Friday, March 7th, 2008
Apple's announcement yesterday of a full software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone exceeded my expectations. As I followed along with Engadget's coverage, I had two thoughts: Apple is making a serious play for the corporate enterprise, and we are going to see some seriously amazing mobile apps. They also ...
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
I did a 45-minute podcasting presentation at MEMO yesterday which focused on some of the practical aspects of podcasting. One of the things we talked a bit about was equipment for video podcasting. (I really don't like the "vodcasting" or "vlogging" name.) I'm thinking about starting a video podcast, so ...
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Saturday, May 5th, 2007
I'm a pretty sneaky guy, and I believe in the power of leaders leading with technology. So when our Director of H.R. asked me if I had any ideas about how we could streamline the process of recording applicant interviews, I thought it was a great opportunity to get the ...
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007
Apple just released a new game for the iPod called iQuiz (iTunes link). It's got four built-in games, but the potentially cool part is the ability to create new quizzes for it.
I'm not sure iQuiz is a compelling enough reason to buy an iPod on its own, but it's a ...
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Thursday, July 6th, 2006
I gave a half-day workshop this morning on iPods, iTunes, and podcasting. We generated a pretty good list of ideas for uses of this technology in classrooms and schools:
Collect field notes during a science field trip
Living museum, researching characters
"Radio shows"
Creating audio guides for local museums
Teacher powerpoints
Early language learners, (rhyming, etc.)
Staff ...
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Tuesday, July 4th, 2006
My family and I arrived in San Diego last night, and I'm busily putting the final touches on my presentations for this year's NECC. If you're interested in seeing a session that I'll be doing, check out one of the following:
Introducing the Read/Write Web: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications, July 5, ...
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Monday, June 19th, 2006
ESPN has an interested article about how a few major league baseball players have discovered that their video iPods are giving them a competitive advantage. Hitters are using video iPods to analyze their swings and pitchers are studying batters to look for weaknesses. From the article:
The Rockies have downloaded video ...
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
Since buying my 30-GB iPod I've had the chance to try some video podcasts. (I can't bring myself to use the term "vodcast.") Here are four winners that I've found so far:
Quirky and newsy: Rocketboom. Always good for a chuckle.
Geeky: dl.tv with Patrick Norton and Robert Herron for the latest ...
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
I picked up a shiny new 30-GB video iPod last week. After playing with it for a while I thought I'd share this mini-review with everyone.
The bottom line: it's really good; better than I thought it would be. I'd seen one up close and personal when they first came out, ...
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
I popped over to the U. of Minnesota today for a teleconference about podcasting in the classroom. Long-time readers may recall that I posted last year about the U.'s UThink blogging system that provides a free blog for every student and staff member. They've upgraded the system to support podcasting ...
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Sunday, October 30th, 2005
In the ten days or so since my first post on the subject I've read and now re-read most of David Allen's Getting Things Done. I've spent hours at this point clearing my desk of clutter and my brain of all of the things tasks and projects I've been trying ...
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2005
Here's Part II of my recent conversation with Professor Scott McLeod from the University of Minnesota. I had quite a bit of feedback on Part I of our conversation on data-drive decision making so I hope you will enjoy this talk about legal and ethical issues facing educational technology leaders. ...
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