There is a very interesting discussion going on at Classroom 2.0 and at OpenEdWeb about policies related to the use of participative web tools in the classroom. Think about your own AUP. How does it address things like student publishing
Power struggle
I am doing a lot of work with one-to-one laptop programs, especially with the new inexpensive ($300-ish) ones. These laptops are well-suited for learning in so many ways, but one struggle we have is with power. Even with the best
Differentiated PD
I have been on a quest this year to work on ways to differentiate professional development workshops. In every group of teachers or administrators I work with there is a huge range of experiences, background knowledge, tech comfort levels, learning
Kindle comes through again
I love my Kindle. It has become one of my favorite mobile devices ever over the past year. One of my favorite features is the cell wireless feature (at no additional cost) that lets you download books, newspapers, magazines, etc.
Opening those awful plastic clamshell packs
Here’s a new tool for opening those hard-to-open plastic retail packages that so many consumer electronic gadgets come in.
Happy holidays!
Best wishes to you and your family for a happy holidays and a wonderful new year! If you haven’t heard, we are moving! As of Jan. 1, 2009, our new contact information will be: K12 Handhelds 8627 E. Sunrise Road
Blog switchover
I have finally switched over my last major blog from Blogger to WordPress. (Thanks, Brad.) If you subscribe via an RSS feed, I am hoping you won’t see a disruption, but if so, we apologize. For those of you unfamiliar
Using Your eeePC videos
I’m starting a new series of mini-movies on tips for using the eeePC mini-laptops. Here’s the first one. Let me know what ideas you have for others that might be helpful.
New Flip camera
Pure Digital Technologies just announced a new video camera, the Mino HD. The resolution is 1280 x 720, and the price is just $229. Based on the performance of the other Flip cameras, this one should be great. (I’m making
Learning to learn
After writing earlier this week (and thinking a lot about this over the last year) about teaching kids to learn, I’m thinking now about how we provide professional development to teachers and wondering if the whole approach is flawed. There