E-book Wish List

I’ve been whining about ebooks for years. We’ve moved well beyond the place where information was a scarce resource. With its abundance, though, its value has diminished.  If I want to learn about hydrolysis, I don’t need to buy a book. I don’t even need to go to the library and look in a book [...]

Posted on July 1st, 2010 by admin
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Time to Loosen the Reins?

Most school districts in the United States employ some sort of web filtering technology. To be eligible for the e-rate program, schools must comply with the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000, including the use of “technology protection measures.” According to the Universal Service Administrative Company, which oversees the e-rate program, “A technology protection measure [...]

Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by John Schinker
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Puzzle Pieces

I have three interesting requests from teachers for projects they want to do. These are innovative and appropriate uses of technology. Here’s what they want (note that these are separate requests): One teacher wants to create student portfolios online. Ideally, student writing samples and other examples of exemplary work would be showcased, and teachers would [...]

Posted on February 25th, 2009 by John Schinker
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Conference Highlights

When coming back from a conference, everyone wants to know how it was. “It was okay. You didn’t miss much,” is my usual response. I never know what to say. Sometimes the teachers that go get really excited about things, and I don’t understand what all the fuss is about. This week’s eTech Ohio Educational [...]

Posted on February 6th, 2009 by John Schinker
Filed under: 21:Collaboration, Podcasting, Students, Summer Renewal, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

Better Presentations

APM’s Future Tense reported this week on the prevalence of poor Powerpoint design. Nancy Duarte, author of Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, isn’t afraid to mince words: We have a very putrid PowerPoint pandemic. It’s done so poorly it really doesn’t take that much effort to stand out among your peers [...]

Posted on September 1st, 2008 by John Schinker
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