On Twitter tonight, Dean Shareski reported “Push back from one participant. ‘Social learning is only good [for] some students. Many prefer to learn in isolation’ How would you respond?” My quick response was “You don’t have to be ‘social’ to
ISTE is asking for input on next year’s keynote
ISTE 2010 (formerly NECC) is using a collaborative process to choose the keynote topic for next year’s conference. Imagine my delight at seeing Open Educational Resources (OER) near the top of the list! For those of you who don’t know
WG announces new Palm device
For users of Wireless Generation‘s series of handheld assessment tools (mCLASS®, DIBELS®, TPRI®, et al), the company has announced that it will be selling a new private-label Palm OS device available at some future date, only through Wireless Generation. They
Is your school technology rich?
Project RED is a national research and advocacy initiative to revolutionize the way the U.S. looks at technology as part of teaching and learning. This non-profit aims to: identify successful ed tech implementations; build a model of costs, cost savings,
Classroom mgt. tips for one-to-one laptop programs
Here are 10 classroom management tips for schools with one-to-one laptop programs. What other tips do you have? Add your comments! Have a plant to use your laptops instructionally on a regular basis.If you use the laptops as a part
Mobile technology
This is exactly what every tech coordinator needs….
The downside of grants…or Indicators of likely success or failure
I write and implement a lot of grants. Grant funding is the lifeblood of ed tech these days, and with the stimulus round of EETT coming out, grants are much on many of our minds. Grants aren’t all good, though.
Looking forward to Podstock Southwest
Podstock Southwest is being held on Aug. 6-7 in El Paso, Texas. I’m presenting sessions on open content resources, Web 2.0 and mini-laptops, and Web 2.0 applications for personal and school use. If you’re attending, stop by and say hi.
Time for a new look at filtering policies
The advent of Web 2.0 applications, open resources, inexpensive hardware, and differentiation of instruction through remixing of content is really improving the learning experience in many classrooms. However, overly aggressive blocking and filtering policies is a real obstacle to new
Acer and the mini-laptop market
At NECC this year, I saw many attendees carrying new mini-laptops (also called netbooks) and talked to many planning large school purchases. A lot of people asked me which model is the best, and I referred folks to our comparison