Cross posted at Tech Learning My two favorite networks, The Golf Channel and NFL Network have been using “Top Ten” format of late to capture almost any topic within their respective sports. Obscure ones like, top ten left handed quarterbacks, Phil Mickelson’s top ten daring choices, etc. So while most of you think that’s pretty lame, I watch...

    Cross Posted at Tech & Learning Traveling to new cities and renting vehicles I simply enter destinations into the GPS and follow the instructions. I really pay no attention to much other than watching and listening for my next turn (I always choose the Australian voice). Gone are the days when you studied a map, figured out your own route and...

Cross posted at Tech & Learning One of my favourite TED talks is Barry Schwartz’The Paradox of Choice. Schwartz makes the point that the choice isn’t always a good thing and that at some point too many choices is a bad as no choice at all. His theory is more involved than that but that idea in particular is intriguing. Thinking about the big challenge of...

Cross posted on Tech & Learning I’m on a mission. In case you haven’t noticed, high schools often represent the most traditional, stagnant educational spaces. The very structure of that world from the segregated subjects, focus on content, credit acquisition, departmental/state testing all join forces to make change difficult. In our school...

  cross posted at Tech Learning     The push to one to one computing is continuing to be at the center of many districts technology budgets. Recognizing that we need to get devices in the hands of our students seems to be a priority in the minds of many in moving forward with what is often called a 21st century education.   There’s...

  Cross Posted at Tech & Learning ISTE 2011 has just completed and once again it people leave with a variety of experiences. I don't know the official number but over the past few years it remains one of the largest educational conferences in the world. A conference, that like many others has evolved over the years and organizers seek each year to...