Tag Archives: Instructional design

My 100th Post: Balefire Labs and #EdApps

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

I’ve been a bit off the grid this past week, so my apologies for not writing. That said, this is my 100th blog post! Wow! Thinking back to my first blog post, it’s been a really fun ride. For my … Continue reading →

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Creativity and Basic Skills in Education

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Creativity is a complex subject. To say the least. It’s also a topic that creates a great deal of conflict. I’ve been thinking about creativity for a long time as it applies to learning and education. I’m not really sure that … Continue reading →

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Competency-Based Education and Me.

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

I’m kind of liking this competency-based education thing. I think I’ve been behind the curve on this, because it’s only really come to my attention recently. And when I did a little more reading for this post, I could see … Continue reading →

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Worksheets: BAD. Technology: GOOD. An Analysis.

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

I was skimming through my twitter feed the other day and saw a tweet that stopped me dead in my tracks. I can’t quote it verbatim now, but it said something like this: Worksheets allow teachers to pretend that they’re … Continue reading →

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The Problems with Free Educational Apps

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

I was talking to a school superintendent last week about how her district selects iPad apps for use in the classrooms. She said that the first thing they do is separate the free from the paid apps…and then they go … Continue reading →

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Creating Effective (and Successful) Educational Apps!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

I often get my inspiration for blog posts by reading the blog posts of others…and today is no exception. Yesterday, on the Edudemic blog, Jeff Dunn wrote a post called A Roadmap for Successful Educational App Development. His list is … Continue reading →

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Competency Education…I Think I’m in Love


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Best of 2012 – These are a few of my favorite things!

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

It seems like everyone has a “Best of” list going right now as we wrap up 2012…so why not me too?  Here is some of what I’ve really enjoyed this year… Blogs: GigaOm: I love this blog. It is just … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurial Accelerator….We’re In! Woo Hoo!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

I haven’t been nearly as good as I should have been lately with blogging.  But I have a good excuse.  Honest. Most of you have seen my other posts where I do product reviews and give feedback about what I … Continue reading →

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Beyond Sal Khan: Education Innovators Doing Great Work!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

As I mentioned in my last post, I was recently on a short holiday with my husband in Grenada. Beautiful place, very relaxing. On our connection in Miami I had the urge to get a fluffy magazine, so I wandered … Continue reading →

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