I recently began reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr. I first saw him on The Colbert Report and was intrigued by his interview. I have only read the prologue, but already I am hooked. Even when I was away from my computer, I yearned to check email,…
I have been participating in the weekly Twitter discussion, #edchat, since August 2009. It has been amazing watching the conversation grow and expand, pulling more and more people into the conversation. The topics range from educational technology to best practices in education and schools. Many times the conversation is heated, often it is inspiring and…
For those of you who participate in #edchat (more on what that is here and here), please add to the conversation on our wiki: http://edchat.pbworks.com Jerry Swiatek already updates the wiki with an archive of both weekly discussions, but we have added a page for participants to add resources and success stories. As a moderator,…
I’m not going to lie. Today was tough. Really tough. My kids were, for the most part, great. Honestly, most of the time it’s not the kids that drive me nuts. Kids will do what they can get away with, after all. My school has been relocated for this year while a new school is…
I recently attended an Elluminate session with Di Benard, hosted by Edublogs about protecting your Digital Identity. I logged into the room, not knowing exactly what to expect. I came out with my head spinning (in a good way!) As a member of the first generation to use computers in the classroom, I have been…
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once and while, you could miss it.” — Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off So yesterday I decided to go “Off the Grid,” or “OTG,” as I called it on Twitter. I got the idea from Vicki Davis‘ blog post in which she stated…
Ok, ok, ok, call me Arlen Specter. I broke down and joined Twitter. As a Technology Specialist attending a four day technology conference in DC, it really just had to be done. While you make a great point, Nana, about all social networking sites not being a ‘one size fits all,’ I discovered that by…