Blog Juice for Educational Technology

Greensboro 101 seems to be the on everyone’s blog radar these days as it’s turning into an effective model for community journalism a la Weblogs. They have about 50 or so bloggers, but even more importantly, they’ve got t-shirts. I say this not in jest as the t-shirts, snappy as they are, tell me at […]

With any luck, if I can find one in stock, later today I’ll “cash in” my “gift certificate” from Santa who couldn’t find one of these in the pre-Christmas scramble. You’d think the Apple store should have them in…right? We’ll see.
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My sincerest best wishes for a great holiday for everyone in this most interesting and inspiring community. I hope the holiday brings you peace and joy, and thanks to each of you for your continued readership and support. All the best!
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Ok…so I think I have an answer to my recording question, but I need a volunteer to try it out. Unfortunately, this isn’t a solution for everyone since it revolves around the program Camtasia which goes for $299. (There is a free 14-day trial, however.) But it’s E-Z. Here are the steps for those of […]

A recent article on eSchool News Online discusses concerns of educators about the reliability of web information. (See “Reliability of web challenges educators.”) The article raises valid points but does not discuss some options that are available to educators.

Students and adults are using web based information for research, often …

Pardon the really bad title, but this Skype thing is just way too much fun. Just got off the Skype with Ian Yorston from who Skyped me up from England and sounded like he was just down the road. Earlier today I chatted with Jim Wenzloff in Michigan. And I got contact info for Tim […]

It used to be fun to check my Manila referrer logs on a regular basis because I always used to be able to find a link or two to sites or people that were writing about blogs or other tools in schools. Nowadays, however, it’s a nightmare. Aside from the long list of porn sites […]

So ironically, just as I saw that Alan was looking for some Skype experience, I had just downloaded the app myself thinking it might be time to give it another try. It was great fun to hook up with Alan this morning for a short little chat about the wonders of technology and my stress […]

Have I mentioned lately that Anne Davis is an amazingly inspiring teacher when it comes to blogs, both to her students and to me. It’s rare to find someone who can make it all seem as fun as she does, and you just know her students are going to fall in love with writing because […]

Sixty percent of bloggers feel they are at risk of a libel lawsuit for something they have written to their blogs according to this New York Times magazine article yesterday. Now people are afraid to rant in social situations for fear it will end up being published by some anonymous blogger hoping to get a […]