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Huge Growth in Kids’ Device Use
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately about kids and devices. It’s mostly as market research for my new business (more about that later) and, luckily for me, it’s also really interesting. I knew that devices were big with … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, App Store, apps, Education, education apps, education technology, Educational technology, Educators, Facebook, Google, IOS, IPad, IPhone, iTunes, K through 12, Learning, Market research, Parenting, Personal computer, Teacher, teaching, Technology
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2012 in review – My Blog!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 16,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading
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Newtown Violence: A Defense of Autism Spectrum Disorders
I remember when I first heard the description of Newtown shooter Adam Lanza on the radio. “Quiet student, kept to himself, carried a briefcase at school.” “Oh no,” I thought to myself, “Asperger’s.” Nobody was talking about a potential developmental … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Lanza, Alexander Graham Bell, Alfred Hitchcock, Applied behavior analysis, ASD, Asperger, Asperger syndrome, Autism spectrum, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior, Child, Diagnosis, Education, Franz Kafka, George Washington, Health, Isaac Asimov, Learning, Newtown, Student, Teacher, Vincent Van Gogh
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Hug your kids today…and while you’re at it, a teacher.
Today I had another post planned. But anything else that I could have written about seems so trivial now. I’m sure none of us could have imagined the horror of what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, CT … Continue reading
The Power of One…A Reminder
From time to time we all question how much of a difference we, as individuals, can really make. I’ve been experiencing those moments of self-doubt as I move down this entrepreneurial road. Most of the time I think, shaking my … Continue reading
Entrepreneurial Accelerator….We’re In! Woo Hoo!
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
Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Instructional Design, Parenting, Technology
Tagged Android, App Store, Ask an Expert, Education, education apps, Educational technology, Entrepreneur, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Google, Instructional design, IPad, Merrimack Valley, New England, Startup company, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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Is Free Will Really Free?
I’m sure I’ll live to regret this, but I have the itch to write about free will today. What the heck, it’s Friday, right? I was reading The Desire for Autonomy on one of my favorite blogs, The Creativity Post. In that … Continue reading
Originally posted on Gigaom:
What does publishing giant Pearson (s PSO) have in common with the giants of the video game industry? Not enough, apparently. In a conversation at the SIIA Ed Tech Business Forum, Luyen Chou, chief product officer…
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Attention problem? Let’s blame classroom technology!
I don’t know how I managed to miss this story, but did you all see the piece in the NY Times a few weeks ago, Technology Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say? If you didn’t, you should check it out. The … Continue reading
Posted in Learner Behavior, Professional Development, Technology
Tagged Applied behavior analysis, Attention span, Behavior, Behavior Analysis, Child, Classroom, Dan Willingham, Education, Educational technology, Educators, Learning, New York Times, Steven Pinker, Student, Teacher, Technology
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disrupt learning! 