know that you could put pictures in Google Earth using an online service called Panoramio? There are some rules.  For example, pictures can't be of people or pets as the main subject of the picture. You can also put ... http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/32 Schools have historically been on the tail end of technology advancements, seemingly always playing catch-up to what businesses have been doing with technology for years. This is not surprising considering the limited budgets schools have to work with and the fact that technology has been viewed with skepticism as to ... http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/31 The schools that I visit are clearly places of learning, of hope, and of love. I see strong relationships between faculty and students. I see fun, challenging activities that push the students view of the world. I see God revealed through both nature and His Word. Further, as I've looked ... http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/30 Last school year, we realized that our current content filtering solution was not adequate.  Experts repeatedly advise families to keep their computers in a common area of the home where all internet viewing is public.  In a boarding academy environment it is challenging to apply this advice without removing computers ... http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/28 In my years of work in Adventist schools I have tried to keep focused on the basic goals of Adventist education. This has sometimes been a difficult matter because parents send their children to our schools for a variety of reasons. Some want a safe place where their children can ... http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/27 In an earlier article I discussed using the built-in library of SmartArt graphic organizers in Microsoft Office 2007 applications.  As you try the different images however, you’ll soon want to make changes to them, frankly, because they get a little boring after awhile, and they may also not fully ... http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/24 In my previous post under the section on School Improvement, I expressed concern about the quality of our Adventist schools, and especially the small schools. One of the respondents gave the following explanation for this situation: "My theory on why so many of our small schools are subpar and failing: ... http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/22 Books. Magazines. Newspapers. TV. Radio. Internet. Blogs. Chatrooms. MySpace. iPods. YouTube. Advertizing with most. More media, more information, more choices. How do students learn to choose what is good, noble and true? To focus on what is needed to make life-direction-setting decisions as growing disciples? As the ... http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/20 Why do you teach?  Is teaching merely a job? a way to earn a living? a career that makes a difference? or is there more? "Christian teachers see the profession of teaching as a ministry. It is an act of serving young people as they move toward the realisation of their ... http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/19