Monthly Archives: December 2011
Time for year end lists
It is time for year end lists – best, worst, etc. Eschool News has a nice list of the biggest ed-tech stories. I might come up with some different suggestions, but I like this list because the staff make the … Continue reading
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Summly
The newest tech buzz seems to be focused on the newest wonderkid – Nick D’Aloisio. His product is Summly an app that takes a new approach to summarizing web pages. Here is a description from Wired. I have been giving … Continue reading
The best camera is the one you have with you
This title is not my own – I attribute it to Leo Laporte. If I have a hobby, besides writing stuff to amuse myself, it is probably photography. I have no idea if my images are any good – I … Continue reading
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Student blog quality
Very nice post from the Langwitches blog on student blogs. Cindy always said the same thing in a more basic way – why would teachers settle for something in a technology project that would not be acceptable if it were … Continue reading
Follow the money
Trying to figure what you might concentrate on if you have a reason to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to preparing for the next big area of emphasis in ed tech? Who might care? I guess I … Continue reading
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An optimistic take on BYOD
I have been a critic of the bring your own device advocates (BYOD), not so much because I am against diversity in devices (although I do assume this increases the complexity of the instructor’s job), but because of the diversity … Continue reading
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