In this discussion, he lambasts 'Web 2.0 proponents' as religious cultists who contribute their time and energy, not for their own personal gain, but in the interest of creating a god-like singularity of utopian participation. I like to share my thoughts about art education with the greater community for my own...
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What is the Future of Teaching? t comes down to knowing how to best use the tools at your disposal to maximize the impact of education for students, which has always been what separates good teachers from bad ones. The major difference between teachers of today and teachers of the future is that in the...
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Games and the value of game-based learning has been a hot topic for me lately, so I was thrilled to come across Tom Chatfield’s article, Why playing in the virtual world has an awful lot to teach children in the Guardian on the 10th January 2010 (hat tip to...
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If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online – NYTimes.com Dr. Michael Rich, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Boston who directs the Center on Media and Child Health, said that with media use so ubiquitous, it was time to stop arguing over whether it was good or bad and accept it as part of children’s...
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Why Teachers Should ‘Friend’ Students Online – Murry’s World This week, an educator friend (Georgia) of mine tweeted that he was being told to ‘unfriend’ many of his Facebook friends…because they are students. As I responded, another IT educator friend (Texas) of mine said someone from ChildSafe (no link ever for them) made a statement that...
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Kevin Honeycutt…..you rock!
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It’s that time of year again in the International Educational world of recruiting fairs and finding your next position. The first fair just ended last week here in Bangkok and the list of fairs that still will be occurring through June can be found here and here. Before the winter break I interviewed, was offered,...
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Have you ever seen a cat do one of those really long wonderful stretches after a good nap? Well that’s how I’m feeling now after having the last three weeks virtually off the computer as we worked on our condo in Seattle over the holidays. Of course being in the US nobody wants to...
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Nicholas Bramble recently wrote an article for Slate putting forth the argument that schools should not only stop blocking social networking sites like Facebook but they should find ways to integrate them into the learning. This is old news in the edublogosphere but it is a good sign that the message is hopefully reaching...
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I’ve been thinking the last couple weeks about the culture of technology. What got me thinking was Kim Cofino’s K12online Pre-Conference Keynote: Going Global: Culture Shock, Convergence and the Future of Education In her presentation she discusses Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and you hear from many different individuals who live and work internationally. Many of...
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