Places I’ve Been (to July 13)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteEliot, Charles W., ed. The Harvard Classics and Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction. 1909–1917 ” The Harvard Classics The Shelf of Fiction Selected by Charles W. Eliot, LLD The most comprehensive and well-researched anthology of all time comprises both the … Continue reading

Teaching Programming Skills

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesI came across this article recently: Tynker Launches Revolutionary New Platform for Teaching Programming Skills to Young Learners Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) April 11, 2013 You know…… I’m starting to think Syntax really IS important. I recently finished teaching a … Continue reading

Places I’ve Been to June 13

Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesPredatory Learning | Boston ReviewThat something, if not explicitly religious, is, fundamentally, spiritual and forward-looking—qualities that are in short supply in the many hundreds of American communities like Racine, where teachers, parents, and students are surrounded by decline. That motivation … Continue reading

30 or so eLearning Tools, and a few lists.

Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesFrom time to time I come across a number of useful resources, and rather than bookmark them (never to be found again), I am putting them in my blog so I can search for them. This is one of those … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been Online (April 2013)

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is a record of places I have bookmarked. (I also post them to Diigo, but since I don’t like to leave stuff only in the cloud, I am also keeping a copy here. Careers in Games – Skillset Careers … Continue reading

iPads in school: a toy or a tool? – latimes.com

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesiPads in school: a toy or a tool? – latimes.com. While I have no doubt that some teachers in some schools are doing amazing things with technology, it bears repeating that it always has far more to do with the skills … Continue reading

Cargo Cult Education

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesEvolution of educational technology infographic – Irish Innovation News – Siliconrepublic.com. First, this is a very US centric view. Also, it is focused almost entirely on devices rather than their uses. That’s part of the whole problem with Ed Tech … Continue reading

Were I’ve Been Online (to Feb. 16 2013)

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesDaily Kos: Narcissistic Personality Disorder w/ poll According to DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), NPD (narcissistic personality disorder) is distinguished by: …a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy … Continue reading