@ yes, I forgot my book, the school was locked, then we checked out my last year's algebra book from the converse library.
Meredith Boyce
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Looking forward to part 2.‘Juvenoia,’ Part 1: Why Internet fear is overrated | NetFamilyNews.org: "It’s one thing to say that the Internet has dangers on it; it’s a very different thing to say that the Internet increases dangers, David Finkelhor said early in his talk. The problem is, that second view has become the dominant narrative in the public discussion about young people online. The ‘risk-promotion narrative,’ he also calls it, doesn’t say that ‘when kids go online bad things can happen because they can happen anywhere,’ like in a city – which of course is true. What the narrative says instead, and incorrectly, is that ‘intrinsic features of the Internet increase risk and augment vulnerability.’"
I don't think the students will mind or notice much, and it does make a good deal of sense to eat my own dog food if I'm going to encourage students to make use of our school's Google Apps accounts and use Blogger (or Google Sites) as their digital portfolio's home (of course I don't mind if they want to venture out into Wordpress or Tumblr or Posterous land as well). For some reason, this makes me sad in a "but I'm a real geek!" way. It's not that Blogger isn't a proper blogging engine or geeky enough site... but I've always encouraged folks to dive into code and make their own templates or sidebars. Those are possible in Blogger, but it's a little too graphical and "easy" in my mind. I need to get over myself, clearly. Nevertheless, here's to another few good years of GriffinScience.GriffinScience: "Because we'll be using Blogger as a main platform of interaction with the 8th graders next year due to our school Google accounts making that a no-brainer, I've gone ahead and moved GriffinScience from a self-hosted Wordpress install to Blogger."
Fascinating read.LRB · Jim Holt · Smarter, Happier, More Productive: "It’s not that the web is making us less intelligent; if anything, the evidence suggests it sharpens more cognitive skills than it dulls. It’s not that the web is making us less happy, although there are certainly those who, like Carr, feel enslaved by its rhythms and cheated by the quality of its pleasures. It’s that the web may be an enemy of creativity. Which is why Woody Allen might be wise in avoiding it altogether."
Yes, it is awesome.
I'm sure I'll be sharing more reflections before and after the event as we process our next steps in (hopeful) iPad implementation (at least for Middle School or 8th graders). Exciting times.Apple - Education Seminars & Events - Digital Learning Environments in Action!: "St. Andrew's School is one of the only K through 12 independent schools that is currently implementing a 1 to 1 iPad program for all students, preK through 12, as part of their new digital learning environment. During your visit, you will see how iDiscover 21c has engaged students and allowed them to take more responsibility for their own learning. You will meet with faculty, students, and administrators who will discuss the planning stages, infrastructure changes, rollout, and the overall impact on student learning."
Pinboard is the bookmarking service that fills the hole Delicious left in our hearts years ago by selling out and becoming too bloated. However, Pinboard now has a notes function that allows for quick note jotting and has Markdown support. Win. I had kept my years-old "2Do.txt" file in Dropbox up to this point but for some reason this seems easier. We'll see how it goes!
Already incorporating some of this into our existing textsbook over on GriffinScience.
Iphone 4: At&t Or Verizon? - Bumpzee: "I had the exact same thing happen with my 3GS and the mute button. It's pretty annoying to be a teacher and not be able to mute your phone, btw. However, beyond the concrete Faraday cage that is my school, I don't have a problem with ATT. They actually have been improving things quite a bit here in the Western North Carolina region to the point that I get few interruptions in service. We don't have 3G everywhere, but we chose to live in a pretty remote and non-metropolitan region of southern appalachia, so I can't complain. My contract was up on the 12th as well (how's that for timing!). So, I went to the ATT store thinking I'd be treated like royalty for staying with them. Interestingly enough, the ATT stores here were all out of stock and playing catch up after the holidays. My 4 came in yesterday and it's everything I imagined it would be. So yeah... stay with ATT. The ability to browse the web while on a call has been a great feature (one I thought I would never use) and the wifi at airports or places like Starbucks is a great feature-add. I think this has been a big learning opportunity for ATT as they continue to grow and scale their network, so hopefully the benefits will continue as some customers offload to Verizon. Truthfully, I think Verizon has behaved with too much hubris from their 'Droid Does' days to acting as if the iPhone is finally worthy of their great network. The biggest plus out of all this is that iOS on Verizon will put a big dent in the Android market!"
