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Tom Friedman on Education
I have read Friedman’s books on the flat world and buy the concept. He argues education is part of the problem/solution. I agree. He has a new comment on the position he would like the President to take on education. … Continue reading
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Changing hardware and OS landscape
This interesting post by Horace Dediu offers an analysis of factors responsible for the obvious recent shifts in the popularity of hardware and OS. While focused mostly on the decline of Microsoft and the rise of Apple, the most interesting … Continue reading
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International connections
I sent this NY Times lesson plan to a friend we know in Volgograd, Russia. The Times lesson plans use current events as content for learning activity and the focus of this lesson was the Sochi Olympics, Putin, boycotts, gay … Continue reading
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Creating video tutorials explaining the use of iPad applications
Many educators have reason to create video tutorials for students and colleagues. Demonstrating iPad applications requires the mirroring of the iPad screen to a computer, the integration of audio with this video, and the generation of a video from this … Continue reading
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Net neutrality danger
You may not know what net neutrality is, but it is possible that a recent court decision may create a situation you will not like. Net neutrality requires providers to treat all data as equivalent. The provider can control the … Continue reading
Taking Notes
As a new semester begins, it might be helpful to suggest that the tech devices we carry can be useful for taking class notes. Here is a recent post on this topic from Edudemic. My analysis of note taking issues … Continue reading