Reach becomes a Class
Thanks to wviz.org and PBS who are putting together a short course based on my book Reach. I was excited when they contacted me…
Category: Random Thoughts
Wikispaces Extends Free Education Wikis to Higher-Ed
Wikispaces who has always been a great supporter of wikis in K-12 Education giving away some 980,000 free ad-free wikis for classroom use over…
Becoming an Active Learner
Just wrapping up from ITSC11 in Portland and a previous conference send me a link to a survey from participants. This one frustrated me…
ITSC and Mobile Apps
The ITSC conference kicks off today and in just a few hours I’ll leave for the airport to make the….yes….45 minute flight to Portland,…
Understand RSS and make the Web Work for You
I’m a few hours away from calling a taxi and starting the 17 hour trip to Portland, Oregon (via Seattle of course) for the…
Your School’s Profile: Are you keeping up?
This is something I’m pretty passionate about and something I think most schools don’t fully understand yet. In a socially connected world where communities…
Learning through Presentations
“How many of you have done the 18 minute, right before class, copy and paste, plagiarized, bullet point, turn and read off the screen…
Royalty Free Music and EmbedPlus
Two quick great websites I came across today that deserve more than a tweet. Jewel Beat: Check it out…some great sounds, songs, and effects.…
Wiktionary in the EAL Classroom
My favorite part of the CoETaIL program that Kim and I run is coming up this semester. The 5th and final course for the…
Machines won't Replace You, Communities Will
Last Friday I had the pleasure of Skyping into a school in Singapore to talk about my TEDx Talk I did back in September. The principal…