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Alan Levine, at CogDogBlog, did an outstanding job of picking a recent entry of mine apart, giving it better feet to stand on. Read his article, Distributed Conversations: More Than Four Reasons, a response to my posting, Four Reasons Why the Blogsphere Might Make a Better Professional Collaborative Environment than Discussion Forums.

Just in Case You think this is Glamorous

The day started out great, with a warm welcome at Asheville High School, in
Asheville, NC — hands down the most beautiful city in the south. I
delivered a modified version of my redefining literacy address to the
combined faculty of the school system, and it was very well received,
especially […]

I have been experimenting a good bit lately with integrating some of the emerging web tools (blogs, wikis, rss, podcasting, etc.) into my presentations and workshops, attempting to expand the scope and dimension of these events. For most of my presentations at NECC, I used a wiki page for my online handouts, enabling participants […]

I always scan through my Technology & Learning News feeds for the latest in the world of education and technology, and I never miss the IntantPoll. Polls are fun. But beyond that, I believe that in a time of rapid change, what people think and believe can be as valuable as what we […]

I have enjoyed an entire morning at home, in my office, planning to catch up on my blogging. Yeah right! Now, with e-mail caught up, several phone calls, and travel details settled with Brenda, it’s time to pack and hit the road again. This time it’s sunny (hot and humid) Fayetteville, North […]

Podcasting from Florence

I am speaking at the Macomb Summer Academy, and just finished the keynote. After the address, a young woman came up and told me an amazing story, which I podcast. So you will be able to hear it in her words.
But I just can’t wait to share. This teacher traveled to […]

Train to Richmond

I’m sitting at the Raleigh train station, waintitng for my ride to Richmond. I will be working with school and central office administrators tomorrow, helping them to make the connction between technology and litercy.
It will be an honor to work with the educators, who are on the front lines of the 21st […]

The ubiquitous social encyclopedia is here. Introducing Cellphedia. A thesis project by Limor Garcia, a graduate student at NYU. Go to the web site, and set up an account, sharing your name, e-mail address, a password, and selecting your “Cellphedia Groups”, one or more areas of expertise or interest. You can […]

Read this article, New Tools: Blogs, Podcasts and Virtual Classrooms, to learn more about hos some truly innovative educators are beginning to integrate podcasting into their classrooms.
THE “Room 208″ podcast may just have the youngest production staff in the history of broadcasting. Written, produced and performed entirely by the third and fourth graders in Bob […]

Lyn Carlisle, a teacher at my son’s high school, pointed me to this Friedman article, Calling All Luddites. All I can add is “Right on!”, and “hope we aren’t too late!”
Friedman opens with:
I’ve been thinking of running for high office on a one-issue platform: I promise, if elected, that within four years America will […]