I’ve been trying to work through some ideas on how fear operates in a networked society. At Webstock in New Zealand, I gave a talk called “Culture of Fear + Attention Economy = ?!?!” Building on this, I gave a talk at SXSW called “The Power of Fear in Networked Publics.” While my thinking in [...]

The site http://mindshift.kqed.org/ answers the questions how we will learn in the future.  They have 4 main topics that they post on each day: culture, tech tools, research, and learning methods. Culture: how trends in technology such as social networks, internet privacy, cyberbulling- influence education.  It's main articles are directly ...

Tuesday I'll grab the clam rake for the last time this year. Late Tuesday afternoon I'll wander over to an exposed tidal flat, and pull food out of the muck. I do not know who crafted the tines of my rake, but I know how it was done. I do not know where the tree grew that gave me the handle, but I know how it was done. I do know how the mead ...

Natural science has a funny way of bumping up against high tech. While we are way past the point of  rationally discussing whether we'd be better off without automobiles, industrialized agriculture, or Auto-Tune (I'd vote against all three), not all high tech gadgets are irreversibly entrenched in our culture. King Ludd--waiting for rain to wash ...

We have interactive whiteboards in our classrooms. They are relatively expensive, and a real pain in the *** if you're left-handed, especially if there's any delay in the projection. (This may not seem obvious, go ask a southpaw...) The Amish do not have anything in particular against technology, but they do have issues with anything that ...

With all the clitter clatter of folks rushing to toss out last week's toys for the new and improved 2.0 version, here are a few things now obsolete, but well worth bringing back: 1) Chalk You cannot draw well with markers; it's even harder to draw with an interactive whiteboard. Subtlety matters. While a 256 color Powerpoint of a beating ...

Whenever I post about the ludicrousness of using tools at inappropriately young ages, I get animated responses with similar themes. These replies are often anonymous, and often thoughtless. I got one from my previous post that was neither anonymous nor thoughtless, and I thought it was worth carrying the discussion out in the open. Thank you, ...

Welcome to the tenth in a series of summer posts dedicated to bringing you the biggest collections of national and international resources you will find anywhere. This being the ninth post in the series, be ready for my super post that brings all the sites in this series together. Also, be on the lookout for my upcoming Advanced Google Post and ...

I have the honor of joining a panel discussion and presenting at the CELL educational transformation conference in Indianapolis on November 16 and 17. I will be blogging about the unique and inovative concepts talked about at this conference.  This posting reflects on my first formal experience with PBL two years ago as I encountered educators ...