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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Three great questions I especially like the last of these three questions from Rodney Trice. We should be asking teachers and principals that question more often (and just that directly). […]
Apparently I sparked a little discussion by a local school board! You’ve got to give them credit for asking the right questions and also being willing to experiment publicly with […]
Imagine you’re a new MBA student at Lehigh University. After a little while in your program, you’re ready – like any good Internet citizen – to share your experiences with […]
Angela Maiers asked “What advice do you have for those just starting?” Here was my response: Start with a RSS reader. Seed it with a few select feeds of interest […]
Cities across the country are paying students (and, sometimes, parents) for academic success, meeting attendance, and so on. See, for example, Des Moines, Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and […]
I don’t blog about technology tools too often, but I thought I’d share my computer setup at home (my setup at work is quite similar): I have no data files […]
My latest roundup of links and tools… The critics need a reboot David Wolman’s article in Wired Magazine is a quick and effective rebuttal of those who claim that technology […]
Over on the World Class Schools for Iowa blog, Linda Fandel of the Des Moines Registerinterviewed Chris Bern, new president of the Iowa State Education Association. At the end of […]
