Month: October 2011
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Steve Jobs Inspired Me to Dream Big Again
Steve Jobs lost his fight with cancer, and our world has lost an inspirational voice. Inspired by Eric Schmidt, Walt Mossberg, Kent Brooks and others, I’m moved to share a few words about how Steve inspired me to dream big again. In the mid-1990s, life for me was pretty bleak. My dreams of being a…
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Jack Berckemeyer: Opening Keynote at Qatar Academy
These are my notes from Jack Berckemeyer‘s opening keynote at the “Middle Level Years Learn-Tech Conference: Creating Connections For Educators Of Middle Level Students” in Doha, Qatar, on October 7, 2011. There is NO way my notes can possibly do justice to Jack’s dynamic, humorous, and engaging presentation style. WOW. This was one of the…
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Sunset over Doha [video]
Local time in Doha, Qatar, is eight hours ahead of U.S. central time. This evening before heading out for our evening dinner, I recorded a 4.5 minute reflection about some of my experiences and thoughts after being in the Middle East about 24 hours. One correction to my video: Our conference is sponsored by Qatar…
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Unusual and Tasty Breakfast Buffet Items in Qatar
This morning in Qatar our hotel breakfast buffet had several unusual items which caught my attention. First of all, there was delicious hummus served in small cups. It was wonderful on warm pita bread! This was some of the best hummus I’ve ever tasted. Smoked mackerel wasn’t something I was expecting. It was fishy (not…
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Oklahoma City to Doha (narrated slideshow with SonicPics)
Today I traveled about 18 hours around the world, from Oklahoma City, USA, to Doha, Qatar. I’ll be here in the Middle East for four days at Qatar Academy for the Middle Level Years Learn-Tech Conference: Creating Connections For Educators Of Middle Level Students. This evening after checking into our hotel and having dinner with…
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Contrasting Amazon and Apple’s PR Event Style: Bezos v Jobs
Today’s the biggest day of the fall (in the northern hemisphere) for Apple fanboys and fangirls: The iPhone 5 iPhone 4S announcement is expected at the press event Apple’s hosting in Cupertino on its campus. The excitement starts at noon central time, and I’ll be following the news with Engadget’s event live blog Leo Laport’s Live…