Category: disruptive-technology
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School without Google?
I’ve posted some new thoughts to the TechLearning blog in a post titled, “School without Google?” Technorati Tags: digitaldivide, digitalnatives, education, google
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Kudos to Brian Crosby and his 4th graders!
I’ve written a new post on the Infinite Thinking Machine titled “Inclusion via Skype” that applauds the great work Brian Crosby and his 4th graders in Reno, Nevada are doing with Skype to open doors of learning for a homebound student. Way to go 4th graders and Mr. Crosby! Technorati Tags: education, skype, videoconferencing
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Connecting learners with outside experts and each other
David Truss, inspired in part by Vicki Davis’ post “The Future Wave of School Volunteerism: Be the Textbook” and my post and podcast on “Connecting students with real-world experts” inspired by Texas Teacher Rachael Tucker, has created Fieldfindr: A space where teachers can meet global citizens who have skills that they are willing to contribute…
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Bloglines Imagewall backlash
Miguel Guhlin is calling for a boycott on Bloglines based on their newly announced “Image Wall” feature which dynamically updates a page with fresh, user-contributed/posted images from the web. Before you actually view the imagewall, users have to agree to the following AUP: As Audrey, the first commenter to Miguel’s post noted, clicking on any…
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Connecting students with real-world experts
Two weeks ago at TCEA in Austin I had a great conversation with Rachael Tucker, who experienced this past fall the power of having her elementary class connected to a U.S. college student studying abroad for the semester in Guatemala. (The student happened to be her daughter.) Rachel pointed out that we need a “matching…
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Passionate Champions, Innovation and Multidisciplinary Teams
At the recommendation of Tim Wilson, I listened today to a podcast of the ITConversations interview with Curt Carlson, President and CEO of SRI International. The podcast runs 25 minutes. Carlson’s 2006 book (written with William Wilmot) was “Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want,” and in the podcast Carlson discusses several key…
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3G cell phone to H.323 videoconferencing
I shared some thoughts relating to videoconfencing on the TechLearning blog tonight in a new post titled, “The future of collaborative videoconferencing.” My thoughts on this were strongly influenced by multiple conversations over the past few weeks, including this week’s discussion with Rachel Tucker of Bonham ISD about a great idea for collaborative videoconferences between…
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Podcast129: Global Voices– Distance Learning Projects With Interactive Podcasting and VOIP Tools
Amazing new voice technologies are enabling classrooms to connect across distances and engage in collaborative projects using both synchronous and asychronous voice interactions such as interactive podcasting, Skype or Google Talk. This session presents examples of successful interactive podcasting and voice over IP (VOIP) classroom exchange projects, as well as discusses reasons why campus administrators…
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Rise up with Uth TV
Students today need not wait for their school, teachers, or community leaders to recognize the power of digital storytelling and become globally acknowledged filmmakers. The percentage of older adults in my community aware of YouTube seems to be growing but is still quite limited. More youth as well as older learners need to know about…