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Posted in Story on Jun 30th, 2008
I hate being textually aggressive about this issue, but I’m extremely sensitive to every angle of this story.
Wes Fryer posted an interview with Elaine Roberts, the Pearson representative behind the video production at Edubloggercon. I took 10 deep breaths before diving in. I left even more enraged. Many of my concerns mirror those [...]
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
Pearson Rules of Engagement at Edubloggercon 2008.
Great questions and comments.
* You are correct in that there may be an implication that you are endorsing Pearson products. But it’s also important for you to know we are not promoting any Pearson product. Though most of the books in our graduate courses are [...]
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.
A little piece released in eSchool News on a study released by SETDA (the State Educational Technology Director’s Association) aka “the state level ed tech folks that all play with each other”.
Link to the Full Report
“Planning and implementing for this growth is critical for our education system,” said Mary Ann Wolf, SETDA’s executive director. “We [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We don’t plan to allow students to access home directories or shared drives. This is part of a long-term shift toward not even having home directories for students. This is because I think we are at the point where “the network” no longer means school LAN or WAN, but the entire Internet.
…via TannerVision: ASUS EeePC [...]
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.
“The most important word on the internet is not ‘Search’. The most important word on the internet is ‘Share’. Sharing is the driver. Sharing is the DNA. We use Social Objects to share ourselves with other people. We’re primates. we like to groom each other. It’s in our nature.”
(Link: gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back [...]
Posted in Design, Empathy, Meaning, Play, Story, Symphony on Apr 18th, 2008
“at current rates, within 2 weeks the population of my Twitter followers will exceed the population of Alpine, Texas. Dunno what that means. 12 minutes ago from web “
(Link: Twitter / gapingvoid)
Posted in Empathy, Meaning, Story, Symphony on Apr 16th, 2008
“We are the Random Technology Un-Committee and we are more what we aren’t than what we are.
We aren’t a committee;
We aren’t a task force;
We aren’t an advisory group;
And, we certainly aren’t organized.
We do not have a charge;
We do not have a mission;
We do not have a task list or a timeline;
We do not have a [...]
“The ongoing expansion of edu-world content in iTunes continues with Friday’s addition of PBS to iTunes U; teaching support videos and instructional content from KQED, WETA, WNET thirteen, WGBH and more. Video clips that illustrate science, geography or history (including segments from Ken Burns’ documentary The War) are accompanied by PDF lesson plans and educator’s [...]
“You don’t know if your idea is any good the moment it’s created. Neither does anyone else. The most you can hope for is a strong gut feeling that it is. And trusting your feelings is not as easy as the optimists say it is. There’s a reason why feelings scare us.
And asking close friends [...]
“The old ways are dead. And you need people around you who concur.
That means hanging out more with the creative people, the freaks, the real visionaries, than you’re already doing. Thinking more about what their needs are, and responding accordingly. It doesn’t matter what industry we’re talking about- architecture, advertising, petrochemicals- they’re around, they’re easy [...]
“The most important thing a creative person can learn professionally is where to draw the red line that separates what you are willing to do, and what you are not.”
(Link: gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards”: how to be creative)
Posted in Story on Apr 10th, 2008
“Blogging isn’t for everybody. Web 2.0 is for everybody. Keeping a half-decent blog going is very time-consuming work. So of course there was a market for more time-friendly Web 2.0 apps, like Facebook and Twitter. That doesn’t mean blogs will go away. It just means more opportunities for people to create and use new tools. [...]
“Twitter is about hope and love, although the casual observer might miss that completely.”
(Link: /Message: Featured Post From 9 April 2006: My Twitter Story: Why I Use Twitter)
