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One of the biggest things standing in the way of student technology usage in schools is adults' fear. Over at the Blue Skunk Blog, Doug Johnson posted a message from […]
[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] Here is a suggested five-step conversation plan for creating greater interest in digital technologies by your school administrators... Step 1. Acrobat "Can I have 10 […]
As usual, Seth Godin nails it right on the head: If we don't slam this door shut, then everyone will do it... This is really why we lock everything out […]
If you haven't seen them yet, here are three must-see videos from Dr. Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University: Web 2.0 ... the Machine is […]
Today The Economist kicks off what looks to be quite an interesting debate event on educational issues. The first debate will address the following proposition: This house believes that the […]
[this post is my contribution to Blog Action Day] E-waste is an enormous environmental issue. Digital technologies such as computers and electronic gadgets are full of toxic metals and other […]
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, […]