Spring 2015 thoughts on the technology landscape
Wow! Let’s dust off this blog and see if we can get a couple of coherent thoughts together! I feel like things are constantly changing in the K-12 education …
Experimenting with Time-Lapse Video
iOS 8 brought some pretty awesome camera updates. Along with battery life, a great camera experience is always going to be one of my requirements when searching for the best mobile …
Video Killed the Radio Star – Using Media in Learning Experience Design
Nearly 2 years ago, we attempted to boil down the ocean by taking a “waffle house” approach to the research on multimedia learning by Mayer, Sweller, and others. As the …
The Debate for the Ages…
Sorry up front if you were expecting Coke vs. Pepsi, Reagan vs. Carter, OR my personal favorite Jordan vs. Lebron debate… Instead you get one of the hottest ed tech topics …
Technology inventory… and culture?
I received a bit of positive feedback from my last entry, so I thought I’d take a few minutes and combine culture with another popular topic – technology inventory. …
CIOs, local workstation admin rights and culture…
I received a simple question yesterday that I’ve had before: “What do most school districts do regarding local administrator PC rights for staff members?” To allow or not to allow, …
“MOVIE DAY!!!”, Netflix, K-12, “Fair Use” and Copyright
I feel like it’s Groundhog Day around this time of year. As the school year concludes, testing is the rule of the day in our schools. It seems that, if …
Playing + Learning
Random reminder: there has to be some element of challenge, competition, pleasure, enjoyment, amusement, entertainment <enter additional synonyms of “fun”> involved in all great learning experiences. It’s key to …