‘Life and Career Skills’ Archives
Learning in the Digital Age: Social Networking
In a previous post, I wrote about a conference that included three presenters sharing their research on multitasking, social networking and the [...]
Learning in the Digital Age: Multitasking, Social Networking and the Changing Brain
I recently attended a conference in Washington DC on the topic of “Learning in the Digital Age: Multitasking, Social Networking and the Changing [...]
Teaching Resources for Texting and Social Networking
Working at a new school in a new country offers many learning opportunities. At Alexandria Country Day School, I am not only learning about the [...]
2,669 Downloads of Reach!
Thank you for helping to support the launch of my first book Reach. Here are the final numbers of the downloads in case you were [...]
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Gadgets, the Brain and Families
As educators, we blog about best practices in using technology and information for learning. We discuss the the lives of our students outside of [...]
Confusing Parents
I'm sure you've heard by now the Principal in NJ that is asking parents to ban all Social-Networking sites from students. You can find his full [...]
Proper typing out, thumb typing in
Just as I'm having conversations again around why we should or shouldn't teach typing in our schools technology has once again moved us into another [...]
Opinion: iPad – you either get it… or you will
There's been so much speculation about Apple's new iPad - both before it was launched, and now it's finally been unveiled in public as an upcoming [...]
Where the Web Went Right
A Rant The other day, I was catching up on some of my news podcasts which are always a day or two late for me (hey, how'd that election in [...]
