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Expertise

Yes, this is me. Cindy was fooling around with the camera feature on the new iPad2 and came up with this image. The quality of the image or of the subject of the image is not the issue here, but … Continue reading

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Is the future determined by the end of third grade?

I was in New Orleans at AERA yesterday, but learned of one of the more interesting studies presented after returning home and reading through my blog list. This summary of the AERA paper by Donald J. Hernandez indicates that reading proficiency … Continue reading

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What will replace the Flip?

Cisco announced today that it plans to discontinue the company’s commitment to the Flip video camera (RRWeb). It is another of those situations in which the reason for the original acquisition was unclear and now the decision to drop support … Continue reading

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Speak Up Data

The Speak Up (2010) data are out and various bloggers are analyzing and offering comments. I like the data – so many folks make pronouncements and I would a little more in the way of evidence. BTW – I do … Continue reading

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A perspective I can’t share, but here it is.

A recent Tech and Learning piece contrasted K-12 implementations of iPads and netbooks and concluded that the netbook was the clear winner. I reference it here because I am sensitive to the issue of individuals feeding their own biases with … Continue reading

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KIPP works for those it works for

One of the first thing applied researchers learn is that causality in applied research is very difficult to establish. Things are more about “here is my story” and here are the data I can offer in support of this story. … Continue reading

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