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In Honor of Teacher Appreciation Week

May 12, 2017July 26, 2020

Here are some magazine articles I wrote about teachers who made a difference in my life. Me and Mr. Jones (about a 7th grade computing teacher …

Ancient History – The Rationale for Keyboarding Instruction Challenged (1989)

April 29, 2017July 25, 2020

Note from Gary Stager… In 1989, a great friend, colleague and pioneer in educational computing, Steve Shuller, authored the following literature review. Steve was Director …

MaKey MaKey Co-Inventor, Eric Rosenbaum, Joins All-Star Lineup at CMK 2017

April 28, 2017July 25, 2020

Constructing Modern Knowledge 2017 is thrilled to announce that Dr. Eric Rosenbaum will be joining our 10th annual summer institute, July 11-14 in Manchester, New …

Collaboration

April 14, 2017October 18, 2020

I have often wondered why educators are so darn excited about Google. They get “Google Certified,” attend Google conference sessions, mourn when features change or …

Seymour Papert – Father of the Maker Movement

March 13, 2017July 25, 2020

Dr. Gary Stager was invited to write a profile of his friend, colleague, and mentor Dr. Seymour Papert for the premiere issue of Hello World!, an impressive …

Laptop Woes (2005)

March 9, 2017July 25, 2020

Bungling the World’s Easiest Sale Gary Stager District Administration, Oct 2005 10/1/2005 Forty years ago Seymour Papert began talking about a computer for every learner. …

Gary Stager on Tech Insurgents (2005)

March 9, 2017July 25, 2020

Do your teachers need a computing IEP? Gary Stager, Ph.D. District Administration, Jun 2005 6/1/2005 At the recent Consortium for School Networking conference educational computing …

Why Teachers Don’t Use Computers (2002)

March 9, 2017July 25, 2020

Blocked Web sites, IT staff that exist to hinder staff, and restrictive policies make integrating technology too hard to overcome By Gary S. Stager, Ph.D. …