
A teacher asked me if I would be able to connect her to some people who could talk about where they are from and how they use wireless technology in their work and their lives. You don’t have to ask me twice.
One email later to three people and the deal was done. Lee Kolbert was [...]

As the shift towards one to one computing continues, I’m advocating we move to more laptops for teachers and students. I’m in a bit of a debate with our IT department as to what the minimum requirements should be for a laptop. Ads for laptops under $700 abound. He claims this would not work well [...]

I anticipate this will become more and more of an issue and am wondering if others have already had to deal with this.
Students and teachers who bring their own laptops or wireless devices will soon be requesting internet and network access at schools. Questions that come to mind are:
What security issues are there?
Can they potentially [...]

Steven Levitt writes today about some disparity in wifi pricing within Hyatt hotels. Price ranging from $10.95 to $300 a day. He goes on to look at the economics of this. By the way, if you haven’t read Freakonomics, it’s an easy, interesting summer read.
With the number of free offerings, how long will this type [...]

It’s Easter break for us this week and I’m currently sitting in the Winnipeg airport ready to board for my flight to Toronto. I’ll be doing a workshop later this week on the use of video and multimedia for a church there.
I always appreciate having free wireless in airports. It seems more and more [...]