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Rives and the iPad
Rives is a man of many talents, he is a spoken word poet, emcee, pop-up book writer, and conversationalist. As one of the hosts of TEDxSMU this past October, he was given the chance to show off some of...
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Using Design to Make Life More Interesting
A really great talk from TEDxSanJose that speaks to the power of design. When we think about our students, we should see it as a similar opportunity to rethink where, how, when, and what we learn....
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Collective Action
The video below is of Marshall Ganz, an community expert and a key player in developing the 2008 Obama campaign. In his talk, at the Berkman Center in 2008, he spoke about how to create collective...
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How Space And Time Can Transform A School
I ran across two sites today. One was about the phenomenon of co-working spaces: “Office Party? Let’s Tweet It“ In an era where more and more people are taking the entrepreneurial spirit and working...
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Mobile Learning is coming but…
I saw a tweet that included the poster shown below. As I scanned the poster I was in agreement with the overarching thesis: YES mobile technologies are here. YES they are transforming how our students...
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My iPhone, Google Voice, & AT&T
Backstory So, I am in the process of starting a new job, which is SUPER exciting. While we are an extremely tech savvy school, because our building is built to withstand five earthquakes...
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We Are All Designers
“We are all designers.” Some may balk at this statement. Some may say that they don’t even actually know what that means. I don’t make that statement lightly. I taught history, am a “techie”, and...
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Beauty and Curiosity
I found these two videos today. They are interviews of Richard Feynman, the acclaimed physicist, and both really resonated with me. As educators, we are expected to assist our students as they grow...
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My New “Office”
Over the past few months I’ve been diving into my new job. A small portion of this transition has centered on rethinking the role of learning spaces at my school and beyond. One of my goals has been to...
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