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I recently got this message from an international school: I've organized [our] Tech Leadership Team to discuss and develop a Digital Citizenship program for our school. There are 27 members of […]
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My latest roundup of links and tools… America is not competitive A majority of Fortune 1000 executives surveyed give the American pre-college system a failing grade. As Andrew Trotter reports […]
I'm going to try something new here at Dangerously Irrelevant. I signed up for the Blogger's Challenge at DonorsChoose.org, added myself to the list of technology blogs, and put a […]
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Two years ago I was named a Leader in Learning by the cable industry. This year Dan Meyer was named one too. Who will be next? Nominations are now open […]
I am pleased to announce that Jim Dornberg of EdTechUpdate is our first BlogBall champion! Well, okay, not that pleased given that my third-place team ended up sixth after the […]
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Does anyone know of some superintendents who are podcasting? If so, would you drop a URL and/or some contact info in the comments area for this post? Doug Johnson and […]
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Here's a message that I recently received from a middle school science teacher: n n I am a technology-loving science educator. I need your help and here is the short […]
The authors of Blown to Bits, an absolutely superb book on life 'after the digital explosion,' note that There is a difference ... between 'public' and 'readily accessible.' Public records […]
A technology director in Indiana asked me: What are the ‘best’ designs you are seeing for a ‘traditional’ computer lab setup? I am looking for a lab design that allows […]
My latest roundup of links and tools... When did the IT staff get promoted above the superintendent? Will Richardson notes: [A] school superintendent I spoke with ... lamented the fact […]
Am I any different than your friend or relative that insists on witnessing to you every time you see each other? Am I any different than the Hare Krishnas at […]
Years before we had ‘Good is the enemy of great,’ we had Seth Godin in Fast Company: Competent people resist change. Why? Because change threatens to make them less competent. […]
About a month ago, I posted my annual Beginning of the Year Technology Checklist and wondered (again) if schools had made any progress since the previous year. This year I […]
This semester my preservice administrator students are creating a wiki that hopefully will become a helpful resource for high-poverty rural school districts. In particular, they're trying to locate resources that […]
Many of us don't think much about the back of our business cards. I think they're an opportunity. Here's what it says on the back of my card: … and […]