Change at the pace of Google
Google anncouned Google Instant today…or was that yesterday….today to me, yesterday to you? Anyway, sometime in the past 48 hours Google launched their new…
Category: Random Thoughts
The Social You vs The Professional You
The last couple of working days and the rest of this week I’ve been talking with high school students about why we (ISB) have…
Picnik.com launches back to school ideas
A friend of mine who now works for Picnik (or should I say Google seeing that Picnik was recently purchased by them), the online…
It’s time to face the facts Facebook is the new Google It has become both a noun and a verb With over 400 million…
Tracking Independent Reading in high school
As I started talking about in my last post, we’re in the process of setting every high school student up with a blog to…
At the speed of a click
(Scribefire, my blogging platform finally updated to work with Firefox Beta 4 so now I’m back!) I had the most incredible experience today. First…
Using Search Stories to Teach Search Skills
Last year one of the best ads released during the SuperBowl was this simple ad by Google Shortly after the release of this video…
A New School Year Begins!
Tomorrow marks the start of a new school year. My job title might have changed but the focus remains the same. How do we…
Getting Started in Ed Tech
Everyone has their signs for when summer is over and a new school year is upon us. For me that sign is a 17+…
Reach now 15% off at LuLu and available at Amazon
Two great birthday gifts came my way today via LuLu.com and Amazon.com. First LuLu.com is giving everyone 15% off the purchase of Reach meaning…