April 2011: Tech in the News
2 of this week’s news stories to start classroom conversations: Obama says White House tech is 30 years behind – The White House technology is not the high-tech version we see in the movies. Is the US...
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Apple’s e-textbook announcement critiqued
This morning Apple released an e-textbook authoring tool & distribution system, and in a single announcement may have shifted many of the purchasing conversations that occur annually at educational...
View ArticleiBook Author: 30 minute challenge
After reading articles and watching screencasts about the iBook Author announcement today, I decided to spend 30 minutes to find out how easy the new authoring tool is to use. Click here to download my...
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Education & politics in Maine: is it the iPad?
Kudos to the Auburn School Department: for searching out potential solutions to increase student literacy. for designing a comprehensive roll-out plan & feedback-system beyond the purchase of...
View ArticleGrowing up digital: parent community conversation
Looking forward to working with parents in West Seattle this week as they gather to discuss the joys and challenges of raising digital natives. It is always exciting to bring educators and families...
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Jobs from the future: Surfer Surrogate
Editor note: discussing “jobs from the future” may be a creative compliment to high school classes studying economics, sociology, media literacy, entrepreneurism, etc. We are currently preparing...
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Middle School Media Arts Festival 2012
Seattle Country Day School hosted the 2nd annual Middle School Media Festival on May 18th. Organized by Ethan Delavan, this digital arts celebration included the works of students ages 10-14 from...
View ArticleTop educators named at 2012 #PiLUS forum
The 2012 Partners In Learning US Forum culminated last night at an awards ceremony where 16 educators were chosen to represent the United States in Prague. This 3-day event, held at Microsoft’s Redmond...
View ArticleJobs from the future: Virtual World Economist
Editor note: discussing “jobs from the future” may be a creative compliment to high school classes studying economics, sociology, media literacy, entrepreneurism, etc. A few years ago most of us had...
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