This NY Time article explains why wikipedia has chosen to protect some 82 articles and semi-protect another 179. Essentially in response to constant vandalism and disputes. I like they way they handle things and have stated these articles will not always stay protected. Seems a bit like taking the ball away from kids at recess when they’re not playing nice....

Picking up from the challenge from Brian, here are a few thoughts on my child’s dream day at school: Project based learning would comprise at least half of their day. There would be at least 5 choices of projects that include: working with local business or community groups cross grade groupings off site work a final product or presentation Physical activity...

I’m going to offering a 2 day workshop this summer on digital storytelling. I’ve done similar sessions before but focused more on specific applications. This time the focus will be on the process. Piggy backing on the fine work that’s out there,(Joe Lambert, Bernajean Porter, and others) I’ll be trying to help teachers understand the power of...

On Tuesday, I spoke to some 70 school administrators in our school division on the changing classroom. The idea was to continue to create an awareness of many of the new ways we can do school as a result of the Read/Write web. Will was gracious enough to pop by for a few minutes via Skype and talk about his experience. One question that was asked was, “how do...

I read an interesting article today on Marc Prensky’s blog. He was presenting an idea about an experiment he’d like to pursue. I had an immediate reaction and went to post a comment only to find he doesn’t allow for comments. He did offer his email address within the post and so I emailed him. To his credit he responded quickly and even included...