“Can’t Live Without” Apps– Mac & Windows Apps I Install Immediately Upon Getting a New Computer
This week at work, they replaced my ailing but valiant Dell XP laptop with a new HP Windows7 notebook for work, and then surprised...
How is the day-to-day life of an Instructional Designer different than that of a K12 classroom teacher? Many classroom teachers are looking to make...
This is an update to my previous post, The “Attention Method” for Effective PowerPoint Presentations. My Attention Method™ of presentation design is a philosophy...
One frequent buzzword you’ll hear a lot in the eLearning world is “microlearning”. More often than not, it’s pushed by companies trying to sell...
This week at work, they replaced my ailing but valiant Dell XP laptop with a new HP Windows7 notebook for work, and then surprised...
Trello is a to-do list manager and project management webapp that’s based on the metaphor of index cards pinned to a board. The cards...
This post was originally written as a response to Kyle M. Jones’ posting on TheCorkboard.org entitled “Digital Learning and Badges“ in which he calls...
Dear Copyright Office— I would like to register my support for the practice of jailbreaking of smartphones, tablets, and game systems on the...
There are lots of situations where a screenshot of your computer can communicate much more than words. From giving students detailed directions to helping...
2011 brought us the buzzword craze of “gamification” in education, or the quest to make learning online more like a video game. Inspired by...
As long as I’ve been interested in WordPress for Education, CUNY Commons has stood as the example of what’s possible when you mash up...
A colleague recently asked me if I could explain the distinction between open source and proprietary learning management systems, especially as it might affect...
This is a great article from OnlineCollege.org that gives detailed directions on how to start a Personal Learning Network. Since my own posts on...
With the news that Google Apps for Education will be integrated with Google+ in a few days, it’s time to start thinking about how...