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A challenge to the $100 laptop
The $100 laptop has certainly brought much discussion among educators. It seems it has also brought discussion among manufacturers. Read the story. via Rick Schwier Mexico has already signed up for...
View ArticleThe end of a very interesting experiment
I’ve followed with interest the blog of Clayton Wilcox, Superintendent of Pinellas County Schools in Tampa, Fl. I admired his willingess to become a transparent leader and invite conversations from a...
View ArticleThe Edtech Posse Podcast 15
I particularly enjoyed this conversation with Rick and Rob. This seems like the type of discussion that all educators need to have. Apparently Will is going to be speaking to a group of...
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My top 12
Here are my favourites: 6,9,12,17,33,43,47,51,74,78,95,98 PC World’s 100 Best Products of the Year
View ArticleBlogging and Social Networking during difficult times
For most of us blogging about education is certainly an area of passion but it rarely requires us to consider issues of life and death. Many of you may be aware of the tragic case of misidentification...
View ArticleWikipedia protects some entries
This NY Time article explains why wikipedia has chosen to protect some 82 articles and semi-protect another 179. Essentially in response to constant vandalism and disputes. I like they way they handle...
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Remixing MySpace
CNN.com – MySpace generation going online for yearbooks – Jun 26, 2006 Your yearbook committee may be obsolete. Well there are many good arguments why this won’t work, there are some compelling reasons...
View ArticleSo much for Creative Commons
CNN.com – A lesson in finance: Teachers sell their original work online – Jun 28, 2006 Is this a slap in the face to Open Source and Creative Commons or is there something good here? Realisitically how...
View ArticleA nice perspective on MySpace
Wes, just sent me this link and it’s one of the few balanced views from the media on myspace. The writer quickly identifies the hype around myspace: Folks, we are in the midst of a mass hysteria. The...
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1 Year, 1 Paperclip for 1 house
Many of you may have heard of the fellow from Montreal who has been trying to trade a red paperclip for a house. This week he will accomplish his goal. Will Richardson mentioned this at one of his...
View ArticleCollege orientations including DSN
College students and the environments in which they live and play are changing, so it makes sense that the orientation sessions for new college freshmen are also different in some locations. According...
View ArticleDetermining Truth and Loose Change
We all know how critical it is for us to demonstrate to students the importance of truth and accuracy in blogging and in more importantly in life. It’s been both humbling and powerful to watch Will...
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Every music video ever online
Youtube announced they hope to put every music video ever online. Read the full story. Nostalgia is setting in as I recall the early days of MTV and watching my college roomate sitting in front of the...
View ArticleFinding the right Assessment
After reading this article today in the NYTIMES, it once again raised the issue of how we measure success. Saskatchewan has been one of the last provinces in Canada to move towards standardize testing....
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‘Cause newspapers are never wrong
Dave Weinberger writes about the credibility of wikipedia even more passionately than I do. He points out that wikipedia’s openness about their accuracy makes them more trustworthy. He talks about the...
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Blog rage
After reading this article in USA Today, I thought of road rage as reasonable analogy. The article talks about some teachers blogging anonymously and making personal attacks and criticisms about...
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Spreading the word and controversy in the Canadian blogosphere
Today I had the privilege of sharing my thoughts on blogging with a group of administrators from our divsion. (I’ll podcast my talk later). I had some great conversations with these folks and am...
View ArticleVideo games….let’s start paying attention
A colleague of mine sent me this link : Video games can reshape education: U.S. scientists . The group found many video games require players to master skills in demand by today’s employers. And here I...
View ArticleSmall Pieces Tightly Joined
Now we have a wiki. Google has acquired Jotspot. I’ve been enjoying Docs and Spreadsheets, not to mention my Calendar, now my wiki’s all in one place….whatever happend to small pieces loosely joined?...
View ArticleAre you your student’s pet?
These are the future, my friends. They’re here and living among us. They’re not very interested in us, and I’m not sure I blame them. The best we can hope for is that one day they may keep us as pets....
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Why Privacy is Moot Point
I picked up a copy of the local paper to see my son on the cover…Full name, clearly identified. Did he give permission to have the photograph published? No. Newspapers have a policy that they must...
View ArticlePuretracks removing DRM
A Canadian music company, Puretracks, is making the move to eliminate DRM from some of their music. Full story. For most of us, this is a major step in allowing consumers to use our music however we...
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He didn’t get it 1997 and he doesn’t get it now
Fuzzy Zoeller is perhaps best known for his racist remarks made during the 1997 Masters golf tournament when he made some derogatory remarks about Tiger Woods. He claimed he was misunderstood. Tiger...
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We got it wrong
Something Rick Schwier, my grad advisor and fellow posse member said years ago that stuck with me. Education doesn’t do a very good job of documenting or discussing failures. Howard Schultz, chairman...
View Article2 Things to Consider
As I pack up for the day, 2 posts grabbed my attention. Will’s post on the OLPC and especially the exchange in the comments between Gary Stager and Tom Hoffman and Will. The fact that we cannot find a...
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This is what we are dealing with
Last week, the CBC asked for viewer feedback on the recent ban of Toronto school boards on cellphones. I weighed with this comment: I’m not surprised by these comments. Most parents and educators are...
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A teacher and soldier in Afghanistan
Paul Park is a high school English teacher in our school division currently serving in Afghanistan. I’ve worked with Paul over the years with a variety of web tools. Just prior to Paul’s leaving last...
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Onside parents
Clarence shares this article via my Shared Feed in Google Reader and it spoke to me on many levels. Here’s a parent who, although obviously tech and internet saavy hadn’t realized the power of the...
View ArticleBeatrice, you’re way off!
Thanks to a tweet by Clarence, I just listened to a podcast of an angry parent upset with the Langley School District for not blocking social networking sites. The mother, Beatrice, is conceded some...
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Nice one TDSB
Warning: This post was written in about 10 minutes with a fair bit of emotion. While I’m hoping for clarity, I’m there’s no guarantee. Update: The story I linked to was from 2007. Someone from the...
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