I need to order new business cards. It seems futile, but I’m going to do it anyway. Each year at the ISTE conference I meet literally hundreds of educators doing fascinating things with technology. As is traditional, when I … Continue reading
The excitement over ISTE 2011 continues to build each day. Visitors to any of the virtual spaces where people are discussing the conference such as Twitter and the ISTE Ning cannot help but notice the buzz in the air. In … Continue reading
News Corporation chairman, Rupert Murdoch spoke earlier this week at the G8 Forum in Paris, France and signaled his intention to focus his company’s resources on education. Murdoch calls education “the last frontier” and suggested that while technology is transforming … Continue reading
A couple weeks ago I attended a conference in Washington D.C. Since I’m teaching an 8 a.m. class this year, I booked a flight home that would get me into Eugene, Oregon in just enough time to grab a couple … Continue reading
My hometown of Eugene, Oregon just last week, voted down a temporary income tax measure to help fund our local school district for the next four years. Several schools will now close, many teachers are being laid off, some foreign … Continue reading
In just a little over one month I’ll be packing my most comfortable shoes and double-checking my power cords as I prepare to head to Philadelphia for ISTE 2011. I’ve been pouring over the program and overbooking my conference planner, … Continue reading
Despite an agonizingly late spring, Oregon has finally been seeing the first warm days and sunny weather of the year. A couple weeks ago, I decided to give my class of college juniors a break from the traditional class structure … Continue reading
Do you count yourself among a growing number of educators using Twitter to enhance classroom discussion, or are you considering testing out this platform for educational purposes in the future? You’re certainly not alone; in fact, the use of Twitter … Continue reading
Having worked in different aspects of journalism for over 10 years, I have developed a keen eye and appreciation for all the phases of production. From brainstorming to scripting to capturing footage to editing to distribution, every movement in this … Continue reading
This week, House leaders determined the amount of funding that each of the 12 Appropriations Subcommittees will have to fund all of the programs under their respective jurisdictions for FY 12. Education programs are funded out of the Labor, HHS and … Continue reading