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Category Archives: Technology
Zotero, Now with Cloud
I was a huge fan of Zotero even when it was a local-only extension. [1] Now that it will sync across computers and allow online access to your library (with the 1.5 beta), it’s definitely at the top of my list … Continue reading
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Herdict.org
This looks like a useful service for schools, and Tom Hoffman’s notes here are helpful. It’s important to know what sites are being blocked in which schools. I’d be very curious to see what patterns might emerge from this and … Continue reading
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Interface Design, Cognition, and Creativity
I just finished watching Bruce Sterling‘s speech at the “Innovationsforum Interaktionsdesign” conference. Though a science fiction writer by profession, he’s become more and more immersed in the world of design, first as a vehicle into his fiction and eventually as … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Technology
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So Much Wrong
I don’t even know where to begin with this recent article from New York Magazine, “Testing Horace Mann,” about the fallout (or lack thereof) from offensive student postings on Facebook. It’s at the center of the current technology-related problems schools … Continue reading
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Different Writing Spaces
I added a post on this topic to the TeachEng.us blog. Here’s the teaser: … if I were in the classroom right now, and had students with consistent Internet access, I think I’d ask them to keep a few different … Continue reading
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Working with Blackboard Presentation
I delivered a presentation last night to teachers who work in a county that only allows them to use Blackboard. Given that, I saw no point to going in and talking about the possibilities that other tools and services make … Continue reading
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Notebooks & Textbooks
I mentioned the notebook/textbook approach in my previous post, so I thought I’d take a minute here to explain it further. The idea is pretty basic, and something a lot of people already do without necessarily calling it that. To … Continue reading
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Zotero + IA
If you haven’t already heard, some exciting news (and two clarifications) from Dan Cohen: I’m pleased to announce a major alliance between the Zotero project at the Center for History and New Media and the Internet Archive. The Zotero-IA alliance … Continue reading
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They Don’t Know
Gary Stager, in a few recent posts, has been stirring the pot by confronting some popular “Web 2.0″ ideas, like the digital immigrants/digital natives divide, the concept of the flat world, and the latest Michael Wesch video. Ultimately, Stager is … Continue reading
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Lesson Plans for Google Docs
Google and Weekly Reader’s Writing for Teens magazine have put together a few lesson plans to help teachers and students use Google Docs for collaborative writing. The lessons provide instructions for using Google Docs, student-oriented suggestions, tips, and checklists for … Continue reading
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