Shifted Learning is a term I’m using frequently as I talk to people about the impact of technology in education. The best single example continues to be wikipedia. I’ll argue every and twice on Sundays for the value of wikipedia. Scot McLeod pointed me to this and Will Richardson via his del.icio.us account led me to this which Ewan Mcintosh also found...

In creating the keynote for the Flat Classroom 2007 Project, I utilized chroma keying. Many seemed quite intrigued as to how I did it and although for most videographers, this is not a difficult or complicated task, for those entering into video editing it may seem a bit arduous. It’s not. This video demonstrates how I use chroma keying. As I mention in my...

A local principal told me today she had to suspend 20 students from computer privileges for inappropriate use of school computers. Primarily Facebook. Specifically some of these students were engaging with bullying others socializing. She also suggested most of these student’s parents do not understand the implications of their actions, let alone what facebook...

I certainly haven’t gone through all the K12 presentations and likely won’t. Like my RSS reader, I’ll look at the ones that capture my attention and imagination, focus on presentations of those already in my network (by the way, as Jeff Utecht points out we choose our network and generally attend to their work first.  I have an awesome network...

I irritated when my own kids use the all too common inflection at the end of sentences that turn statements into questions? As we work to help our students write and even use videos to express themselves, kids generally have limited practice in speaking in public situations. I like this talk. Clear, concise and demonstrates an important quality all too often...