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I had the opportunity the other week, to have a chat with Annie Fox; educator, novelist and radio host, about her new book Teaching Children to be Good People. Admittedly, her book has absolutely nothing to do with iPads in the classroom but I figured I would try to mix things up a little. Bring some humanity back into my digital [...]
Well I called it. My powers of EdTech prognostication have once again hit the mark. Way back in December 23, 2011, I did a post called Digital Learning in 2012 – My Predictions. In this post, I predicted a push back from parents and other concerned individuals and groups about WiFi in schools. Although I [...]
Question: What do farmers and teachers have in common? Answer: They are both outstanding in their field… but they also have a few other commonalities. Both farming and teaching have been around forever. Both farming and teaching are nurturing professions. Both farming and teaching have historically been respected professions. Both farming and teaching have a [...]
I am elated to introduce the single best tablet ever designed for the classroom. Finally we have something that works the way a Classroom Tablet should… I give you the EDUTAB Features Construction Encased in carbon fiber Godzilla Glass! Like Gorilla Glass but 10 x stronger Water resistant Field study ready Network Capable Each [...]
Got my hands on a new Surface RT this week. Found it just sitting there on my Principal’s desk doing nothing, so I absconded with it. Actually, being a charitable fellow, Le Grand Fromage let me have it so I could give it a good going over. So I present to you, the Microsoft Surface [...]
Well, as usual… I am light years behind the curve. I always seem to be a little slow to arrive at the party and when i finally do, all the cool people have already left but I never no mind, it’s all good. Better late then never my dear old pappy use to say. My [...]
2012 was once again an interesting year for Public Education. From Delaware to Chicago to British Columbia and back to Ontario, pundits and the politicians sold the story that all the struggles our youth encounter can be laid squarely on the shoulders of every teacher that has ever walked this earth. Just short of being [...]
Wow! Another year has come and gone and I am still employed. Not that I shouldn’t be, just that this blogging thing puts you under a bit of a microscope. One wrong word and BAM! You are collecting unemployment and rummaging through people’s road side recycling, while the kids are at school and the wife [...]
I had a very interesting conference call this week, with a gentleman named Michael Leifer. He is the Co Founder of an organization called EcoDads, which has been “recently made an Advocacy Network Partner of the California Environmental Protection Agency’s (CA EPA) groundbreaking Education and the Environment Initiative Curriculum (EEI) for K-12th grade students“ Michael had contacted [...]