Two Texas Chicks who Love Technology and the Digital Lifestyle
21
Sep
I wanted to add a few more thoughts to my last posting about transforming education. We know that technology can serve as a disruptive force (as opposed to a sustaining force), compelling us to change the way we do things, instead of “keeping on” with what we know. But how about this for being disruptive…I [...]
21
Sep
Time to learn something! Go to Wikipedia Click on “Random article” in the left-hand sidebar box. Post it! Trinity’s Child is a novel by William Prochnau. The book depicts a nuclear war waged between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. In the book the United States has engaged in a massive military [...]
20
Sep
So I’m at a conference and the opening keynote speaker was Milton Chen of the George Lucas Education Foundation. The Foundation is the one that sponsors Edutopia–a fantastic resource for educators. At the site, you can find everything education–articles on timely topics like assessment, technology integration, parent involvement, and how to engage kids; interviews with [...]
20
Sep
indexed: Like how to do laundry. This came from a blog that does ONLY these funny index cards as entries. This one, though, is something to think about. And what’s even more enlightening is what some of commenters have posted. Such as “A = everything they taught you at school, B = important things you [...]
16
Sep
In the industrial world, our education system has been so successful for so long, and it has become so ingrained in our sense of cultural expectation and entitlement, and there is so much momentum behind our antique industry-based system that we may well not be able to turn it around in time. We are so [...]
