The pre-conference activities of EduCon 2.0 began Friday afternoon. It started with a tour of SLA, our hosts for this event. I was unable to attend as my flight was canceled and had to get another later in the day. I was able to catch up with everyone one at the Franklin Institute for the opening reception and IMAX movie. I met up with my roommate Lisa Durff (Edith Halderman –SL) whom I never met face to face to, I…
Note: I originally wrote this over the Christmas vacation and lost it. So I am trying to recreate it from my notes. Not quite as good as the original. The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are a wonderful time for multiple generations to sit around the table and share stories about the good old days. Around our table the conversations usually lean towards education and science. My parents were in high school during the mid 1940’s and we were talking about…
Out in my neck of the woods students have different options for attending high school. So my daughter and I have been visiting high schools and attending open houses. As I sit in the audience as a parent I tend to focus on different things then I would as a educator. But the questions put forward by parents at a recent open house really caught my ear as an educator, particularly as a tech educator. What type of technology do…
At work some times I hear the following comments, they usually make me blush. How do you do it all? How to you know so much? You are so smart. I can always count on you to have an answer. I knew you would know. I’d love to take credit for it all but the reality is I am connected to a greater mind. I am learning everyday reading blogs, checking out wikis and talking to my network. Some people…
I am currently teaching a course, working with a group of teachers on some class projects and just came back from a MassCUE leadership meeting. In all of these setting the running theme has been, it is just not about the technology anymore. This is something that I have felt quite strongly about for a long time, but it is nice to see the classroom teachers realize that as well. I am not asked as often how to use the…
A few days ago Pete Rilley wrote a great post on Education’s Hidden Message. It really struck a cord with me. I have pretty much felt this way about education since I was a student, and that is one of the reasons I entered the field. One of the many messages my parents gave me while growing up was in essence “if you don’t like something you can walk away or you can change it.” Some times I feel overwhelmed,…
Will Richardson made a recent post on kids becoming producers. He was reflecting on his daughter’s use of youtube and future video creations. My 13 year old daughter recently produced a youtube video clip and is now excited about future projects. Her 9 year old brother is soon to follow in her foot steps. Will writes… How cool is it going to be for her growing up with the ability to create and publish whatever floats her boat (as long…