Monthly Archives: February 2006

Based on the lack of a single person thinking that I needed to have the comment function returned, I won’t be turning on comments. You can always feel free to drop me an email at cmcquinn at psesd.org if you … Continue reading →

Kathy Sierra got the jump on me in her weblog Creating Passionate Users. While this weblog is aimed at software developers, she has a lot to say that I find valuable from an educational perspective. Her post today is called … Continue reading →

BusinessWeek has an online article today about the possibility of electronic books finally breaking through. The most important factors seem to be the refinement of electronic ink (which makes a more legible, low-power display than LCD screens) and the success … Continue reading →

I just received another heart-warming story forwarded to me through email. I’m always kind of skeptical about anything like this, so I go to a website called Snopes (I have no idea where the name comes from) to see if … Continue reading →

We are working with eleven middle schools in our region that are using competitive Title IID/EETT grants to focus on improving math success. The goal is to use technology to leverage good instructional strategies. The project is called NO LIMIT … Continue reading →

I feel like our weblog here is sort of a second-class effort because we don’t have a comments function. Sadly, we turned it off last year because we had an absolute flood of spam comments. Even more sadly, the ratio … Continue reading →

This may not be directly related to ed tech, but I sure think it’s relevant. ASCD had a link today to a fascinating article in the British online edition of The Independent. It describes a school where students are giving … Continue reading →

John Cleese (yes, that John Cleese) wrote an interesting column for the December issue of Edutopia magazine from the George Lucas Foundation. Called Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind, he talks about how creative thinking not only isn’t a quick process, it … Continue reading →

There is a new video that’s been posted at YouTube (among other places) that is a demonstration of a “multi-touch” screen interface. This is a huge leap from the kind of touch screen we’ve all used at ATMs or with … Continue reading →

Ok, I’ve made my first videoblog. More than anything, just to be able to say that I did. (Got to keep up my geek cred. My son, when asked what his father did for a living, said “He’s a professional … Continue reading →