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May 8, 2008

It's Getting Crowded

I'd like to recommend two books I've enjoyed lately. The first one, I've already mentioned here: We Are Smarter Than Me by Barry Libert and Jon Spector (and thousands of others). The second book is: Wikinomics by Don Tapsott and...

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May 7, 2008

My not-so-friendly library, boring teachers, and other marketing interactions

My city’s public library is a wonderful place. It hosts a variety of well-attended events, has a phenomenal children’s section, and serves as a real hub for the community. But its formal communications stink. The very first time that you...

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May 6, 2008

Signs of Spring in Education

How do we demonstrate transitions in education? For those of us in the northern hemisphere we begin school in late August or early September and finish in late May or late June. It is always fun to be on Twitter...

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May 5, 2008

Human Aggregation

It's like something out of a sci-fi novel. Connecting to thousands of people to find the answer to an issue, to solve a problem, or communicate on a given topic. It doesn’t seem possible that every two minutes you are...

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May 2, 2008

Summer Professional Development Ideas

For educators living in the northern hemisphere, summer is approaching fast. Today I had an opportunity to visit with about fifteen elementary teachers in a rural Oklahoma school, and the topics I was asked to address were: Internet SafetyWikisBlogs Less...

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May 1, 2008

Time Stamp

As someone who is interested in the emergence of technologies and their impact on society, I’m completely intrigued by the work of Marshall McLuhan....

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April 29, 2008

Characteristics of excellent ICT lessons

Here in the UK we use the term "ICT" -- Information and Communications Technology -- rather than "educational technology", and in many schools it is taught as a discrete subject. So what is it that makes an ICT lesson excellent?...

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April 24, 2008

I'm Still Rezzing

Yesterday, I was browsing in a used bookstore and found something more than the hand-me down literature in the bookshelves. Posted on two of the walls in the shop was an exhibit of what was described as “found art.” It...

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April 23, 2008

The importance of educator perceptions

Last June, during Change Week at Dangerously Irrelevant, I blogged about Rogers’ diffusion of innovation theory. In that post I mentioned that one of the most underutilized aspects of Rogers’ work was the concept of perceived characteristics of innovations (PCIs)....

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April 22, 2008

Celebrate Earth Day April 22, 2008

Earth Day is celebrated worldwide on April 22, it began as an environmental teach-in during the spring of 1970. There are many web pages dedicated to Earth Day on the web. However, my search for kid and teen friendly earth...

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