Can you hear me now? The digital divide is alive and well. It's just more complicated. Teachers are under attack and the digital divide is even worse than before.I have had lively discussions with educators , friends of mine , who tell me that I am dedicating time to a useless cause. They say the digital divide is solved , and talk about the new technologies as if everyone has access, knowledge, and information. They tell me that the reason funding is short is because there has been a … [Read more...]
From Russia with Glass!! Google Glass that is..
How Could the Children Tell the Story of the School? We had some interaction with the children on our various visits to the school, and on one day we shared as team, the use of Google Glass with the teachers , the students ,and the faculty. I brought the GG , we all sat and figured it out and Alexandra solved the access to the Internet problem by buying time on a hot spot connection that she ws able to use to initiative and connect to the Internet. What did we use and how … [Read more...]
ESRI The Education Conference, the International Conference
http://etcjournal.com/2013/07/23/esri-2013-the-best-conference-ive-attended-this-year/ This article originally appeared in the ETCJournal. Esri 2013 – The Best Conference I’ve Attended This Year Posted on July 23, 2013 by JimS The absolute best conference that I have attended this year is the Esri Educators Conference, San Diego, July 6–9, 2013. Note that the educators also participated in the main conference, Esri International User Conference, also in San Diego, July 8–12, 2013. The big … [Read more...]
What Good Is A Conference? Virtual or Real?
photo-6.php It's All Good (Virtual and Real) Every once in a while someone says to me, why go to a conference if you can access most people and resources on line? Face to face vs online the arguments rage back and forth. This conference combines tools and the face -to -face experience. I am attending an extraordinary conference. It is the SITE.org Conference in New Orleans. We combine virtual and face to face. The president of SITE, Mike … [Read more...]