Archive for September, 2007
skepticism unblocks creativity
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007Never underestimate the power of belief, faith and certainty to put the complete cabosh on creativity.
Huh? Faith… isn’t that what we’re all seeking? Well…. maybe not. Here’s a great article from LifeHack that promotes the idea that skepticism and critical faculties have more benefits than certainty. He makes the good […]
the military-industrial complex employs your kids
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007CoolCatTeacher blogs about relevance and getting out of our ruts… and boy is she right. We need to prepare our children for the future. But does that mean they shouldn’t learn to sew a hem or make their own cheese, even? It’s worthwhile learning. Should they only learn things that make […]
Sprachgefuhl
Saturday, September 8th, 2007Reading David Warlick today pondering the use of Wikipedia as a source of information for a piece he’s writing, it occurred to me that the English language obliquely suggests the ambivalence that he feels regarding it’s usage.
I want to use the Wikipedia! And, I don’t want to use the Wikipedia! My reasons for wanting […]
I missed Blogging Day!
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007Reading Blue Skunk Blog, I discovered that August 31 is blogging day and that bloggers remember that day by recommending five blogs. I also read Doug’s list of things he did in August… very impressive. I think what I’m going to do is recommend five non-edtech blogs and consider […]
balking
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007Reading Bud the Teacher write about being out of the classroom got me thinking about this past spring. I had an opportunity and a good shot at a job as a technology facilitator in my district. I work well with my tech director, I want to work more closely with technology, I’m interested […]
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
Resize Me
A new imaging resizing technology about to hit the streets. Although it has it’s limitations, it allows for some interesting effects. I hope to see it in the next version of photoshop. Got this from adesblog, a good source of info for up and coming tools in web technology. But here’s the youtube video