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October 11th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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 answer [...]

October 11th, 2009 | Category: new media, television | Leave a comment

If you have ever accepted an assignment digitally, you understand the frustration of Microsoft Works.  The software, which appears on most low-cost desktops and laptops, has a tool set that covers most basic student and home needs.  The fault of the software, of course, is that it saves in a format that isn’t readable by [...]

October 9th, 2009 | Category: folks that don't get it, microsoft, software reviews | Leave a comment

I find myself hearing both sides of the argument when Robert Pondiscio tells the story of economist Thomas Sowell’s grumpy reaction to a well-meaning 5th grader asking about our souring economy.
I can see both sides.  It seems like it might not be a useful exercise if that student can understand the fundamentals of the argument.  [...]

October 7th, 2009 | Category: blogging, web 2.0 | Leave a comment

3 Reasons Why Students Should Be Using Dropbox
I couldn’t agree more with makeuseof.com’s concept of students using Dropbox. Not only is this a game changer for teachers, the students I have introduced this tool to have agreed that it changes everything.
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PhotoFilmStrip Creates Ken Burns-Style Video from Images – Video – Lifehacker
PhotoFilmStrip [...]

October 7th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

I laughed so hard at this depiction of the hip, cell-phone using teacher that I cried…

October 6th, 2009 | Category: amusements, folks that get it | Leave a comment

It seems like speculation is becoming more specific about the potential Apple Tablet.  Jeremy Horwitz writes on the iLounge blog about some very, very specific specifications related to the potential tablet.
It appears that there is a consensus growing that we will be offered this delightful device in Spring, 2010 and Horwitz is careful to note [...]

October 4th, 2009 | Category: apple, ipod | Leave a comment