October 9, 2022: The month’s full moon is known as the Hunter’s Moon, appearing in the sky all night. Four bright planets – Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are easily visible during the night.
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Category: Technology
Digital Learning is About Flipping the Teacher
Advertisements Image Credit Much has been written about Jon Bergmann’s movement around flipping the classroom. Digital learning is more about flipping the teacher. As illustrated
Read moreTechnology Integration: Stuck in an Infinite Loop
Advertisements Recently, the advertisement above appeared in a national educational technology magazine. I sent out a tweet, asking “Why would I want do this in my
Read moreTech Forum Note — 05/03/13
Advertisements At last Friday’s Techforum Chicago, I listed intently during presentations about innovations in schools. One of the themes of the conversations was about creating
Read moreA Different View of Digital Citizenship
Advertisements Image Credit Many digital citizenship programs focus on digital citizenship with students with a list of “don’ts.” The ideas below look at positive and
Read moreNotes From Techcon 2012
Advertisements Techcon 2012 Techcon occurred October 26, 2012 at the Naperville Campus of Northern Illinois University. Over 160 local school administrators, technology leaders, and classroom
Read moreVirtual School’s Symposium 2012 Summary
Advertisements The student panel at the Virtual Schools Symposium 2012 Over 2,000 conferees assembled in New Orleans, Louisiana for iNACOL’s edition of its Virtual Schools Symposium
Read moreWhere’s the Education Leadership on Technology in Schools?
Advertisements Image Credit In 1988, Congress’ Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) reported the “most promising current uses and demonstrations” (pp.12-13) for computers: Drill and practice to master
Read moreSuccessful Online Courses
Advertisements Image Credit The SLATE Conference is October 11-12, 2012 at the Northern Illinois University campus in Naperville, Illinois. The conference brings together conferees who
Read moreRemembering Neil Armstrong: The Sky At the First Moon Walk
Advertisements The sky around the time of the first moon walk (July 20, 1969, 9:56 p.m. CDT) shows Jupiter near the waxing crescent moon that
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