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Steve Hargadon sits on the other side of the fence for this one: For the last year or two, I’ve been in an internal dilemma over the importance of technology versus pedagogy, and I think I’ve just reached a breaking point. There is just no question in my mind now that we are witnessing the [...]

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My principal has this nice habit of walking into the office with two Diet Cokes, hanging out for a bit in my office, and talking shop. He does this a couple times a week. It’s a good principal trick. Something that I’m caching for later use. The other day, as I’m sucking down my can [...]

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This post is coming to you live from an OLPC laptop. First thoughts, it’s small, durable, easy to use, and for any one who’s worried about adults running off with these things; let’s just say the keyboard (which is perfect for little hands) will be enough to keep that from happening. Now I’ve got to [...]

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Does what you are doing in your classes, to your students, matter? If it doesn’t meet this two pronged litmus then the answer is, no. Let’s take the first part first. To meet the So What part you have to answer this question; Why are you making your students do the things that they do? [...]

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Today’s the 10th anniversary of the blog. I’ve blogged off-and-on, for lots of different reasons, for four of those ten years. This blog, the one you’re reading right now, is the only one that’s stuck (and that’s for better or worse). There’s a simple question, one that needs answering, but one I don’t have a [...]

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