One of my favourite shows when I signed up for my new cable package was The Screen Savers. Finally, a show that had intelligent reasonable discussions about computers and technology that went deeper than “Windoze sucks“, “No, Mac sucks“. Sadly, after TechTV was purchased and assimilated by G4, the show took a turn for the worse. Patrick Norton and Leo Laporte were gone, Leo finding sanctuary in Canada (and we’re happy to have ya here, Leo!). Even though Kevin Rose and Sarah Lane were still there, the show quickly degenerated into trivialities. I couldn’t stand it any longer, and changed my cable package so I wouldn’t have to watch the slow deterioration of a once decent TV show. Thanks to podcasting, however, I can now hear the whole Screen Saver gang once again. No longer called the Screen Savers, mainly … Continue reading »

Thanks to Dean (Ideas and thoughts from an EdTech: What Children’s Book Are You?), I now know: I am… PIG WILLIAM by ARLENE DUBANEVICH. I love being myself, no matter what anyone else says. I do what’s fun and what matters to me. I love my individuality and myself. Find out what Children’s Book You Are!

One project I’ve been working on for the last little bit is the Generic High School site. It uses Drupal to run the site, and I’ve been able to do pretty much everything I want using it. The goal is to have a web site for a high school (or other similiar organization) that, once it is set up, can be maintained collectively by everyone in the organization. Another goal is to have information on the site that is only available to authenticated users (or a specific group of the authenticated users). Drupal has achieved these goals, and I’ve only scraped the surface of what it can do. I am now officially a Drupal convert (although for single author sites like this blog, WordPress still rocks). I’m hoping to continue to develop this project, but if you are interested in … Continue reading »

Yet another report of students facing severe consequences because of inappropriate content posted to the web. Like anything else reported by traditional media outlets, there’s probably more to consider here than the article would let on. Globetechnology: School probes student involvement in anti-Semitic Internet chat room First of all, I’ll issue the standard disclaimer that I am not supporting the material that was posted. I find racist material of any kind to be abhorrent. As the saying goes, if there’s one thing I can’t stand, its intolerance! :^) But really, what is this story about? Some students were asked to leave a school. Let me assure you, this happens on a regular basis in our schools, and rarely gets reported. Someone made some highly inappropriate and offensive (IMHO) remarks Again, this happens quite regularly and is normally not a reason … Continue reading »

What do these things have in common: herding cats pushing rope pushing the rock back up the hill If you answered that they are all analogies for implementing organizational change, you’re right. You should also read this article – James and Robert say so too! Change or Die