6 Tips from an Unsuccessful Complainer
Over at Assorted Stuff blog, Tim Stahmer makes these remarks: Recently our overly large school district held its Education Summit, an an
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Automating FTP Transfers
If you are a school district, there are times when you have to transfer files securely often, encrypted from one location to another. It's tempting to want to use built in utilit
Millstone Depth: @NancieAtwell on Writing and Tech @brasst
My first year of teaching, Nanci Atwell's In the Middle served as my manual for writing and reading workshop. I diligently taught
Sorry, Your Credit Card isn't Working
"I'm sorry, sir," said the Bill Miller's BBQ Restaurant window attendant. "Your card isn't working and there's an error that says you need to contact your bank." Since I had just c
Drupal - Whew!
When you read news like this about a complete compromise of a content management system like Drupal you have to be grateful someone else is handling your web site: Drupal websi
Higher Eds are MOOCing It!
One of the things I like to do is skim the past tweets of folks who follow me, or take the time to retweet me. I often find real gems after all, if they RT'd MY blog entry, they m
Managing Your Cloud Storage @multicloud @techortega @mray29 @mlowak
As a CloudHQ user
In the Moment
But more often than not, we still lasso technology for the more traditional purposes and practices of education: for content delivery. We keep designing education technology with
Keep Your Stuff Secure
While I subscribe to the idea that we should encrypt all our communications, to be honest, it's often a pain. I try to encrypt top secret text messages to my family using the cross
Worth the Effort
Over at Blue Skunk Blog, Doug points out that the digital photography archive sites
5 Tips for Managing Your Email principalpln @CurtRees @principalj @drspikecook
While waiting for a movie to start, I noticed an ongoing Twitter conversation check out PrincipalPLN Blog that should intrigue any admi
Overcoming Meeting Dysfunction principalpln
It's easy for meetings to drift, to lose engagement, and become sources of dread. In this blog entry, I explore some ideas resulting from conversations with colleagues. I hope you'
18 Ways to Perceive @Postachio Blog for @Evernote
Over the last few months, I've had the privilege to serve as Postach.io's Chief Education Ambassador. Please allow me to publicly thank the Postach.io team, especially Caleb! It's
5 Ways to Slay the Energy Vampire
Over the last few years, I've seen my energy level slowly decrease. It's weird, only 10 years ago, I remember working all day, heading home and blogging 5 6 entries in a short time
Replace vs Integrate
As a leader, one of my tasks involves "labelling" initiatives, changing what we call what we're doing. Sometimes, it's clear that the labels are disingenuous, inaccurate reflection
Living DRM-free: @Smashwords Difference @moellerjonathan @markcoker
Only yesterday, I dropped into a library to visit with a librarian (that's where you can find them, usually). We immediately started discussing ebooks and whether we should invest
Reflect, Don't Critique
Well, I think I might be ready to start my teacher blog! If I share a draft with you, would you be brutally honest in it's critique? ;) Above, you see the request of a new teache
12 Tools for Productivity on Your Chromebook and iPad (Updated 11/2014)
Have you ever asked yourself, "Can I do that with this device?" It's a lot of fun. For example, the iPad has become a bit of a boring tool for me, not because it's hard to do
13 Tools for Productivity on Your Chromebook and iPad (Updated 1/2015)
Have you ever asked yourself, "Can I do that with this device?" It's a lot of fun. For example, the iPad has become a bit of a boring tool for me, not because it's hard to do
Embrace Different
What does it mean to be different? It's a question I've often reflected on, inconclusively. Ever since I realized that being bullied in middle school has forced me to step back fro
Book Review: Deadly Odds (Updated 10/4/2014)
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Stump the Tech Director
The future is here now—check out these pictures of the future but some times, it’s hard to move