Understanding Free

cc licensed flickr photo shared by Will Lion

 

I’ve been listening to Chris Anderson’s book "The Radical Price of Free" for free. It’s a long listen, over 6 hours and I’ve still got 2 more hours to go but it’s certainly helped clarify not only how free works, but how much money is to be made [...]

Start Spreadin’ the News

If you haven’t already, download this poster and either send it to every teacher you know and/or print it off and place it in every school you visit or work in.  Beginning today, watch for the teasers for upcoming presentations. For those who have participated in this conference, you know its value, for those who [...]

Have you heard the one about the bloggers who go into a bar?

So these three edubloggers go into a bar with a laptop and camera and begin to broadcast around the world…..

Trust it to Will, Jakes and Dembo to cook up some fun and learning at the same time. The three met in alocal establishment in Chicago tonight and tested out UstreamTV. This free, live streaming site [...]

What is the Web For? Small Pieces Loosely Joined…for Kids

As a fan of the work of Dave Weinberger, I had no idea he had done a version of Small Pieces for kids….(discovered via twitter).  He claims he wrote it so his 11 year old could understand but I’d suggest this would work well for kids from about 9-16.

So if you teach this age group, [...]

Take a Letter Maria

Found this handy tool via twitter and I think Darren? Easypost.ca allows you to write a letter and send it to someone’s real address. I tried it and it worked great!

I thought it was kinda cool. Must be an upstart company as indicated by this on their FAQ section:

Who operates EasyPost.ca?
Some [...]