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Stanford Study: Media Multitaskers Pay Mental Price

September 9, 2009

We’re not built for multitasking and anyone who tells you they are is lying to you—and there are some really smart people at Stanford who’d like to prove that to you.

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United Nations Official Says Technology and Innovation Can Help Expand Education for All

September 8, 2009

Making use of the latest information and communication technology (ICT) and innovation can help countries expand educational opportunities for all in a way that also advances development, a senior United Nations official said today.

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Is Movable Type Any More Secure Than Wordpress?

September 7, 2009

There has been a lot of ink spilled over the recent security holes found in older versions of Wordpress. John Gruber of Daring Fireball has pointed out—fairly, I might add—that Wordpress is relatively alone when it comes to this class of wide-spread security breaches.

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Duncan: We Need Longer School Days

September 7, 2009

Arne Duncan wants to increase the length of your average school day as well as the school year. That’s all well and good, but let’s make better use of the time we have first.

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10 Tips for Teaching Technology to Teachers

September 2, 2009

Liz Davis, author of The Power of Educational Technology, made a list of tips for teaching technology to teachers. Since that’s my new gig now, I thought it was prudent to peruse the list. She argues number ten is the most important (click here to find out what exactly number ten was—I’m not spoiling it here). I argue that number one was equally important.

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Updating Web Sites With Google Spreadsheets

September 1, 2009

Alan, author of CogDogBlog, posted a great write-up of how you can use Google Spreadsheets to create dynamic web pages with ease. It’s not a replacement for PHP and MySQL, but it’s a healthy supplement for when you want to add functionality without getting your hands dirty with lots of code. It’s also a create resource for those not comfortable with developing in PHP and MySQL.

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Social Media Revolution

August 31, 2009

Included in this post is a video called “Social Media Revolution,” which contains some interesting—if slightly inflated—statistics on the rise of social media. I argue that greater access to creative tools will play a more important role in our future than social media.

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Dan Pink on Motivation

August 25, 2009

Dan Pink, author of A Whole New Mind and the forth-coming new book, is speaking on the subject of motivation. Pink points out that there is a enormous gulf between what science knows about motivation and what businesses—and I argue, education—practice.

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Are URL Shortners Reliable?

August 24, 2009

Do you frequently use URL shorteners to share links? URL shorteners can be great for making long URLs more accessible for your students, but is it a long-term strategy. If the service shuts down, will it take your links down with it. Some experts suggest rolling your own short URLs.

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Open Access Educational Technology Journals

August 21, 2009

Geoge Veletsianos is working to put together a comprehensive list of free, open access scholarly journals that cover educational technology. Above and beyond commending him for his hard work and good idea. I’ve compiled an RSS Feed that aggregates these free articles into one source for your viewing pleasure.

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