The Webbys – great resources done well

or is it the Webbies? Either way, the Webby Awards highlight the best of the web in over 60 categories. The winners are great and even the losers are pretty darn good. So . . . what are some of the best for you? First, a few past winners and nominees: United States Holocaust Memorial [...]

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Haiti 360 from CNN – Breathless for a couple of reasons

I’ve been back to the Haiti 360 site documenting the Haiti earthquake multiple times and I’m never sure which emotion will show up while I’m there. Should I be amazed at the incredibly cool technology that lets me pan and zoom 360 degrees while the three minute video clip is playing? Or should I feel [...]

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“We all need Yodas” – Marco Torres

The TEEN network invited Marco Torres to speak via Skype during its Mashup on Monday. His presentations are pretty similar to other educational gurus (i.e. schools need to change, kids are different, technology for good not evil, etc) but he’s always fun to listen to . . . if for nothing else than his great [...]

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iPod Touch for administrators & teachers

I’m spending the day with about 250 K-12 teachers at the TEEN Mashup conference. For several years, five school districts have banded together to share internet and tech costs. And just recently Brandi Hendrix, the director of that tech coalition, has organized a tech integration conference in January. Brandi, her staff and assorted tech folks [...]

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Digital means analog, analog means digital

I jumped into the car last Saturday with family members for a “quick” trip to St. Louis. It was during the “quick” seven hour drive that I was reminded of something that I haven’t thought about in a while. It’s not either / or . . . it’s both / and. Meaning simply that the [...]

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