As a veteran Tablet PC user and iPhone enthusiast, I eagerly joined the masses today for Apple’s unveiling of their long-awaited tablet-like device, the iPad.  Thin, light, and blazing fast, it is Apple’s “most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price.” Twitter was overflowing with iPad tweets hours after Steve [...]

Last year I began an occasional series of brief posts dedicated to featuring books, articles, and research papers that can foster professional growth.  It’s well past time to revive that concept, and as a first offering for the new year I highly recommend The Atlantic’s What Makes a Great Teacher? by Amanda Ripley.  Featured in [...]

I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions, but I’ve decided to attempt the 365/2010 Photo Challenge.  The project, in theory, is quite simple; each day I take a photograph, upload it to Flickr, and tag it #edtech265/2010.  The reasons for participating in the challenge, however, are personal and complex; I want to improve my skills [...]