2¢ Worth Listen A few weeks ago I worked and attended North Carolina's ISTE affiliate conference. I opened the NCTIES conference with a breakfast keynote address and Marc Prensky closed it with a luncheon keynote the next day. I would first offer some constructive criticism to NCTIES , and to all such ed-tech conferences across the nation and around the world. The only idea I can think of is to have one or two session rooms devoted to unconference topics. Now to the surprises It was in the student showcase, a part of most ed-tech conferences that I often miss, using it as an opportunity to visit the exhibitors or dash up to my room for something or other. She then began telling me what they were doing, describing some of the communication skills they were learning as well as social studies and character. “No software. After my hesitation, she continued, “..the game master.” “Today we do not need content specialists in our classrooms as much as we need context specialists.” And then, Is this true?
Dustin Bachrach Blog Flickpad 2: Every Photo. Every friend. Every day. Chad and I couldn’t be happier with the newest version of Flickpad. Flickpad is an immersive photo experience that pulls your friends photos from Facebook and Flickr. App Releases: The Now & Flickpad It’s been a long while since I’ve put out a post. XCode Feature Proposal: Linking NSLog to Code If you’ve ever used NSLogs to help in your debug process, this description probably fits your process. Inline SCM: A Proposal For A Better SVN or Git Recently, my team had to shift focus in development slightly. Hawaii for the College Student (or college-like budget) If you’re planning a trip to Hawaii, specifically O’ahu, then it can be a tough task to find which places to go (there are so many) and how to keep it affordable (most of those places cost a ton). Mashduo 1.0 Released After a great experience, I’m proud to release my new application, Mashduo. Making UUID’s in Cocoa Awful Experience Canceling Powweb Account Moved to MediaTemple
Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom Cool Cat Teacher Blog The Strength of Weak Ties - David Jakes Tom Barrett TeachTheCloud Free Technology for Teachers to-Go Featured articles Checking-in on teachers working on a robotics project during an Invent To Learn workshop A reporter for an Australian education magazine recently sent interview questions about robotics in education, including the obligatory question about AI. The final article, when it runs, only grabs a few of my statements mixed in amongst the thoughts of others. The world lost a giant of an educator on July 26th when Vivian Paley passed away at age 90. I’m a big fan of children’s book illustrator/author, Dav Pikley. Leading family learning-by-making workshops in schools around the world is a pure joy. Marvin Minsky & Gary Stager One great joy of my life has been getting to know and work with so many of my heroes/sheroes. Invent to Learn In Chapter Four of our new book, Invent to Learn – Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, we discuss the importance of prompt setting as a basis for project-based learning. The irony could cause whiplash. Dr.