A Snail’s Pace

I always enjoy reading JDub’s Technospud Blog. She does a lot of reflecting about technology and education, and frequently asks some great questions and provokes some wonderful discussions. Earlier this week, she commented on teachers’ reluctance to use technology. She’s frustrated by the perspective that her teachers have of technology as an add-on. It’s one [...]

Posted on September 27th, 2007 by John Schinker
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Email Peeves

I was listening to the September 11 edition of Women of Web 2.0 this morning when a comment by Vicki Davis stopped me in my tracks. She was talking about how difficult it is to teach students to be critical of information they find on the web. If it’s in Google, it must be true. [...]

Posted on September 24th, 2007 by John Schinker
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Validating Wikipedia

The main criticism of Wikipedia is that anyone can edit it. I don’t know the first thing about the Napoleonic wars. But I can go to the Wikipedia article and edit the entry and act like I was there. I can change anything I want. When I save it, it looks just like the rest [...]

Posted on September 21st, 2007 by John Schinker
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Jeff Lebow

To whom it may concern: I would like to add my endorsement for Jeff Lebow as Technology & Learning Leader of the Year. Through his Worldbridges communities, he has made it possible for countless education professionals from all over the world to interact with one another, share resources, and build personal learning communities. My involvement [...]

Posted on September 19th, 2007 by John Schinker
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Equinox Webcastathon

The Worldbridges community is planning a an Equinox Webcastathon this weekend (September 21-23) to give webcast academy participants the opportunity to hone their skills. I’ll answer your questions now. What is “the Worldbridges community?” Worldbridges is a collection of communities that use new media tools to help people connect, learn, and collaborate. Let’s say you [...]

Posted on September 18th, 2007 by John Schinker
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