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Last week, I presented on a number of topics for a group of school administrators, tech directors, and teachers.  Also, on stage, was Paul Larson, a teacher in Southern California, who is doing some very interesting things with his students, by empowering them to express what they are learning with multimedia.
At the end of the […]

Gruppo International exposition

IBM Vice president of Technical Strategy and Innovation, Irving Wladawsky-Berger is retiring in June, after 37 years of service to one company, a rather unusual distinction that he admits to in the blogged announcement he posted yesterday.  It’s a good read, but I was especially taken by the following paragraph.

…prodded by […]

I often go to Flickr to look for creative commons photos related to the concepts I’m writing about.  I rarely come up with such an appropriate picture.

Cable in the Classroom has asked me to pose a question for your consideration.  They would like to include, in the May issue of their magazine, a reporting of […]

The every-vigilant, Andy Carvin lets us know about DOPA Jr.
TeacherSource | learning.now . The Birth of DOPA Jr. | PBS:
DOPA’s supporters aren’t ready to give up without a fight. This time, though, first blood has been drawn on the Senate side, with Sen. Stevens re-introducing DOPA in the form of S. 49. The draft of […]

I’m on my way out the door of this very fine hotel, for the airport and several blissful days at home.  I want to thank everyone for their conversation on the need for college.  My time in college was a uniquely formative experience.  I got introduced to a broader world of possibilities, and changed my […]

I’m staying in a really fancy hotel right now, and feel so special. I just have one question. What is an exfoliating cleanser?
I’m actually presenting to a group of educator, and they thing this is very fun — and most of them are still awake. One person says that I should use […]

What happens when the the field you are studying in college changes so dramatically in less than four years that you find yourself with a degree that is completely useless? 
What’s the point of college in a world that changing that fast?

I’m partly venting, but also looking for thoughtful comments!
2¢ Worth

Another in the long array of ways that companies are trying to make a living from “what’s new.”
Here is a vending machine with, dangling from small cups, a variety of wires (called woors where I come from), each labeled with the phone or phones that it serves. Plug in you phone, slip in your […]

The opening general session with gnome scientists, Hunt Willard.  It’s an amazing lecture hall.  Each seat has an electrical outlet and Ethernet port.  The wireless was a bit weak, but plenty sufficient for blogging, as about half of the audience was doing.Visit a slide show of the conference here.

It’s the next morning and I have […]

This is the last session, and the topic is education, science, and blogging. The presenters are with PBS NewsHour. I’m having a hard time hearing what they are saying. They are demonstrating some of their programming and the Online NewsHour with transcripts.
An interesting question has just been asked… How do we […]