2¢ Worth

I just want to double-click on something that John Pederson wrote in a comment on yesterday’s 2¢ Worth, Technology & Information. He says that…

We need to get beyond “Integration of technology” and just start using it. We are only hurting ourselves when we talk about technology like it’s extra credit.

You’re a man of […]

I received this comment the other day on a recent weblog called Our Schools are Leaking. Rather than burying another comment in there, I thought I would just comment here in a separate article, because what this writer says is quite important.

Interesting thoughts. There is no question that kids are connected these days. […]

I received an e-mail yesterday from an educator in Charlotte, NC, where I spoke to district principals this summer (the stockcar theme was great fun). I thought that I would pose my response as a blog entry and invite others to chime in.

(obligatory kindnesses) …You were the first person I thought of when I […]

I’m quoting (and slightly editing) an announcement that I just ran across during an early morning web browse (when I should have been programming).

The Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge device is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology. It is so easy to use even a child can operate it. Just lift its cover! Compact and portable, […]

Fair warning. this one gets pretty sappy
It seems that almost every day there is something in the news about the declining numbers of science, engineering, and technology graduates in the United States. I shared stories a while back about (…larger than just machines) how Microsoft and IBM are building research centers in China, […]

I spent two days, last week, sitting with a group of educators in a renovated tobacco warehouse in Durham, North Carolina. The residence of Duke CE, a corporate education firm, the now upscaled facility became a short-term incubator of ideas — about teaching and learning.
The event was both enlightening and energizing to me. […]

Both Tim Wilson and Will Richardson have commented on the Long Tail in recent days, each expressing a different perspective. Tim states (in Jargon watch: The Long Tail) that… (1st perspective)

…there are a lot of great thinkers out there blogging and working in the long tail. If you restrict your students to using a […]

Jeff Utecht commented on yesterday’s blog with some statements that I would like to continue the discussion with. Jeff said,
(It’s) great that you get too meet with real corporate people and talk about the skills they need and are using on a daily basis. I wish more teachers had the opportunity to sit and […]