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…
Yesterday the minority in the Senate ended the chances that the Extender’s Bill would pass the Senate. While 57 Senators – a clear majority – wanted to do the right thing a determined minority used procedural votes to force mass layoffs of teachers, firefighters, and police across the country (300,000-500,000).…
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…
Common Core Standards (CCS) will have a profound impact on the instructional materials market. The big players like Pearson and McGraw-Hill are on-board as endorsing partners, but smaller supplemental publishers have as much (if not more) to gain if the initiative is successful. Common standards will reduce structural barriers to…
Funny and scary at the same time. J.A. Konrath on the end of print. HT to Bob Carlton
School is out in Texas – what will the kids be working on this summer? We can all hope Something like this… It never ceases to amaze me what the human mind and body can accomplish. Enjoy ht Ezra Klein
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…