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Edchats – if you must
You may think I am anti-edchat. I have been misrepresented – I am against Twitter chats. Just because I recognize my opinions are not shared by all (not sure why), here is an informative site providing everything you might want … Continue reading
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Google Play Books
I believe if you are willing to advocate for the purchase of certain apps you also must be critical when criticism is called for. I am advocate of ebooks in education and we have an ebook (a textbook) in the … Continue reading
What happened to the OLPC?
In 2008, we participated in the One Laptop Per Child “get one, give one” project. I must admit we seldom used the device, but I did happen across it when going through our stuff for our move. The OLPC project … Continue reading
Longevity of the Oregon Trail
Veterans of the Apple II era likely developed their interest in educational games playing Oregon Trail. I happened across this extended Atlantic piece on the game and the interest in may have developed in those who played it.
Leaves
I understand the motivation of educators in different content areas to get in on STEM. Without endorsing this priority, I understand why underfunded educators grasp at all opportunities. The STEM morph into STEAM also makes sense according to this same logic. … Continue reading
MacArthur Resources on Kindle
One of the documents I have personally found most influential is H. Jenkins “Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture”. The meaning of participatory (or Web 2.0, or the ReadWrite web) seems to be slipping away. I still think content creation … Continue reading
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