Podcasting is one of the earliest tools and processes of the Read/Write Web. The ability to record and upload audio was one of the first shifts away from texts for several reasons. First, it's file size was naturally much smaller than video. For schools, it meant not having to worry as much about media release forms. I also think the power of the human voice is...

Full disclosure: This post is written at 3 AM as I wake up with crazy ideas and wonder and then feel compelled to write about it. Forgive any in cohernce, stop reading at any point and move on with your life. After spending considerable hours investing into Alec's little gift, I'm still feeling quite energized not only with the response of others but the...

That's a joke that many of us who know Alec Couros use to describe a number of experiences he shares as part of being a network learner and crowd sourcing. That become the intro to this video I put together along with the help of about 75 others. The Big Picture Learning Stuff While at first glance it may be seen as simply fun, silly and maybe a wee bit...

Whether you're playing along with this course or not, you'd be crazy not to bookmark this site if only for the great assignments and exemplars around digital storytelling. Sifting through the various assignments in DS 106, I thought I'd toy with this one. My venture into the song to photo a day last year has me thinking much more visually about...

Cross posted on the Huffington Post Forgive me while I blow off a little steam but these types of news reports are only helping us be even worse at risk assessment than we already are.   “Parents are just bad at risk assessment,” said Christie Barnes, a mother of four and the author of “The Paranoid Parents Guide.” “We are...