Here’s a short Twitter conversation that I had with Mary Zedeck on Wednesday: I’ve been thinking about the question that I asked Mary. I wonder how many P-12 teachers or postsecondary […]
It’s been an interesting few months for ISTE’s 2010 conference keynote project. We have seen twists and turns (what happened to Kevin Honeycutt?), candidates such as Jeff Piontek that were […]
Roger Wilcox, principal of West Cedar Elementary School in Waverly, Iowa, has a burgeoning YouTube channel that he’s using to communicate with his local community: n n n Here are […]
Will Richardson says: [T]his generation of kids in our schools is the first not to have a choice about technology. Most of us grew up in a time when technology […]
I added a Skribit widget to Dangerously Irrelevant yesterday that allows me to take input from blog visitors about what they’d like to see. Here’s what it looks like on […]
The Education Trust has come out with a nifty little report, Gauging the Gaps: A Deeper Look at Student Achievement, that examines different ways of thinking about achievement gaps. Although EdTrust […]
As I’ve said many times: If a teacher gets it, a classroom changes. If a principal gets it, the whole building begins to change. If a superintendent gets it, the […]
We all have technologies that are absolutely essential to our day-to-day lives. Here is a baker’s dozen of mine… Google Reader. It took me a while, but I’ve now organized all […]
For those who are interested in what I’m reading online, here are is a number of the RSS channels in my Google Reader account (some blogs are in multiple channels): 1 […]
So here’s a crazy idea… Ask teachers in your building to bring a recent quiz or test to the next staff meeting. Make sure their names are on the assessments […]
I recently had the conversation below with a high school science teacher (and, yes, I did it respectfully for those of you who are wondering)… Teacher I want my students […]
ISTE’s Top Ten in ‘10 list of educational technology priorities for this year is a worthwhile read (hat tip to THE Journal). Some of its items are more vague than […]
Overheard at a preschool I visited yesterday: Good job! I like the way you all are staying in line. You’re so good at this! The socialization to be a cog […]
How’s the voting for the 2010 ISTE keynote going? No idea. There are no running totals for candidates on the Round 3 web site. Nor are there even running indicators […]
Seth Godin says: More librarians are telling me (unhappily) that the number one thing they deliver to their patrons is free DVD rentals. That’s not a long-term strategy, nor is […]
The graph below from Nielsen Soundscan shows that we’re buying fewer albums (i.e., CDs) but that overall music purchases continue to rise. The music industry looks okay to me. It just […]
[Of course I’m voting for Chris Lehmann since I nominated him and had him in mind from the very beginning!] The final voting round for ISTE’s 2010 conference keynote speaker […]
Here’s a 59-minute webcast of a forum on what kids learn when they create with digital media. The forum was sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation, the National Writing Project, and […]
Earlier this month I asked what you would say to the NEA Board of Directors if you had the chance. Thank you, everyone, who chimed in with thoughts and suggestions. Here’s […]
I love this slide (courtesy of Dean Shareski and John Pederson). Click on the image for a larger version. School is no longer constrained to how far the bus can […]
