An update today from the folks at Wired reviews several math games for kids available for the iPhone. I also heard that a pair of techno-precocious Lab students have gotten approval to sell a math game iPhone app they developed. It’s fascinating to watch disruptive technologies blur the boundaries between computers, phones, and gaming [...]
Posted on April 29th, 2009 by Curt Lieneck
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A lot of the online safety materials out there for schools to use in talking with parents operate at a pretty low level of critical thinking. Fear plays a prominent role — fear of online predation, fear of inappropriate content on social networking sites being examined by prospective employers or college admissions committees, fear of [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2009 by Curt Lieneck
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I am usually pretty good about managing meeting schedules and try to bunch them on certain days so I can leave bigger chunks of time open on other days. I can tell there are too many, though, when I start losing track of them, as I did this morning. Today I had three meetings: Computer [...]
Posted on April 20th, 2009 by Curt Lieneck
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The good folks at Lake Forest Academy were kind enough to host yesterday’s semiannual meeting of the Lake Michigan area Tech Directors. This stunning campus has a fascinating history and could not be a more delightful place for such a meeting. The economy was a hot topic of conversation. Pretty much everyone will be [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2009 by Curt Lieneck
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The gracious folks at one of Orland Park’s excellent elementary schools were kind enough to host about 18 guests for a morning of observation and discussion on their use of Promethean interactive whiteboards for teaching and learning. The event was sponsored by Promethean resellers Graphtech Systems.
After introductions and a brief review of their process of [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Curt Lieneck
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