Richard Carey points to an outstanding article by Shane Snow on using game mechanics to power your business over at Mashable. This rings true in my personal use of social media (see here re Foursquare) as well as in a lot of the thinking that has gone into what will…
Guest blogger Mike Baum of Sophia Consulting shares his insights on ISTE 2010. By Mike Baum In the old Road Runner cartoons, there’s always a point where the slavering coyote, relentlessly and enthusiastically pursuing his dinner, runs off a cliff. But he hangs in mid-air momentarily, falling only when he…
On-line bullying has been a concern as long as the web has been around. Yet only now, with the proliferation of social networks, is it really getting its due. Today’s New York Times has an outstanding article on cyberbullying and the confusing and inconsistent ways that schools are being asked…
That’s Mr. Mayor to you. For those of you who are not familiar this is foursquare. From their site: Foursquare on your phone gives you & your friends new ways of exploring your city. Earn points & unlock badges for discovering new things. I’ve been “playing” foursquare for the past…
Funny and scary at the same time. J.A. Konrath on the end of print. HT to Bob Carlton
My take away from the first day of the Association of Education Publisher’s Content in Context Conference (#ciccon): educators have always needed Education Publishers, but they have never particularly wanted them. What are you doing at your company to remain necessary in the digital age?
It’s been four weeks and my iPad still has that new computer smell. Now that I’ve been using it in my workflow I wanted to post some additional comments on it’s utility in an educational setting. In general I think my original take holds up well – this is fantastic…
Kid’s virtual world Club Penguin has fallen short of the high-flying projections made when Disney purchased them 3 years ago. Read this New York Times piece from today for the details. I can’t say I’m surprised by the result. CP always seemed thin on the engagement side – dress your…
An iPad has been floating around the PCI office for the past week (thanks to Randy Pennington‘s ed-tech jones). Will it be a game changer for education? Can it redefine how we deliver instructional content? I’ve tried to refrain from commenting on the iPad until I could see and multi-touch…
Seth Godin makes a critical point for instructional materials. The platforms are changing all around us. Mobile phones, iPad, Kindle, Android, white boards, Moodle, etc. Are you paying attention? I refer you to four part series about technology substitution in the textbook publishing industry. Don’t write the changes we are…