Every time I make a list of the ‘top’ edublogs (as measured by Technorati ranking), it seems that I also end up writing a follow-up post. For example, I wrote […]
Whack! Whack! Whack! That’s my 4-year-old playing mini-golf. He discovered the joys of the game this spring in Florida. Whack! Whack! Whack! He doesn’t care what his score is. He […]
I got this e-mail last week from a media company (and, no, you probably don’t know who it is): [We have] an outstanding group blog. I’d like to get more […]
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What would happen if you expected that 15 to 25 people would be interested in your online summer book club and 105 showed up instead? I don’t know but we’re […]
There’s a fine line between being a public intellectual and just being a pundit. On many days I’m not sure on which side of the line I’m walking…
Dear DetentionSlip.org, I like your blog. I’m a regular subscriber, appreciate your work, and will use your site numerous times for my school law class. But would you please, please […]
Laura said : There are a lot of Ed Tech blogs and they don’t appeal to the average teacher who is not a tech junkie. Would you consider doing a […]
Below is my comment to Justin Bathon’s latest post . Mosey on over to his absolutely excellent school law blog and let him know what you think… Some questions for […]
[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] n Many of you know that I occasionally try to wrap my head around various aspects of the education blogosphere. In the past I’ve written […]
Imagine each of the blocks below represents 1,000 students. That’s how many members of the public high school class of 2008 will fail to graduate without a diploma. Be sure […]
Greg Davis, who’s on the CASTLE Advisory Board, sent me the Change is Good video yesterday. It’s cute and makes some good points. Here are a few that stood out […]
[cross-posted at LeaderTalk] When I moved to Iowa from Minnesota, the Iowa Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) didn’t test me before it issued me a driver’s license. It took into account […]
I’m a big fan of the videos from Common Craft. I use them constantly in my classes and workshops. Their newest video is Social Media in Plain English: I also […]
The publicity grows regarding our collective ideas for active summer learning with technology. In addition to appearing on the ISU News Service home page and in the Ames (IA) Tribune, […]
It’s the end of the school year and it’s time for a new contest. In honor of Mike Schmoker’s classic Crayola Curriculum article… What’s the most dismaying / inane / […]
I really liked this image of the inverted U from Peter Morville’s Ambient Findability so I decided to make my own version: I’m a strong proponent of data-driven practice, particularly […]
Today we officially topped 60 participants for CASTLE’s first annual summer book club. That’s great! – and many more people than I ever anticipated – but it also presents some […]
For those of you who are interested, here are the current standings for BlogBall08, our edubloggers’ fantasy baseball league…
Wow. Could The Age of the Millenials have been any more one-sided? I know the audience for 60 Minutes skews older but this episode was pretty over the top, even […]
