Yes, it’s taken 3 months into this school year to update this blog. I have a couple posts in the hopper that I will have the best intentions of posting soon. My other hat, coordinating the IB Programme at Tri-County International Academy, has precluded some of my writing activities. At just about the time we’re [...]
The Pew Internet & American Life Project released a report last week which documents their findings on teens’ writing and technology habits. The report explores writing skills, frequency, and attitude as they relate to student’s access to technology, including cell phones, the internet, and computer availability. There were many findings that will not surprise most [...]
National Public Radio aired a pair of very balanced stories on middle and high school students’ expectations of online privacy and attitudes toward safety this week. It’s helpful as educators to understand the changing expectations of privacy of our students. These clips provide some insight. Digital Culture: Teens Take Advantage of Online Privacy Tools (6:37) [...]
One of the weaknesses of educational technology conferences, structured professional development offerings, and other traditional means of delivering educational tech training is that they often find one of two audiences: the group of people who are eager for this type of learning but need and want more, and the group of people who are sitting [...]
I was impressed by an NPR story featuring Secretary Mike Leavitt of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In the very hostile climate of government agencies where it seems that even the smallest offensive statement can spark an uprising and firing overnight, Leavitt is seeking a communication venue outside the norm for Washington. [...]
In case I haven’t mentioned before, I am a big fan of the folks at Common Craft. I think that somewhere deep down inside, these folks missed their calling into teaching. They’re very good at simple explanations of otherwise complex topics. Common Craft has produced “Blogs in Plain English,” the latest installment in their “Plain [...]
The best thing about this generation of web tools is the potential for dialogue. More importantly, it’s the ability to put an idea out there, get criticized, rebut that criticism, and still get feedback from the critic. It’s not always that rosy, but when it is, it’s very good. I want to point you first [...]
Something to chew on. Take a look at this short film (If the clips are missing in your email or RSS reader, go direct to the tech blog and view it there). Get the Flash Player to see this content. var params = { ‘allowfullscreen’: ‘true’, ‘allowscriptaccess’: ‘always’, ‘wmode’: ‘transparent’ }; var attributes = { [...]
RSS is a term probably unfamiliar to most, both in and out the education field. You may have noticed a “subscribe by RSS” option in the lefthand column of the blog’s main page. Same idea. The folks at Common Craft have a series of “In Plain English” videos where they describe some recent web tools [...]
Sitting in a chair earlier today with my son and daughter looking over my shoulder watching a video on YouTube of the late greats, James Brown and Luciano Pavarotti, in a concert setting with full orchestra and a packed house…. And my daughter asks, “Can they hear us?” “No,” I reply, not for once having [...]
