Monthly Archives: January 2011

I just read a Gizmodo post that mentioned Hypercard. Every time I see or hear this magic word I am worthless for the rest of the day (see a blog post from 2002). Is it even possible that something resembling … Continue reading →

There are some great services that aggregate content from other sites for more “practical” viewing.  A touchy issue with any aggregator is whether the original author gets “credit” for his/her effort. The original author may assume the content will be … Continue reading →

This post from TechCrunch confirms what I have been thinking – there really isn’t much out there as a functional alternative to the iPad. I don’t understand this – just give me a larger version of the Droid with wifi, … Continue reading →

Today I have read several references to a new report on teacher use of technology. The comments typically link to a summary in eSchool News. It took a while, but I located the original report available as a pdf from … Continue reading →

Here is a post from Teach42 commenting on the iPad as a choice for 1:1. In general, the evaluation is very positive with the caveat that better is yet to come (apps). I agree. I have listened to concerns raised … Continue reading →

Early web search was guided by the opinions of experts. When we first wrote about Internet resources and how to find them (back in 1999 or so) I differentiated such resources as a directory in contrast to what I them … Continue reading →