Archive for August, 2009

“Future of Learning” Video

Posted by Michael in education, video on August 28, 2009

 I like how they mix in old footage and commentary of classrooms from decades ago and the diverse range of uses for technology and learning that go beyond only replacing printed text with digital text (video, audio, etc.).

 Below is a picture I snapped yesterday at a historical school house building at our local county fair. Some things are very different from today, while some are the same…

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Geography: “20 Fascinating Ancient Maps”

Posted by Michael in geography, resources on August 26, 2009

http://associatesdegree.org/free-edu/fascinating-ancient-maps/

An awesome collection that is worth a look! Click on the link above the photo to see 19 more.

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Google Opens Up Its EPUB Archive

Posted by Michael in books, google on August 26, 2009

“Google just announced that it will now allow users to download over 1 million public domain books in the EPUB format. Google had already made this archive available to some of its partners, including Sony and Barnes and Noble, but until today users weren’t able to download these free books from Google themselves. Google will continue to make PDF versions of these books available for download as well, but users with eReader’s will probably find the new EPUB files far more useful. “

Will the 2009/2010 school year be the year of the eBook?

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Tech Texts

Posted by Michael in books, education on August 24, 2009

Found these in our local Parent/Teacher store…

See and download the full gallery on posterous

The descriptions on the front of the “Blogging in the Classroom” book makes everything seem so easy!

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“The Importance of Urgency”: Interview with John Kotter

Posted by admin in video on August 24, 2009

A thought provoking interview regarding change…

“An interview with John Kotter, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School.

Without a true sense of urgency, any change effort is doomed. Watch John Kotter discuss the need for urgency and how managers create and sustain it in their organizations.”

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