Not that this is the definitive reason for the web but certainly the potential for collective action for good needs to be emphasized and highlighted as teachers and schools work with students to move beyond the “looking up stuff” mentality. Tom’s shoes (thanks to a tweet by Terry Storch) is a great example of corporations willing to do things...

Bill Belsey, who I worked with about 10 years ago, emailed me and asked me to promote Bullying Awareness Week. It begins next week and the website offers some ideas for a school wide focus. Many of these resources may not be familiar to you. Bullying Awareness Week 2008 –November 3, 2008 Cochrane, Alberta -Bullying.org Bullying.org is pleased to announce that the...

For regular readers it might not seem like much has changed but I’ve switched hosting companies. After some long periods of downtime, poor support, it was time to move.  I’m just getting comfortable to my new surroundings and will post more on the move after I get “all my stuff” in place. Image Title: Cardboard Box by...

A teacher asked me if I would be able to connect her to some people who could talk about where they are from and how they use wireless technology in their work and their lives.  You don’t have to ask me twice. One email later to three people and the deal was done. Lee Kolbert was gracious enough to let us use their Adobe Connect as a platform which proved...