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20% Time May Be Gone
It is being reported that the Google 20% perk may be a thing of the past. The idea that employees would contribute in creative ways if given independence was a unique feature of the company and argued by some as … Continue reading
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Cuban claims CC will work
I do not think of Larry Cuban as an optimistic person. To me, he is mostly about explaining why things don’t work and why nothing in education changes. I was surprised today when he made the claim that Common Core … Continue reading
The MC exam format is not your enemy
This piece from Edudemic caught my attention because it fits with my annoyance in the simplistic thinking that so often permeates the debate over productive instructional practices. The Edudemic post ends up mostly arguing for the use of classroom use … Continue reading
Some thoughts on storing a large batch of images in Flickr
During my three-week trip to Russia, I took exactly 1325 photos. I understood that this trip was likely to be a once in a lifetime exeprience and I was very concerned that I would lose some or all of the … Continue reading
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Computer Chronicles
When I began working with “personal computers” in the mid-1980s, locating useful information and keeping up with new developments was difficult. The Internet was not available. Books and magazines (Byte, Nibble) were my primary sources and every trip to the … Continue reading
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Classmates.com
Our three-week stay in Russia is nearly over. During much of this time we have stayed with a group of people who were all friends in Grozny and had to leave very suddenly because of the Chechen conflict. They are … Continue reading
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