Cross posted at Education Debate I’ve been a strong advocate for shifting school’s narrow focus of writing to include more contemporary forms like video. It’s clear this skill is going to be essential for our students to communicate in a YouTube world.   Two years ago I wrote a post about the Best Job in the World. My argument centered around...

I respect Gary Stager's opinion. He pushes my thinking. That's what he did for me here: Why would you Skype someone involved “in the process?” What process? Who? State legislators? What are they likely to tell a student that can’t be found out in a book or article? The connections you speak of, now matter how much you yearn for them may be...

  My son, for whatever reason, has chosen to let his hair grow while at college in Toronto. His mother and sisters and I have been trying to get him to get it cut for months. On Friday he did.  He Skyped me to tell me the good news and relayed how it was a rather lovely experience. The barber, who was recommended by a friend, was a little ways from where he...

Next month I'm doing a session for our local teachers SESSION OVERVIEW: “How to Find a Needle in the Haystack…make your job easier by finding quality content and resources online”   This session will explore various techniques, tools and concepts that will begin to address the “information overload” that comes from the access...

A little strange for a title I know. Precipitated by this tweet.    It got me thinking. So while driving to Saskatoon I turned on the iphone recorder and spewed out some ideas.   Listen Now    More related posts: Meet My Friends in my Aggregator What Stupid Will Get...