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 [...]
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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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
Online Life vs. Real Life
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)
The Next 8 People on My Blogroll
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 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)
“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)
Creating a Network Around the Network
Posted in Design, Empathy, Meaning, Play, Story, Symphony on Apr 4th, 2008
If you’re creative, if you can think independantly, if you can articulate passion, if you can override the fear of being wrong, then your company needs you now more than it ever did. And now your company can no longer afford to pretend that isn’t the case.
From gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back [...]
…we’ve reached the point in our (disparate) cultural adaptation to computing and communication technology that the younger technical generations are so empowered they are impatient and ready to jettison institutions most of the rest of us tend to think of as essential, central, even immortal. They are ready to dump our schools.
From I, Cringely . [...]
Creative Commons and the NETS for Students Standards
Posted in Symphony on Mar 6th, 2008
I’m starting a movement.
Email persmissions@iste.org with a simple request.
Simple suggestion.
Take the NETS for Students (6 concepts and accompanying bullet points) and license them under one of the Creative Commons licenses. More info at http://www.creativecommons.org.
Thanks.
Update: Email from ISTE.
From: permissions@smtp.iste.orgSubject: Request for permission received
Dear requestor,
Thank you for contacting ISTE regarding permission. Please allow 10 - [...]
Long time fans of the ijohnpederson Home Game™ know where this comes from. At each milestone I draw back, reflect, and smack around the pixels a bit further. The latest version is considerably honed from previous iterations, while keeping amazingly true to the original meaning of the text that brought many of us to this [...]
This really makes my mind hurt…in a good way.
1) We all have Google accounts, right? Good.
2)You’ll need an AIM (AOL Instant Messenger). I’m sorry. Go here to create one. Stay away from the rest of the garbage. We just need an AIM username.
3) Go back to Google. In your [...]
“‘We believe it’s important to put our money where our principles are. Consumers deserve more competition and innovation than they have in today’s wireless world. No matter which bidder ultimately prevails, the real winners of this auction are American consumers who likely will see more choices than ever before in how they access the Internet.’”
Courtesy [...]
“Larry Lessig gets TEDsters to their feet, whooping and whistling, following this elegant presentation of ‘three stories and an argument.’ The Net’s most adored lawyer brings together John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights, and the ‘ASCAP cartel’ to build a case for creative freedom. He pins down the key shortcomings of our dusty, pre-digital [...]
Publish Blogroll Straight out of Google Reader
Posted in Symphony on Nov 6th, 2007
I’ve been waiting for this since Day 1.
“Head over to the ‘Tags’ section on the settings page, make one of the tags you use for subscriptions public, and click on ‘add a blogroll to your site.’ For an example, head over to my personal blog, and you can see my blogroll in action [...]
“I believe that this online art gallery helps boost the students’ pride and self-esteem, technology awareness and multicultural understanding. Further, it also enables parents, relatives and friends to view the child’s artwork online. I encourage you to take an active role in your child’s art education by participating in Artsonia.”
This little nugget came [...]
