It’s HERE!!!! . . . . well almost here. Mashable just posted that Google has launched a new tool called the Google App Inventor. This new tool is supposed to enable non-coders to develop their own apps. Using a modular programming process, the neo-developer can drag and drop “blocks” to […]
I have had a number of discussions lately with people about people who “Get IT.” This has to do with hiring people who “Get IT” or working with people who “Get IT” or helping other educators “Get IT.” The $64 question is . . . “What is IT?” IT can […]
Here is a link to the CoverItLive backchannel discussion that we had in our ISTE Workshop. It will take you to Lois Lindell’s blog. We had an interesting workshop. 10 people attended. There were 3 IT people who were there to learn more about what their teachers were interested in […]
I had a wonderful opportunity to deliver a presentation with Angela Maiers at ISTE 2010 today at 3:30. This presentation, It’s Not about the Gadgets: It’s about the Possibilities, was our opportunity to discuss where technology is today and how we need to use it to expand the learning possibilities […]
I am teaching an awesome group of educators in my Emerging Instructional Technologies course here at the University of Northern Iowa this week. Yes, we have been meeting online for the past 6 weeks and are presently involved in a 5-day, 40-hour face-to-face class this week. Check out our blog. […]
Google Apps is a set of applications that have become the technological backbone for many schools. Google Apps is a set of communication and collaboration tools that have been combined to provide a cohesive learning/collaborating environment. This environment has been created for both the K-12 and postsecondary levels. Great thing […]
This Odiogo opportunity is snaZZy!!! If you are too busy to read Dr. Z Reflects, now you can listen to it. I was reading the latest posting in David Warlick’s blog, 2 Cents Worth, when I noticed that there were buttons at the beginning of each posting that allowed me […]
. . . and the oil just keeps flowing. On April 20, 2010 a deep-water oil well blowout caused a catastrophic explosion on the Deepwater Horizon Offshore oil drilling platform. Located about 40 miles southeast of Louisiana, the explosion kill 11 workers and injured 17 others. In September, 2009, the […]
TED ROCKS!!!!The TED Talks is a conference that covers for Technology, Education and Design. This is the opportunity for some of the greatest minds on the planet to get together to share their visions, accomplishments, and ideas. It began as a single event in 1984 and turned into an annual […]
Well, I held my first class using Adobe Connect this evening. It was a pretty good experience. We were able to gather 13 of use with cameras and a couple that only had an audio connection with the gang. The interactive quality was OK. We had about a 2 second […]