Grandma is watching the kids this week.
“Lars says when he grows up he isn’t going to have any kids. It will be a mom and a dad and a cat but NO kids. But, first he wants to be just him in a house with no Mom! He thinks that would be [...]
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I took 5 years of Spanish in high school. Learned nothing about financial literacy.
I’m eternally grateful to Steve Dembo for passing this along.
If you want to get teachers using online resources with kids, cut their Xerox budgets.
…via Doug Johnson’s Blue Skunk Blog - Blue Skunk Blog - Notes from NECC 2
I’ve gone 2 months at work without knowing where the copy machine is.
Ginger Lewman quotes Ian Jukes via Twitter.
“I’m not concerned about your comfort zone or readiness for change. I’m concerned about the kids who just entered Kindergarten.”
…via Twitter / GingerTPLC
It’s not too early to begin planning for Educon 2.1 in Philadelphia, January 23-25, 2009.
Photo courtesy Konrad Glogowski with a little @ijohnpederson remix.
The recent Dan Meyer video project is impressive, however, I’m most impressed with his bold use of the I’m Gonna Git You Sucka finisher in his last post.
Brother brought 1988 straight up to 2008 and made it do tricks.
Care-o-meter
Posted in Play on Jun 25th, 2008
/giggle
From “The Big Swtich” by Nicholas Carr.
Computing’s evolution into a commodity utility is a shift akin to the late-19th-century move to the electric power grid, with a similarly profound effect on society and business.
The full power and consequence of a new technology are unleashed only when those who have grown up with it become adults [...]
Jim Kloss completely nails it on the little piece of audio. This thing *really* made me laugh.
Jim Kloss On Web 2.mp3
Found in the fine print of the new house we are looking at.
Canning Company: Each Owner of the lot within the subdivision is hereby advised that lands to the west of U.S. Highway 51 are owned by a canning company and that canning of agricultural products including, but not limited to, sauerkraut may occur [...]
The Hype Worked: Firefox 3 Downloaded 8.3 Million Times In First 24 Hours
Posted in Play on Jun 18th, 2008
Yah.
All right, there was no previous world record, but it still represents a massive one-day adoption rate.
…via The Hype Worked: Firefox 3 Downloaded 8.3 Million Times In First 24 Hours
I believe I’ve come very close to finding The Life Uniform™.
5.11 makes clothing for cops. It straddles that line between casual and work. It’s very utilitarian. It’s comfortable (elastic waistband for all my fellow fatties!) while still maintaining fashion.
@ijohnpederson fashion advice incoming. Buy 10 shirts, 10 pants. Mix and match [...]
Now you can improve your dental hygiene while enjoying the amazing flavor of crispy fried bacon.
…via The J-Walk Blog: Bacon Floss
Epic Tweet…
Posted in Play on May 29th, 2008
There’s context, but that’s the topic of the next week in the edublogosphere. Carry on.
“Disincentive the negative. Reinforce the positive. Students are puppies.”
(Link: dy/dan » Blog Archive » My Students Have My Mobile Number)
So are Twitter followers.
Hugh calls this one “Web 2.0 Specialist.” I’m feeling self-conscious, having renamed my “Manager of Information Systems Specialists” to “Information Technology Specialists” way back in the day…considering it an achievement.
Gamers’ Mindset
Posted in Play on May 21st, 2008
“In an era of structured education and standardized testing, this generational difference might not yet be evident. But the gamers’ mindset - the fact that they are learning in a totally new way - means they’ll treat the world as a place for creation, not consumption. This is the true impact videogames will have on [...]
Twitter: In Three Words
Posted in Play on May 17th, 2008
Many thanks to Dan Gross for passing this along.
