In no particular order. PLN (too inside baseball) 21st Century Learning/Skills (everyone has a different idea of what it means, plus how far into the century do we have to go before we stop using it) Web 2.0 (most people have no idea what Web 1.0 was) preso (I want to take a shower after hear that word, very used car salesmanishy) calling a movie a slideshow...

Lesley Edwards left me a really interesting link in her lastest comment. Google Image Labeler is something I hadn’t seen before. Here’s how it works: You’ll be randomly paired with a partner who’s online and using the feature. Over a two-minute period, you and your partner will: View the same set of images. Provide as many labels as...

It seems every year that clothes gets put on the back to school supply list. Not by the school but by Mom’s and kids. (sorry for being sexist, I just don’t know of any men who think their kids need a whack of clothes to start school) I remember when I was a kid, you had to be very careful not to wear your new clothes too early for fear you might be called...

Here’s just another really silly, useless but somewhat fascinating use of twitter. Not necessarily any educational value but pure fun.   Step one: Find someone at a sporting or other large event.       Step Two: Offer a challenge:      Step Three: Watch and wait:     Step Four: End with laughter, joy and...

So that fact that your birthday is splattered in any number of places means some interesting things.  We get all kinds of well wishes from different spaces. It’s nice. It’s part of the glue of social networks, little bits of sharing to build community. My life is pretty much an open book. For some that’s just too weird, dangerous or stupid. It...

Taking a photo a day is not only a significant commitment but it can get downright onerous at times.  The daily satisfaction was one thing but after viewing them a few times on New Year’s Day and sharing the joy with family and friends made me realize it was worth it. Still there were many days when it wasn’t easy. I’ve noticed a few new...