MyNotes: Phonics Instruction
As much as I loved my graduate level professors, I have found their approach to teaching reading...problematic. I remember beginning my year teaching third grade bilingual, working
All Posts
Remembering Prancer
This past week, Prancer, a very good dog, passed away. My wife and I were felt terrible to see him go, but we were there when the Kirby Family Vet staff…
In Memoriam: Virgil Kirk (Updated)
The news came in. Virgil Kirk passed suddenly. My first thought was, "I was just going to call him when I got a moment." We hadn't spoken for a few months,…
VLC Media Player Ban News Got You Bummed Out?
I don't know about you, but I've been using VLC Media Player for over a decade. It's been my go to media player. While the ban is in India, it's enough to…
Skirting Paradox
Over at his new digs, Daily Ink, David Truss takes a moment to write about The Paradox of Religion. Before I refl
The Shadows of Images
One of my favorite ideas about learning is the idea Frank Smith suggests in his book, Understanding Reading. When I first read it, I had not been exposed to the idea of schem
A Force to Be Reckoned With
Doug "Blue Skunk" Johnson wrote a thoughtful reply to my previous blog post, MyNotes: Christians Against Christianity. That blog entry
MyNotes: Christians Against Christanity
This is a post sure to turn off education/edtech readers. Sorry.
Education Omits: Say No to Theocracy
Over the last year, it's become clear to me that religion has morphed into something dangerous to American democracy. I have a bias against gun totin' religious fanatics of any str
Vivaldi Mail Client Is Awesome
Ok, maybe awesome is too nice a word to describe Vivaldi's Mail component. But it's not bad. In fact, I soon kicked Claws Mail and Thunderbird (well, I w
PseudoScience Defender? I know that I know nothing
Only a few days ago, Tim Holt was taking me to task for pushing pseudo science. The more I read about science stuf
Technology Makes Us Stupid?
The more research I read, the less inclined I am to reach for a keyboard when taking notes. That's because our brain makes more connections when we do things with pen and paper tha
Google Chromebook and Screencast
Several of my colleagues are sharing about Google's newest Chromebook tools, Screencast and Cast Moderator. Here's an excerpt from Google's blog
Get the FREE GoogleForEdu Screencast Tool for Chromebooks
Want to get access to the new, built in Screencast tool for Chromebooks? You are in the right place! It's summer and there's new tools available. You've probably already heard rumo
DuckDuckGone
An avid user of DuckDuckGo on iOS, Android, and desktop browser, I was disappointed to read the news that DuckDuckGo allowed Microsoft trackers:
MyNotes: Powerful Teaching @diben
Special Thanks to Diana Benner (@diben) for loaning me her book.
Update on Choosing an LMS @BryanAlexander
Earlier this week, I saw a tweet from Bryan Alexander about helping a buddy choose an LMS. This was quite fortuitous because I spent a big portion of my day…
Update on Choosing an LMS
Earlier this week, I saw a tweet from Bryan Alexander about helping a buddy choose an LMS. This was quite fortuitous because I spent a big portion of my day…
Choosing a Learning Mgmt System
Stop in at a gas station, you may find that you have to ask for the key to get to the restroom. I'm not saying Learning Management Systems (LMSs) are those little buildings where y
Hasta la Vista, Hubic Cloud Storage
The message left by the dolphins when they departed Planet Earth just before it was demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, as described in The…
Bizarro, er, Bizarre Stuff
What a shocker, right? If you're in education, you know salaries are terrible for teachers:
Google Forms and Sheets: A Magical Solution
Earlier this week, I received a question via email I had to spend a moment thinking about. There are so many ways to answer technical questions, depending on what solution or ecosy
Prolifically Creative
If you've worked in a small group in a class, as part of a team at work, you know what happens. In spite of the best efforts of the committed, there's always someone who steps up a
Cleaning Out Twitter Direct Messages (DMs)
Among my list of annoying, irritating technologies are the long term memories of technologies I work with. You may not have guessed it, but I have a predilection for nuking my brow