Presentations & Publications


Cool Tools for School	This is an expanded, full-day version of my 1-hour presentation called Online Resources: You can have it all! The resources available here will take much more than a day to fully explore. Last Updated on 7/23/2008

Introduction to Edublogs	This wiki contains an outline of an introduction to blogging using Edublogs and provides links to tutorials and resources. Last Updated on 6/10/2008

From Favorites to Bookmarks to Tags to Presentations with Diigo	This presentation starts with an explanation of why bookmarks just don't work anymore. Participants are introduced to Diigo as a solution in the Web 2.0 world. Last Updated on 6/2/2008

Online Resources: You can have it all!	This presentation is for the Delaware Instructional Technology Conference 2008. Feeling strapped by budgets or unable to install the software you most want to use. Come learn about free, online tools for educators and bring your own examples to share. Start by adding your choices to http://ditc08tools.wikispaces.com/ Last Updated on 4/10/2008

How Do We Know?	This presentation is for the Delaware Instructional Technology Conference 2008. When we were in school, the question was "What do you know?" This presentation is for the 2008 Delaware Instructional Technology Conference When we were in school, the question was "What do you know?" Now, for most of us, the question is "How can I know this?" and "how do I know it's true? " This presentation will go beyond searching to discuss some real-world dilemmas in Knowing in the 21st Century. Last Updated on 4/9/2008

Technology as a Management Tool	A one-day seminar on utilizing technology in non-profit agencies. Last Updated on 3/20/2008

Education 2.0	NETS*S 2007, 21st Century Skills, Web 2.0. All of these are tossed about every day, the question is how does this translate to the K-12 classroom. This presentation uses a Web 2.0 site, protopage.com, to host all of the presentation and links. It also demonstrates a wide range of Web 2.0 educational tools. This was originally presented at the Delaware Instructional Technology Conference on April 19, 2007. Last Updated on 2/15/2008

Videoconferencing and Internet2 in Delaware Schools	This session gave participants an introduction to the services available via Internet2. In particular, participants learned about utilizing the videoconferencing software and equipment, as well as exploring the offerings from MAGPI and CILC. Last Updated on 11/19/2007

Social Networking 2007	This brief selection of resources is designed to support a talk I have given many times on how schools and parents might start to think about and deal with social networking sites, especially Myspace.com. Last Updated on 10/24/2007

St. Mark's High School Opening Faculty Meeting	The wiki contains supporting links for a presentation on new ways to use computing in the classroom to engage students. It includes a Quicktime version of the PowerPoint slides. Last Updated on 8/29/2007

Avon Grove Administrative Team Meeting	This training session was focused on revising the ways computers are harnessed in the classroom to engage students and scaffold higher order thinking. The wiki contains links to the videos and documents used in the presentation. Last Updated on 8/16/2007

Blogs, Podcasts & Wikis: Collaborating in the 21st Century	This presentation is an introduction to three emerging vehicles for spreading information on the Internet. The PowerPoint and associated web page include numerous examples and links to tools for participating in these new technologies. Last Updated on 3/22/2007

21st Century Learning Using Free Tools	Greatly revised in 2007, this presentation and related pages were origninally prepared for the PETE&C 2005 and DITC 2005 conferences. It provides demonstrations of a variety of tools to support 21st century learning and uses the tools as part of the presentation. Last Updated on 3/22/2007

Gadgets, Gizmos, Pods & Wikis	This presentation was designed to help educators learn about new ways to work, learn, teach and play in the world of Web 2.0. It was originally presented to DAACE 2007. Last Updated on 3/22/2007

Wikis in the Classroom	This is just a brief tour of the use I've made of wikis in my graduate courses. The presentation was developed for UD faculty members. Last Updated on 1/27/2006

Internet Literacy	This site provides resources for Internet Literacy by Fred Hofstetter. Last Updated on 12/31/2005

Picking the BEST Webquest	Presented at the Delaware Instructional Technology Conference 2004, this PowerPoint explores ways to evaluate WebQuests to find the ones that really fit your curricular needs and classroom situation. It is based on the teacher inservice training entitled WebQuests in the Standards Based Classroom. Last Updated on 4/28/2004

Digital Generation Gap: Reading, 'Riting & 'Rithmetic in the 21st Century	This PowerPoint presentation raises questions about how technology has evolved, how today's K-12 students are currently using technology and how educators should respond to remain current. Last Updated on 6/6/2003

Advanced Web Design	This site provides resources for Advanced Web Design by Fred Hofstetter. Last Updated on 2/1/2003

Educational Technology: Can It Be Equitable?	This site includes the PowerPoint presentation and support materials for a talk given at the MAR*TEC Invitational Conference: "Leaving No Child Behind-Achieving Equitable Access to Technology." Last Updated on 5/1/2002

Multimedia Literacy	This website provides resources in support of Multimedia Literacy by Fred Hofstetter. Last Updated on 4/1/2002

Are We Integrating Yet?	Presented at the Delaware Instructional Technology Conference. Last Updated on 4/1/2002

Technology Skills for Teachers: Developing, Assessing, Rewarding	Presents the key concepts behind the Milford and Lake Forest Technology Skills Assessment Projects. Last Updated on 3/15/2002

Enabling Technology Integration: An Administrator's Guide	Introduces administrators to their role in integrating technology across the curriculum. Last Updated on 1/1/2002

The Computer Skills Growth Chart Project	Statewide project to develop a link between specific computer skills, the Delaware content standards and the NETS for Students. Last Updated on 6/1/2001

Teaming Up to Develop a Faculty Institute on Teaching, Learning and Technology	Published in Cause/Effect, vol. 19 no. 3, Fall 1996. Last Updated on 10/1/1996