http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj Your Daily Dose of Digital Delicacies Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:59:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On July 6, 2009, we started the first week of workshops with teachers at Liwa Primary School in Cape Town, South Africa. We had spent the previous couple days learning as much as we could about this community. As a result of apartheid, many of teachers and learners lived in ... http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2010/03/10/zacs-keynote/ In his breakout session at our March 5 inservice program, Zac Chase started with one question: What do you want to learn today? The session became a conversation between the presenter and participants, highlighting some online resources, some new ideas, and some different perspectives. The topics discussed run the gamut from ... http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2010/03/08/teaching-in-our-teens/ This year, like most, there were lots of sessions at the eTech Ohio Educational Technology Conference about new technologies. There was a definite theme to many of them: overcoming the taboos of technology. In our schools, cell phones have been governed by a variation on "don't ask, don't tell." We ... http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2010/02/04/no-fear/ We see that the world has changed. We've been listening to the buzzwords for a decade now. Online learning. Digital citizenship. Web 2.0. Personal learning networks. Social networking. Data-driven decision making. We have to prepare our students for a world we can't imagine. We have to re-invent our industrial age ... http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2010/02/03/helplessly-hoping/ Last weekend, I was struck by the difference in approach between ISTE and Educon. Last month, ISTE announced their "Top Ten in '10," which identifies their ten priorities for boosting student achievement and closing the achievement gap. They start off the list this way: Establish technology in education as the backbone of ... http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2010/02/02/education-not-technology/ Updated February 4, 2010 to include the presentation, update the conference tag, and change some of the wording. [caption id="attachment_867" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Photo credit: Alvin Trusty"][/caption] A few weeks ago, a colleague asked me if I still think about Africa a lot. "Every day," I replied. "Every day for the past year ... http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2010/02/01/beyond-borders-lessons-learned-from-african-schools/ The problem started because a little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing. It was 1999. I had a new job. My predecessor had ordered a new server, which arrived after I did. I didn't know the first thing about setting up or running a server. But I had ... http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2010/01/31/in-search-of-egg-baskets/ It's been a year since I got into the future-prediction business. And while I don't want to make this a habit, I did say I'd return to the list at the end of the year to see how I did. If you're going to make predictions about the future, it's ... http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2009/12/31/another-year-over/ There's a standard litmus test for technology use in education. What does the technology give us that can't be done in other ways? If I'm going to spend all of the time and money needed to implement a technology initiative, there should be some reason for it. Let's face it: ... http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2009/11/30/the-crisis-of-gadget-itis/ Several years ago, I was in the market for a new car. I did a lot of research into vehicle dependability, safety, customer satisfaction, and warranty. I wasn't surprised with the results. I was looking at mid-size sedans, and the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry were high on the list. ... http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2009/10/15/metered-conservation/