I’ve been a fan of Cliff Atkinson for the better part of a year. Cliff’s Beyond Bullets book and blog have been helpful in transforming my view of PowerPoint as a storytelling tool and in turn changed how I present it to students and teachers. Recently Cliff was hired by a Texas lawyer to develop a presentation for his opening statement. The resulting 253...

I’m thinking of beginning all of my workshops and talks on the read/write web with this cavaet, “Don’t get too excited about any of this because the chances of any of you really making this a reality in your classroom is almost nil.” Not very optimistic but I think fairly accurate. Brian Crosby of Learning is Messy writes, You can’t just...

Came across this sign in Union Station in Toronto. A reference to days gone by when Canada had a viable passenger train system.

From the Posse: Our hiatus is over! I hope you think it was worth the wait! This conversation featuring the full posse – Alec Couros, Rick Schwier, Dean Shareski and Rob Wall – was recorded on December 14, 2005. Just the day before we recorded, I was in a meeting for developing an Information Literacy scope and sequence for the school where I teach. The...

I wasn’t planning on going to any games while in Toronto but was fortunate to see a basketball and baseball game. It was the Raptors last home game and a disappointing season meant many were uninterested. We got a call at about 4:00 asking if we wanted 4 tickets. They were $199 tickets. The next day I went to see the Bluejays and Yankees. This time I had to pay...