Smartphones have been all over the news this week. Whether you’re an iPhone addict, a Droid loyalist, a Blackberry aficionado or a Palm devotee, something new is simmering in the smartphone market. Gizmodo broke probably the biggest smartphone story early … Continue reading
ISTE 2010 is only two months away and if you haven’t booked your tickets yet now it the time to finalize those travel plans. Hotels in the Denver area are filling up fast and early bird registration rates will end … Continue reading
Augmented Reality is an emerging field of research and development that allows educators to create outdoor, location-aware learning experiences using GPS-enabled handheld computers. With funding from the National Science Foundation and the Virginia Department of Education, the Radford Outdoor Augmented … Continue reading
It’s amazing what people are willing to do if you take the initiative to ask. My absolute favorite new media tool is Skype. Although I don’t have a budget to pay travel costs for bringing speakers into my classroom, I … Continue reading
The release of ISTE’s new book, Security vs. Access: Balancing Safety and Productivity in the Digital School, by LeAnne Robinson, myself, and Tim Green, has me thinking about the problems involved with creating safe and productive environments. One of my … Continue reading
ISTE’s free Spotlight on Solutions webinar series presents “Seven Free Resources You can Use Today” on Monday April 26, and “Critical Thinking and Web Literacy” on Tuesday, April 27. Both of these webinars take place at 1 p.m. pacific, 4 … Continue reading
The key to the implementation strategy of the Right To Education Act of 2009 is training local teachers. When I say “local,” I mean from the county or even multi-county Teacher Training Institutes where the new neighborhood schools are going … Continue reading
Connect with ed tech colleagues around the world and win fun prizes (not to mention the adoration of fellow ISTE members) by entering a photo into our “Where’s the Bear?” contest! We’re kicking off the ISTE 2010 conference season with … Continue reading
ISTE was on the road last week. While I was living it up in Las Vegas at the Broadcast Educator Association conference, the ISTE leadership was on the other side of the world at the 2010 Global Forum on Technology … Continue reading
Videos, even short videos, still require a few minutes of an already packed day to watch, even if you do watch them between Dwight Schrute karate chops or Smoke Monsters devouring Lost souls. The following ideas take even less time … Continue reading