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Cell Phones 22 years later

How far we have come: 1989 2011 A few thoughts: I am glad we have moved on from “Adjustable volume control” being a selling point. Was it really ever “cool” to be rockin’ the huge battery pack on your shoulder. What has improved more in 22 years:  Cellphones or Marketing? I wonder how teachers were

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How to keep your tech current on a limited budget

I like new tech….who doesn’t?  But, I have a very limited tech fund (My wife thinks food for our family is more important than an iPad 2).  What is a guy like me to do?  Well, about 5 years ago I developed a plan to make the most out of the tech I own and

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Live Blogging at ISTE: Beyond Print: Interactive Digital Curricula for the Diverse Classroom

My battery indicator days I have less than an hour to work with here, so, let’s see if I make it through this session. I am sitting in a packed house for “Beyond Print: Digital Curricula for the Diverse Classroom.” As a new curriculum director of a K-12 online school, the digital curricula development question

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Sometimes you just need to turn off the ol' noggin: a defense of mindless television…

I am not the only one that has considering the issue of where one finds the time to blog AND have a job AND read all of the good stuff out there AND have a life outside of career and technology engagement. A-Lister Wesley Fryer borrows from Dean Shirky to say that part of the

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Nifty Tools: AOL Radio

I have been increasing interested in easy application for streaming radio since the introduction of apps on the iPod Touch.  I love the easy access that radio streaming apps like I Heart Radio and Public Radio Tuner provide to my portable device.  I have always wanted something like this for my desktop and have usually

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