- 1001 Flat World Tales Project
An annual, globally collaborative wiki writing workshop.
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Read and hear last year's prize-winning HS tales on the 1001 Tales website
Jul
24
Where will the change come from?
July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
After enjoying the better part of a week being off the grid, I was working my way through my feedreader this evening, catching up on my network.
One item that caught my eye, mainly because it is something that I have been pondering about for the past week or so, is a post by Jeff Utecht [...]
Jul
24
“The World is Flat” Audiobook Giveaway
July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
One of the great things about summer is that teachers have the time and the opportunity to become active learners by catching up on reading. Unfortunately, all too often, teachers don’t see themselves as learners…but that is not what this post is about.
Every teacher who cares about understanding the world we are preparing our kids [...]
Jul
23
“Off the Grid” in the Big Easy
July 23, 2008 | 2 Comments
Last Tuesday evening I said goodbye to many old and new friends in downtown Memphis at the closing party of yet another great Laptop Institute conference hosted by the wonderful folks at Lausanne Collegiate School (more thoughts on that later). After a couple hours of sleep my wife and I caught “The City of [...]
Jul
14
Live Blogging - afternoon Keynote - Gary Stager
July 14, 2008 | 2 Comments
live blogging
Gary Stager - Ten Things you can do with a Laptop
Laptop Institute - Memphis, TN
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Intro by Susan Einhorn, AALF…Gary is abrasive, annoying, challenging…but passionate about learning
Gary…
Online handouts… http://www.stager.org/memphis/
Question…what is the world like for kids who haven’t even entered school…
We spend a lot of time on PowerPoint…why are we spending a lot of time training [...]
Jul
14
Live Blogging
Monday Morning keynote…
Laptop Institute Keynote - Scott KlososkyLive blogged…please excuse typos…
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Technology…is just a tool… it doesn’t do anything…
Need to understand concepts of technology - we don’t understand how much tech has already changed things… we can spend lots of $$$ on tech, but it won’t change anything
In healthcare, Google is the second opinion. [...]
Jul
8
Into the frying pan…
July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment
It’s been particularly warm here on the east coast of Canada, one of the two or three weeks during each summer when the temperatures and humidity get together and run the outdoor humidex scales upwards of 40C. The temps usually break quick, but this year the heat will be extended for me and 9 other [...]
