Comments on: Which technology tools matter?

By: How Do I Spend My Time? at pedersondesigns

How Do I Spend My Time? at pedersondesigns — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:09:23 +0000

[...] Tim Wilson recently asked “Which technology tools matter?” But maybe, in the long run, WordPress and IM matter more than Word, iTunes is more important than PowerPoint, and Firefox and Wikipedia are more valuable than the World Book Encyclopedia. This is almost certainly overstated, but the key point, I think, is that what we old fogies think kids need to know may not necessarily be what matters for them in 10 years. [...]

By: Dan Bassill

Dan Bassill — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:24:14 +0000

I am looking to hire someone who fits the description of “Technologist” for a non profit tutor/mentor program that I lead in Chicago. Can you look at my job description and a) tell me if it describes what you feel a Technologist does; and b) tell me if you know any people in the Chicago region who might want to apply for this job. The link is at:
http://www.cabriniconnections.net/jobposting_technology.htm‘

Thanks.

By: John Pederson

John Pederson — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:15:41 +0000

I actually put a timer (Active Timer, OS X) on my computer this morning that will tell me how much time I am spending on different applications. Update coming tomorrow. (I may lie about the amount of time I spend on WoW this morning.)

By: Tom Hoffman

Tom Hoffman — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:58:46 +0000

I think you can make a pretty good argument that ed-tech went south when Office 95 (or 97) came out and everything collapsed on business productivity tools. I open a word processor about once a month, if I have to.