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Brenda and I are leaving tomorrow morning for San Francisco and the TRLD conference, at the Hyatt Regency.  I’ve attended and worked this conference a few times, and it is one of the best small gatherings I have experienced.  This is partly because of the range of interests.  The TRLD stands for Technology, Reading, and […]

I had the pleasure of attending the Science Blogging Conference in Chapel Hill last weekend. It was a good conference, but not like the conferences that I usually work at. First of all, the sessions followed an un-conference format — though many of the presenters had a pretty hard time adhering to that […]

California Dreamer, Rob Darrow, talks about the upcoming 21st Century Literacies Impact Conference, in UC Berkley this week.  The main sponsor for the conference is the National Council of Teachers of English.  Also involved are:

The National Council for Geographic Education
The National Council for the Social Studies
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The National Science Teachers […]

Ok!  This is not fair.  But the fact is that many people see librarians exactly this way.  They see computer and think that all they need is a technician.  It’s not about the computer!  It’s about the information!

While at the National School Boards Association Conference the other day, more than one school board member came […]

After our talk yesterday at the NSBA Leadership Conference, Nancy Willard and I signed books, an activity that still boggles me.  BTW, Nancy has two wonderful books, Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens, and Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats.
After the signing we remained at the desk and talked into my iPod, which will probably be Episode 79, of Connect […]

It’s been 30 years, but I’m back at an anti-war protest. From the looks of most foks, they remember 1969 as well. I understand that things have died down a bit, but there are still lots of people here, carrying signs, talking, chanting, and just kinda wandering around. I expect to see […]

i just finished my gig, and it appeared to be well received. Unfortunately I left my computer on the stage, so I’m typing this on my phone. Nancy is listed the types of abuses that kids engage in.
Many of the school shooting were pre reported on blogs and social networks.
A lot of what […]

This is the best picture I could get, holding my camera phone out the window of my room, which faces into the hotel.  Somewhere, down there, is a floating island with a piano on it.

It’s going to be an interesting day, because I’m at the top of the education food chain.  The National School Boards […]

A couple of days ago, I posted a question that was sent to me by Cable in the Classroom concerning our challenges, as educators, in making ethical use of the new world of digital content, and helping our students learn to respect the new information landscape on the grounds of ethics.
The question was:
“What is your […]

Not much happening in Orland on the Flickr front this year.  This picture was actually taken at last year’s conference by Steve Dembo.

I just took a quick gander at Hitchhikr, and saw that FETC is in full swing.  I’m not there, obviously, but some great presenters are: Will Richardson, Kathy Schrock, and Alan November to […]