When You Fall Out of "the Box"
What's it take for you to think "out of the box?" For me, it's the juxtaposition of two ideas (or activities) that force me to compare something I hadn't previously considered. It
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MyScratchNotes: Screencasting Linux on Chromebook
Next week, we'll be giving out laptops considered obsolete in school settings, but that work fine with a copy of LubuntuLinux running on them to students. After giving a quick to
MyScratchNotes: Installing Linux on Chromebook
Next week, we'll be giving out laptops considered obsolete in school settings, but that work fine with a copy of LubuntuLinux running on them to students. After giving a quick to
Chromebook WebCam Recording - App Roundup (Updated 12/10/14)
Welcome! Want to do some screencasting for flipped classroom or video tutorials on your Chromebook? Then you've come to the right place. The following are screencasting/webcam reco
Chromebook WebCam Recording - App Roundup (Updated 5/19/16)
Welcome! Want to do some screencasting for flipped classroom or video tutorials on your Chromebook? Then you've come to the right place. The following are screencasting/webcam reco
File Commander for Mac - FastCommander
Earlier today I saw something quite frightening a messy desktop on a Mac. The thought of clicking and dragging a few hundred documents and folders to their appropriate location ga
Securing Your Passwords: Chromebook
In previous blog entries, I've shared how much I appreciate the wonderful work the free, open source password protection/tracking solution community has done for Keepass. I literal
Going 1 to 1 with...Something
After reading this Gartner report summary... "IT leaders can spend half a million dollars to buy and support 1,000 enterprise owned tablets, while they can support 2,745 user own
MyNotes: 5 Social Media Tips for School District Communications
"Social media gives us tremendous power, but not everyone chooses to use that power for good." Source: ln.is/buff.ly/zN3GC via @deannamascle
Sharing WebLinks with Pocket, IFTTT.com, and GoogleDrive (Updated 11/19/14)
As I was reading about Google updating the Chrome browser on Mac to 64 bit, reading about other stuff that would be great for my team at work to have access to, I wondered how I co
CTOsRole: District Technology Report Card
After reviewing this excellent post by Lisa Nielsen, Considerations for EdTech Purchases
Device-Smashing: iPads, Chromebooks, Oh My!
Sitting in a planning conversation with an instructional team including Mary Ray (@mray29), one of the ideas that popped into my head as we were chat
Half-Awake Disaster: Windows Users Beware! Schannel
Have you ever done the half awake, disaster dance? You know, that lousy moment when you drop a jar on the floor and it explodes, leaving you stranded barefoot on your kitchen floor
Modern Day EdTech Cursillos @dougpete @gcouros
The word "coterie" refers to a group of folks with shared interests. Social media Twitter, Google+, Facebook makes connecting with people all over the world easy and possible. We
YES, THAT!
Dr. Scott Mcleod (Dangerously Irrelevant) wrote the following in May, 2007...do you think the situation has improved?
Education Today - A Series of Unsatisfactory Moments?
Over at My Island View, Tom Whitby shares the following insight: After my
Escaping the Dictatorial Didactic or MazeBuilder
“The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
Garbed in Glory: Remembering MY Veteran
As I grew up in The Canal Zone, which existed in the Republic of Panama, I often remember visiting Air Force bases like Albrook Air Force Base. I remember the sense of order that A
MEME: EdTechConnect with Community savmp @8amber8 @mcleod @blueskunkblog
One of the key questions asked at the School Admin Virtual Mentor Program (SAVMP) is, “What are some ways you connec
The Limits of the Device
Someone recently challenged the idea that iPads were better than Chromebooks. An enlightened Google Certified Teacher (not me) suggested the following…
USPS Data Breach and The Irony
No one likes to have their private information spilled across the Web, viewable by anyone with the skill and access to do so. That's why the Edward Snowden revelations caught us of
What I Learned From Programming as a Writer
Maybe, it's time (and isn't it
Understanding Your Value from Another's Perspective
It's silly to complain when others find value in your work, isn't it? After all, isn't that what we're all about? I always enjoy learning how others have taken something I've writt
Understanding Your Value from Another's Perspective
It's silly to complain when others find value in your work, isn't it? After all, isn't that what we're all about? I always enjoy learning how others have taken something I've writt