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Why Go Looking for the Fancy?

With all the shiny devices out there, most people do not think to use a small arsenal of tech tools.  We want the biggest, fastest tools, without sometimes thinking of the learning that can take place.  Take for instance a recent article and infographic that I posted here.  Infographics can provide so many teaching moments [...]

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Video Game Console Costs at Launch

Who out there still does not think we should have video game design in the curriculum? – Infographic used under Creative Commons license from Statista      

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Windows 8–Don’t Judge Me!

So I went ahead and upgraded my Lenovo X1 Carbon ultrabook to Windows 8 this week.  Before you begin judging me, I had my reasons.  My father-in-law bought a new computer, which of course came with W8, so either way I would provide tech support, so I figured I better know what I am talking [...]

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Video Gaming

So we finally moved into the gaming era, albeit quite late, with the acquisition of a wii over the holiday.  The girls are quite the dancers and bowlers already!  That got me thinking what are we doing with gaming in our schools?  I will assume you hear about the interesting things they do with World of Warcraft [...]

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BYOD Progress

In our district we continue to plan for the inevitable…BYOD.  Bring your own device.  Allowing students and staff to bring in their laptops, tablets, netbooks, and phones and using school system connectivity.  To plan for it, we completed a massive upgrade of our wireless LANs at each school, adding about 40-50 N WAPs to each [...]

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