Monthly Archives: January 2011

I wonder if the iPad will encourage more self-publishing. The publishing industry is certainly consolidating offer fewer alternatives. Sharing (publishing without a revenue stream) clearly has drawbacks. This commentary from DigitalBeat describes Smashword’s (a self-publishing service) plan for the iPad. … Continue reading →

The Chronicle of Higher Ed obviously prioritizes higher ed issues. However, this recent article in the Chronicle sees that new National Technology Plan as sending a message to those involved in teacher prep. The message in this case is “be … Continue reading →

This blog went down about a week ago. I am still not certain what the problem was. I am thinking my third party software had not been updated in some time because I customized some components and did not want … Continue reading →

A draft of the National Educational Technology Plan is now available. Executive summary (pdf)

I moved from Blogger to my own WordPress implementation some years ago. However, Blogger has continued to improve and offers sophisticated features. This seems to happen – I move to something new and the old service morphs into something more … Continue reading →

Tech and Learning is offering a multi-part series on web tools (100 tools to enhance collaboration). The first installment is now available. If one wanted to get into the mindset of exploring and explaining new tools, this could be a … Continue reading →