The End is Nigh
Like most Americans, I've been checking into Canadian citizenship. I hope that Doug Petersen will take me in, or maybe Dean Shareski. We live in uncertain…
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Into Stink and Scandal: Government's Hit or Miss Strategies
In his blog entry, Government Initiatives , Terry Freedman points to past prognostication about government and edtech. With the opposite of the Midas touch,…
Trim Your Arbustos
One of the consequences of hating to do your own lawn work? Unsolicited requests to provide assistance from lawn care professionals. During a time when I was traveling for work, my
Design Short
Get to the point. One of my favorite titles on writing is, How To Write Short . You could strip two words out of that title. The virtual book jacket at…
People Over Profit
"Fund people over stuff," my mentor, Mark Gabehart, would often say. Of course, he may not have said it in such a blunt way. But that's definitely the message that came across. It
Converting and Putting PDFs Into Animated GIF
Need to batch convert hundreds, or thousands, of PDF files into GIFs that you can then assemble as ONE animated GIFs? If so, this is the blog entry for you. The problem? Combine a
Just-in-Time Learning
In March, as I started Spring Break, I remember the frustration and tears of teachers, mainly one, that spurred me to ask, "How can I make this remote teaching journey a bit easier
Las Aventuras de ChanclaMan: A Mock Heroic Adventure
"Pooh bear, are you going out this evening?" "Yes, honey," I replied as I slipped on my black ninja oofas. My wraparound, 2+ reader enhanced sunglasses went over my eyes. It was a
Speaking Up Matters @mrdearybury
On July 15th, someone sent me a tweet, maybe two. I regret I missed those since I don't follow the person and, hey, I'm working full time. After reading them a few moments ago, I r
A Look Back Before Moving Forward
When I read the story of this gay, fierce math teacher, and a Black Google employee's letter
Explore More: TexQuest Learning Conference edtech education teachers free
Find out more about this upcoming, June 23 25, virtual learning conference for educators. You can find a schedule of sessions online at the website below. Free Professional Learnin
Old Made New: Back to Bunsen Labs Linux (Updated)
Alas, my Microsoft Surfacebook (the original), one of the best machines I've owned in years, has started to get yellow splotches on the screen (see image below). So, I said, I'll k
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The Inside Scoop: EdTech 2020 Virtual Conference edtech zoom
Did you miss the announcement yesterday about the EdTech 2020 Virtual Conference? It's not too late to find out more about this exciting, first time event for Texas State Universit
FREE Online Conference with Recordings - The Learning Revolution
Wow, an update email from the Learning Revolution online conference caught my attention this evening. The conference is entirely free and you need only register to learn something
Online Conference - EDTC edtc edtech
Dr. Liz Stephens and the entire EDTC Master's Program have put together an online conference. They had planned to do this before COVID 19 came along, but…
Putting Your Affairs In Order
When your family faces a threat like COVID 19, you realize you had better revisit that old maxim of "Put your affairs in order." I was having this conversation with work colleagues
Need Hotspots for Students?
This just came to my attention:
Discovery Learning: A Journey of Discovery (Updated)
"Discovery based learning doesn't work!," shouted the middle aged, high school mathematics teacher. Looking back at my twenty eight year old self, I was brimming with the edtech kn
Grease, Grime and Guts: Insights into Culture
"How do you measure school climate?" asked a principal at a district meeting of principals. The conversation focused on the annual school climate survey…
The Latest Debate
When I was eighteen or so, I read a bit of Thomas Merton's works. I suspect it was an anthology of some of his best writing and ideas. Either that, or I grazed a bit much at the mo
Formula Speaker and Writer: Two That Changed My Life
When I was 17 years old, right before leaving for college (I turned 18 in October), I could barely get a word out when standing in front of a group. In fact, my shyness often kept
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Trying out !, er, Bunsen Labs Linux
One of my favorite distros, mainly because it was so light on my system at the time, was Debian based Crunchbang ( !) GNU/Linux. It had a fairly light footprint, and everything mov