A New Story: Reflections from a Veteran TCEA Participant
Can you believe it? It's been 24 years since I attended my first TCEA Convention and Exposition in 1996 to present, "Accessing the World through TENET" to a…
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FAIL - Crappy CustomerService at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers @FreddysUSA (UPDATED)
What a disappointment in customer service. This was a customer service fiasco. If my wife hadn't kept driving, I would have expressed this in person to the…
Wakelet: My TCEA Session Materials and More
While I still remain tired, I find myself wanting to share some of the exciting insights I gained from TCEA 2020 Convention and Exposition last week. It was freakin' amazing!
Simple Tools Get It Done
A challenge we often encounter when embracing technology is that we tend to go for the multi use tools, the most complicated, feature rich devices. As much…
An EdTech Guy's Prayer
When I first read Dean Shareski's blog entry, I Don’t Think I’m an EdTech Guy Anymore, I had to laugh a bit. After all, haven't many of us come to the…
Another Coffin Nail for Inquiry-Based Learning
Greg Ashman, Another Big Fail for Inquiry Learning , points out the following findings:
The Future is Knocking
If you've followed the Around the Corner blog, you know how much time I've spent exploring digital coaching, edtech coaching and just plain coaching. I still remember the first t
Keeping It Simple: Making Yuca Fries
With some time off this holiday, I found myself with a powerful craving for native Panamanian dishes. Although I love all the great food in San Antonio, Alice Keeler's trip picture
A Few Gift-Giving @Wakelet Collections: Gadgets and More
Wondering what to get that person for Xmas? For fun, I thought I'd share three wakelet collections I came up with to answer this question. Gadgets, Gizmos, and Holiday Gifts As
Enchant Your Ears Part 2 - My Fav Audio Book Picks (12/2019)
Are you an avid reader? Then you may find this list of audio books available via Audible.com
Finding a Windows 10 Video Editor
Looking for a Windows 10 Video recorder? Although I often use Screencastify (it's my go to screen recorder), I hadn't loaded it into my Micros
Genuine Leadership 5: Sources of Energy
Are you tired all the time? While it might be a physical thing (e.g. Vitamin D deficiency), or maybe you need to drink more caffeine, it could also be that…
Vanilla Ideas: Angry at Pundits?
Ok, I'm not sure how I stumbled onto "He's the Weird Teacher" blog entry on the subject of, The Threat of Vanilla
Genuine Leadership 4: Gratitude
Bad bosses thrive in chaos because it is more difficult to hold them accountable for performance failures in a chaotic culture...Bad bosses create toxic and hostile environments
The Courage to Lead
One of the tough aspects of reading research is challenging your own past assumptions. I'd like to think that all the ideas I held to be true remain so…
Genuine Leadership 3: Ride for the Brand
If you're not proud of where you work, go work somewhere else. You don't get the benefit of the brand when it's hot without accepting the blame of the brand when it's wrong.
Leadership That Works
Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work with many different supervisors. The best found a way to inspire those around them. I was fortunate to have three principals. Of th
Reflections on Blogging: CyberSecurity and Blending Tech into Instruction Tips
I'm so excited about some upcoming blog posts over at the TCEA TechNotes blog. Yes, there are tons of great tips and ideas being shared, including…
Complaint: A Stay at the Crowne Plaza near Houston Reliant (Update)
Earlier this week, I h
Digital Read Alouds: Copyright and Creation Questions @kerszi library slj
Are you up to date on your copyright? How about your podcasting skills? This evening, I stumbled on a conversation that gave me the opportunity to revisit both. Mind if I share my
Wrestling with What Works Best with Tech: A Few Podcasts
Again and again, it's easy to see how research based strategies can have a powerful impact in the classroom. But one of the challenges is, "What happens when you try to blend techn
What Happens in the EdTech Classroom
While sifting through my Get Pocket articles, I ran across one from Forbes (8/19/19) that had an intriguing headline. Three Reasons Classroom Practice Conflicts With Evidence On
Genuine Leadership 2: Prune the Unnecessary
How are you pruning the unnecessary goals, strategies and objectives to keep your organization light and nimble?
MyNotes: Beginning My Exploration of Student-Centered Coaching
“When schools lack a clearly articulated coaching model, confusion reigns and a precious resource is wasted.” EL Magazine