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Reading … More Important than Ever

A rainy Sunday, a good book and time to reflect. This particular non-fiction tome is very interesting … remember, most of this world is about how you attract and keep eyeballs. TVs, Phones, Screens … name it.    

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COVID Reflections …

As we cautiously emerge from this chapter, what have we learned from an educational perspective? There are great inequities of race, culture and socio-economic status. Access to broadband internet and devices is still an enormous issue. The asynchronous/real time nature … Continue reading

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Women in Computing

One of the most fascinating articles I have read in a long time about the role of Women in Computing – Thank You New York Times! Exceptional work!

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Virtual-Physical Mix

As we rely more and more on computers to stay connected in this era of Covid, we need to keep the balance between tradition, innovation, teaching and learning at the center of what we do as educators, students and administrators. … Continue reading

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Maker Space Projects

Here is one I worked on collaboratively with a colleague recently. The students spend 10 minutes in VR using Tilt Brush (Google) “painting” in a virtual world. We print images of their work and then they take the image and … Continue reading

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National Ed Tech Plan

Some good ideas here.

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Student Support

I have been coaching “Maker Space” projects all year, three classes a week – everything from how to use a hammer to a laser cutter.  This fall, students wrote and signed a petition to have my class taught every day. … Continue reading

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Back to Boston and the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

It is wonderful to return to my roots as a technology-maker-stem-integrator at BB&N – the apex of my career in Art and Technology. Many old friends are here, and new ones being made. Learning so much!

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Technology is Expensive …

Is it always the best solution? At the end of the day one needs to review the total technology budget of any school and divide it by the number of students. This gives you an benchmark to  compare to the … Continue reading

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Reading and Technology

This article about reading from today’s New York Times is very important. I read the Times and Economist without fail. I believe in the happenchance of reading things that you may not immediately find of interest. Somehow it all adds … Continue reading

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