Among the many hats I wear, one I don proudly is that of local school board member. As vice chairman of a Virginia school board, I am fortunate to be at that great intersection of where policy meets practice, where … Continue reading
A few weeks ago during #edchat, one of the participants complained of how little time she had with her students. Because her school does not do combined or split grade classrooms, this teacher had only a year to get to … Continue reading
Three years ago I was planning my first trip to ISTE. At that time the conference was called NECC and it was in San Antonio. I was not really sure what to expect from the conference so I started doing … Continue reading
Twitter celebrated its five-year anniversary this week. That’s five years of public conversation on everything from breakfast choices to nation building. With more than 50 million tweets per day flying through Twitter’s network, the young social networking site is a … Continue reading
A New York judge curtailed Google’s ambitious plan to be the world’s largest digital library and bookstore when he ruled that the online giant’s $125 million settlement with groups representing authors and publishers violated copyright law. Judge Denny Chin said … Continue reading
Considering William Shakespeare is not exactly known for being taciturn, it’s ironic that his is the pen that spawned the phrase “brevity is the sole of wit.” Andy Selsberg, a professor at John Jay College in New York, wrote … Continue reading
The Super Early-Bird registration deadline for ISTE 2011 is less than two weeks away. Register for the conference by March 31 to take advantage of the best rates. Now in its 32nd year, ISTE’s Annual Conference & Exposition offers … Continue reading
The web is an incredible tool for education, but the sheer volume resources available online can be overwhelming. In the third edition of 101 Best Websites for Principals, award winning author Susan Brooks-Young helps administrators cut through the jumble of … Continue reading
Last month, the iconic game show Jeopardy earned some of its highest ratings ever when it featured a two-day match between former trivia champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter and IBM’s new supercomputer Watson. When the dust settled, Watson had … Continue reading
The 2010 National Education Technology Plan, released last November, is an ambitious call to transform the way our schools do business. Four of the five goals outlined in the plan are typical of many technology plans—student learning, assessment, teacher preparation, … Continue reading