An "Old School" Journalist Schools a New Media Hack
Bill Moyers is ambushed by a “reporter” for The O’Reilly Factor, and turns the tables on him with the help of a gaggle of reporters …
Another Lesson in Leadership from President G.W. Bush
If you ever need to fire your hot-headed confidante, do it in church!
Is History History in History Class?
During last night’s coverage of the final Democratic primaries in Montana and South Dakota, NBC’s Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert remarked, “I would love to …
Stager (like Cher) the one word Movie Star
I spent part of today being interviewed and filmed in for a new documentary by the Director of the recent film, “Imagine It!“ The film …
Powerful Ideas from Constructing Modern Knowledge
I’ve created Constructing Modern Knowledge, a minds-on institute this July 28-31 in Manchester, NH to provide an environment where educators can learn with computers, explore …
Why Do You Want My Slides?
Read my latest article Why Do You Want My Slides? in The Pulse: Education’s Place for Debate. Each year I make dozens of presentations at …
New Keynote, Workshop & Presentation Topics
I’ve updated the page describing the keynote addresses, workshops and presentations I offer to schools, districts and conferences. Check out the list of sessions and …
Two New Articles By Me in The Huffington Post!
Today, two new articles I wrote were published by The Huffington Post. Read: Spelling Porn (about the televised National Spelling Bee) When the Jumbotron says, …
A Writing Teacher Discusses the NY Times "Blogger Girl"
Putting blogger, Emily Gould, on the cover of last Sunday’s New York Times Magazine set off a firestorm among the chattering classes of traditional media …
An Interesting Copyright Case
Prince ordered YouTube to take down clips of him performing a song by the band Radiohead. Prince claimed copyright infringement, yet he doesn’t hold the …