I came upon a new term and resources that demonstrate the reality of my earlier post on Wikinomics. On a side note, I seem to be getting a lot of underlined words as I type, meaning I am writing about subjects using words that are being coined and presently are not in dictionaries that are [...]
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I have been “reading” the book Wikinomics while driving to work and on my morning walk. I read it by listening to it on my iPod. I think all educators as well as business people need to read this book as it illustrates the dramatic changes that “mass collaboration’ or “peer production” is causing in [...]
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As Durham Academy works on developing an enhanced global program as part of our strategic plan, it is great to know we have folks who are already investigating resources. I have been involved with The UNITE Project since 2003. I hope to take students to Uganda in 2009 so the can meet the students [...]
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Announced yesterday and already downloaded on my computer is the latest version of Google Earth. It now includes a “Sky Tool”. Learn More at the tutorial online.
Download the new version today and get gazing. Images include some from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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I guess if I am asking the question, I might have a bias. Michael Ulku-Steiner from the Upper School sent me this great link. Sir Ken Robinson discussed this at TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) in 2006. Watch the video and tell me what you think. Who is Sir Ken Robinson? From the TED website: [...]
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From September 2006, I have moved this from my old blog on Moodle.
I have been listening to David Warlick\’s podcast on 1 to1 laptop programs where he is conducting a round table discussion on various Web 2.0 topics. He points out this information on when to use a Wiki, Blog or a Forum. I think [...]
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This is a wonderful example of how the Web 2.0 or The Read/Write web as Will Richardson calls it, can transform education by eliminating boundaries. The latest issue of MacWorld lists the top 10 trends of 2007. Number 4 is “The Net as Computer” by Lisa Schmeiser. She discusses Office 2.0 and by this she [...]
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I first posted this in November of 2006 in the Moodle. I moved it here for a large audience.
David Warlick is presenting a session on A Beginners Introduction to Games and Learning here at NCETC. Handouts are at his handout wiki. Video Games are an interesting issue for me as I see students coming to [...]
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I moved this from my Moodle Blog so a larger audience can see it.
David Warlick again takes a hard topic and makes it easy to understand. His introduction to wikis was interactive as he had us work on a wiki as we were active learners. Check out my notes.
I am now in Patrick Crispen’s Complete [...]
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I have just finished reading an article in Learning and Leading with Technology, August 2007 called Creating and Sharing Interactive Maps by Glen Bull. I have enjoyed his writing for years and am excited to try his ideas out this year. He discusses how the use of Google Maps with place markers can allow visitors [...]
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