WHAT!? Computer Literacy should be MORE than learning to use your iPad?

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesProgramming vs. “Technology” April 9, 2012, 8:00 am By Robert Talbert Dumbing Down : Stager-to-Go. Friday, April 6, 2012 By Gary Stager When Luerhmann coined the term, “computer literacy,” he intended it to mean computer programming the intellectual pursuit of … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been This Week (weekly)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteInfinity: IT’s world disclosed | Jeux sérieux – L’actualité du serious game tags: infinity jeux game IT draftPaper.pdf (application/pdf Object) tags: keyhole problem The Readability Test Tool tags: readability reading tool literacy analysis writing Posted from Diigo. The rest of … Continue reading

It Turns Out that Learning About Computing is NOT like Learning to Drive a Car

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy all our kids should be taught how to code: m.guardian.co.uk. I’m just sayin’ …… almost everything we have done over the last two decades in the area of ICT education in British schools has been misguided and largely futile. … Continue reading

Computer Literacy: Does knowing how to drive = understanding cars?

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteOf course not. So why do people believe that they “know” about computers simply because they can use Word, or iTunes, or some other app? (Or even a lot of apps…) It is high time that we accept the fact … Continue reading

I’m not the only one who has issues with the iPad 3

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteList of iPad gripes goes on and on – latimes.com. No Siri (not that I care to talk to my iPad in the first place) Weighs more. Gets physically hot. VERY fragile screen (DON’T EVER drop it). Takes a long … Continue reading

What if we had FB’s privacy settings in real life?

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI don’t think most people would like it very much. Facebook amending statement of rights and responsbilities, here’s a rundown of the changes | VentureBeat.   an application your friend has downloaded also has the right to your information because … Continue reading

Game-Education.Com – Home

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new place to check out if you’re looking for information on game education. Game-Education.Com – Home. 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike … Continue reading

iPad3 means no shuffling between several gadgets … REALLY????

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesiPad3 means no shuffling between several gadgets | NextWorth. Professing never-ending love for the iPad has taken on a real cult-like fervor. It’s really quite embarrassing. The digital world is converging on a revolutionary all-in-one device, the powerful, brand-new iPad. … Continue reading