Monthly Archives: January 2011

60 Minutes provided an extended interview with Mark Zuckerberg. If you are interested in Facebook or the controversy over the beginnings of Facebook, you will enjoy this content. Segment 1 Segment 2

I you are interested in taking notes on your iPad, this article from MacWorld gives a great overview of the apps you might want to consider. I would add one additional app to those discussed in the article – Sound … Continue reading →

A year or so Cindy was working on an ESL grant and was downloading free classic books one at a time. There are now several apps (free and not) to make this a far more efficient process. After looking at … Continue reading →

Douglas Rushkoff – we have missed the opportunity to use peer to peer tools in ways that we define ourselves. We have been willing to use the tools developed by others and are shaped as a consequence. Take control of … Continue reading →

This NY Times article provides both sides of the tech and distraction issue. Not a lot of science, but a reasonable presentation of both sides of the topic.

The Huffington Post and several other Internet sites are carrying an article including comments from economists claiming money paid as a reward for advanced teacher degrees offers no advantage in student learning. If we find ways to take all of … Continue reading →