The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has been on an unbelievable tear this year. Back in February it released its annual Trends Report on NCLB Title II, Part D (Enhancing […]
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[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to outline what it takes to get your state or province from ‘here’ to ‘there.’ In […]
There is a lively conversation occurring on the NECC 2008 Ning regarding fair use of NECC sessions. My reply to the original post is below. As you can see, I’m afraid we’ve […]
Gawker Media has Gizmodo, Lifehacker, The Consumerist, Valleywag, Gawker, and seven others. Weblogs, Inc. has Engadget, Autoblog, Joystiq, Luxist, Download Squad, and too many others to count. Education Week and […]
Just a reminder that proposals for NECC 2009 are due tomorrow!
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I recently got this message from an international school: I’ve organized [our] Tech Leadership Team to discuss and develop a Digital Citizenship program for our school. There are 27 members of […]
My latest roundup of links and tools… America is not competitive A majority of Fortune 1000 executives surveyed give the American pre-college system a failing grade. As Andrew Trotter reports […]
I’m going to try something new here at Dangerously Irrelevant. I signed up for the Blogger’s Challenge at DonorsChoose.org, added myself to the list of technology blogs, and put a […]
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Two years ago I was named a Leader in Learning by the cable industry. This year Dan Meyer was named one too. Who will be next? Nominations are now open […]
I am pleased to announce that Jim Dornberg of EdTechUpdate is our first BlogBall champion! Well, okay, not that pleased given that my third-place team ended up sixth after the […]
Does anyone know of some superintendents who are podcasting? If so, would you drop a URL and/or some contact info in the comments area for this post? Doug Johnson and […]
Here’s a message that I recently received from a middle school science teacher: n n I am a technology-loving science educator. I need your help and here is the short […]
The authors of Blown to Bits, an absolutely superb book on life ‘after the digital explosion,’ note that There is a difference … between ‘public’ and ‘readily accessible.’ Public records […]
A technology director in Indiana asked me: What are the ‘best’ designs you are seeing for a ‘traditional’ computer lab setup? I am looking for a lab design that allows […]
My latest roundup of links and tools… When did the IT staff get promoted above the superintendent? Will Richardson notes: [A] school superintendent I spoke with … lamented the fact […]
Am I any different than your friend or relative that insists on witnessing to you every time you see each other? Am I any different than the Hare Krishnas at […]
Years before we had ‘Good is the enemy of great,’ we had Seth Godin in Fast Company: Competent people resist change. Why? Because change threatens to make them less competent. […]
About a month ago, I posted my annual Beginning of the Year Technology Checklist and wondered (again) if schools had made any progress since the previous year. This year I […]
This semester my preservice administrator students are creating a wiki that hopefully will become a helpful resource for high-poverty rural school districts. In particular, they’re trying to locate resources that […]
Many of us don’t think much about the back of our business cards. I think they’re an opportunity. Here’s what it says on the back of my card: … and […]
Cities across the country are paying students (and, sometimes, parents) for academic success, meeting attendance, and so on. See, for example, Des Moines, Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and […]
Angela Maiers asked “What advice do you have for those just starting?” Here was my response: Start with a RSS reader. Seed it with a few select feeds of interest […]
Imagine you’re a new MBA student at Lehigh University. After a little while in your program, you’re ready – like any good Internet citizen – to share your experiences with […]
Apparently I sparked a little discussion by a local school board! You’ve got to give them credit for asking the right questions and also being willing to experiment publicly with […]