Today I'm being honored by the good folks at the National School Boards Association at their annual Technology + Learning conference. They've named me as one of their '20 To […]

A few months back, Susan McLester, Editor in Chief of Technology and Learning magazine, asked if I would write a monthly column on higher education technology issues. Always mindful of […]

Check out the transcript of Will Richardson'slive online chat about the educational benefits of social networking. Part of the fun at this year's T+L conference! FYI, tomorrow is an online […]

I missed most of David Pogue's presentation this morning at ITEC because I had to first meet the folks from the carpet company who were coming to measure the rooms […]

I've been hanging out with the folks from the University of Northern Iowa Instructional Technology program a lot the past two days (from left to right: Dr. Leigh Zeitz, Magda […]

[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] nn I have been reading with great interest the conversations that have been sparked by Kurt Paccio's post on Internet filtering. As my brain has […]

20% time for elementary and secondary students? I like it.

Blog Action Day is Monday: thousands of bloggers posting on environmental issues. I'm going to be posting a few thoughts on what school leaders need to know about computer recycling […]

Here are five great education podcasts I've listened to recently (in reversenchronological order), each from a different source: n July 2007 – AngelanMcFarlane's speech at the Building Learning Communities Conference […]

I'm with Wesley. When I got the news that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program was starting a 'Give one, get one' initiative, I immediately e-mailed my wife, "This […]

Steve Wozniak was our keynote speaker this morning at the Iowa Technology Education Connection (ITEC) conference. He may be one of the few people that talks faster than I do! […]

A few notes from my day at ITEC... Apparently Iowa State University (my new home) has the nation's largest program preparing pre-service teachers to be online instructors, site facilitators, and/or […]

The benefits of ongoing progress monitoring of students on essential academic skills (i.e., "power standards") are well established. But, as Sherman Dorn notes , some school districts are starting to […]

Like others, I am finding that Jott is becoming an integral part of my life. For those of you who aren't familiar with the service, you call a toll-free number, […]

This week is the American Library Association's Banned Books Week. The most-banned book of 2006? A multiple award-winning children's picture book about two male penguins that adopt an egg. Support […]

In August I announced a wiki, Moving Forward, that is intended to provide technology-related resources for everyone who gives presentations or delivers training workshops for K-12 or postsecondary educators. I […]

Blog carnivals are a great way to find new blogs and to increase visibility of your own blog. An education technology carnival is starting up. Submit your posts!

[cross-posted at LeaderTalk] Metal detectors. Dog sniffs. Networked surveillance cameras. Bar codes. Swipe cards. Biometrics. Thermal imaging. Wire taps and electronic communication monitoring. Blood and urine testing. Cell phone, pager, […]

1,001 1,002 1,003 1,004 1,005 1,006 1,007 ... My son's teacher is requiring the class to write down every number from 1 to 1,000. ... 1,008 1,009 1,010 1,011 1,012 […]

[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] Dear superintendent, I lost one of my principals in our Principal Blogging Project today. I'm not very happy about it. You see, it's your fault. […]