The Weekly Update: August 17 – August 23
Could Evidence-Based Copyright Law Ever be Put in Place?– Tech Dirt YouTube Search-and-Delete Code Makes Money for Rights Holders– Elliot Van Buskirk, Wired Preaching Safety, Inciting Rebellion– Miguel Guhlin, Around the Corner Be Careful What You Wish For– Tim Stahmer, AssortedStuff The Decision: Build vs. Buy– Michael Horn, Disrupting Class What Your iPod Playlist Says About You– Chris Matyszczyk, cnet 8 Things You Can Do with an Enterprise Wiki– Future Changes Stimulus Could Spur More Virtual Charter Schools– eSchool News The World Is...
Read MoreThe iPhone 3GS
After over a year of debating and eventually coming to the conclusion that I really wanted an iPhone, I finally found myself in line at my local Apple store the morning the new iPhone 3GS was released. After a two hour wait due to a mix-up with my reservation paperwork, I was the proud new owner of the latest and greatest incarnation of the iPhone. As with any toy, I started exploring the features. The ability to seamlessly watch Youtube videos was very cool. The GPS feature, again cool. Over the past two weeks, my attention has once again been drawn to the potential role for an iPhone or...
Read MoreTech Ed 2009– Day One
Welcome to beautiful Ontario (Did I just say that?). Well, I suppose Tech Ed 2009 has gotten off to a good start. The first day was full of breakout sessions, an interesting keynote speaker, and a little Inland Empire smog! There were a few interesting morning and afternoon breakout sessions. It seemed the general theme was authoring tools for teachers. Most of the sessions provided a basic overview of these tools (e.g., Camtasia Relay, podcasting, etc.). A few of the interesting sessions included: Youtube, Itunes, and Google Docs. Save Time and Stimulate– David Sconduto had some...
Read MoreCritical Thinking and Social Media Technology
With the emergence of social media technology in the classroom, teachers are finding innovative ways to promote student learning. As educators become more sophisticated in terms of utilizing Internet and mobile-based technologies to share information, they are taking advantage of new and exciting opportunities to improve their teaching practice. One particular area of interest to me is the way in which this sort of technology might improve the critical thinking skills of high school students. Perhaps the most difficult task for a high school teacher is promoting critical thinking in the...
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