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On February 12, 2009, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm Central, I’ll be at a yet-to-be-determined location here in Ames, Iowa to discuss Seth Godin’s new book, Tribes. Godin has finally tipped […]
Imagine if your house burned down. With only a short time to gather a few belongings and throw them into your car, what would you save? Unfortunately, one of our […]
[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] nn A collection of thoughts about P-12 professional development, with a (hopefully) whiz-bang ending… n Big idea 1: Most current staff development is awful. n […]
Are there videos out there of 21st century classrooms in practice? In other words, has anyone captured what high-level, technology-facilitated pedagogy looks like (or might look like) in action? If […]
The Letters to the Next President web site currently features over 2,600 letters to the next President of the United States. The site is a collaborative initiative between the National […]
I love both these videos. Will you join them? Generation WE: The Movement Begins… from Generation We on Vimeo.Generation We: The Movement is Spreading! from Generation We on Vimeo.
I voted today (22nd in line!). I voted for future-oriented leadership instead of compliance. I voted for anticipatory, not reactionary. I voted for engagement with the world, not bellicosity. I […]
Quit reading this blog. Instead you should be over at the K12 Online Conference – watching, listening, reading, discussing now get outta here! n n
[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] nn I’m going to prime the pump a little bit for my K12 Online presentation next week… n My fifth-grade daughter’s math homework this weekend […]
I am pleased to announce that my presentation for the 2008 K12 Online Conference is now available! Current leadership models are inadequate for disruptive innovations Happy viewing, everyone. The original […]
I’m both pleased and embarrassed to announce that the results from my second annual Education Blogosphere Survey are now available. Pleased to finally be done and that there were 419 […]
nHere are my notes from Alan November’s keynote today at ITEC 2008 in Des Moines. ITEC is Iowa’s statewide educational technology conference so it’s always a good time. I actually […]
I delivered a presentation today at ITEC 2008 on (in)effective presentations. I thought some of you might be interested in the before and after slides I displayed to show my […]
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 […]