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This EdSurge article provides an important service in analyzing EdTech business models. I have suggested in several of my own posts the serious challenges facing companies hoping to survive in the education “market” – educators want free, but there is … Continue reading →

Grit – if you work harder, you do better Professional development – teach the teachers too This NPR piece on education jargon is funny and accurate. The author explains the “more understandable definitions” were generated using a word processor that … Continue reading →

Worried about the future of the open web? Will we be forced to offer content within the walled gardens of Facebook, Google, and Apple? This TechCrunch post (http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/10/1301496/) asks open web platform developers to comment. While optimistic, the big challenge … Continue reading →

The FCC has voted to allow low-income families to apply the $9.25 monthly subsidy for voice connectivity to include online data access. The 3-2 vote was along party lines (democrats for and republicans against). As I understand the objection to … Continue reading →

I have been a Minnesota resident now for nearly two years. Minnesota is much more populated than North Dakota and this results in some interesting differences. The media in Minnesota do some things I find quite interesting and are able … Continue reading →

We are unpacking boxes (finally) from our move. We found this thing in a box of tech stuff. Any ideas? I tried Google image search and I think I know what it is. I do not remember ever actually using … Continue reading →