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Facebook exploring offering K-12 online learning services
Evidently K-12 education appears to many as a field appropriate for innovation. Facebook is committing a small number of employees to develop software for Summit Public Charter schools. The Summit site provides a breakdown of a typical student day. Note … Continue reading
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Ethics of ad blockers
Why should you be concerned about ad blocking? You should be concerned because it will reduce the incentive for the “little guy” to offer content. The cost and the effort to get your site “white listed” works against the participation … Continue reading
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Too many replication failures
The finding that many social science studies fail to replicate should be an embarrassment to social scientists. I suppose any participant has an explanation. I can say after being involved in social science research for many years that there is … Continue reading
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Gather an acorn
Acorn, a little known (my opinion), but high quality image editing program for the Mac is available for $25 for a limited time. This app is well worth the price.
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Highway 61 Anniversary
I read today that it was the 50th anniversary of Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited. Rolling Stone lists it as the 4th best album of all time. Fifty years is a long time and most who read what I write are … Continue reading
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Chromebook Alternatives
David Andrade offers a very helpful post explaining what Chrome app can serve as a reasonable substitute for specific iPad apps. So, if you are more familiar with the iPad and find yourself in a chromebook school, this substitution analysis … Continue reading
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