The $100 Laptop in Vanity Fair & a Colombian School
Vanity Fair writer and widow of Tom Russert, Maureen Orth, wrote a charming article about a small school she built in the Colombian Andes while …
Category: technology
What’s Next? Field Trip to Chuck E. Cheese?
I love Apple and their products, but this is beyond crass. Field trips to the Apple Store for your class! Parents with their American Express …
Tragic!
So sad… school field trip to the Apple Store Gary StagerVeteran educator Gary Stager, Ph.D. is the author of Twenty Things to Do with a …
Modern mix-tape
Gary StagerVeteran educator Gary Stager, Ph.D. is the author of Twenty Things to Do with a Computer – Forward 50, co-author of Invent To Learn — …
Even Microsoft Won’t Use Vista
Microsoft’s “I’m a PC’ campaign created with Macs and Adobe software. However, not even Microsoft itself can wean itself off the Mac, as the metadata …
teaching / technology / video
9/11: The Cartoon and Multiple-choice Test
BrainPop gives me a headache. I have long tried to make sense of BrainPop, a web-based library of short cartoons covering “hundreds of standards-aligned topics …
A Computer Game Worthy of Your Attention
Genius game designer Will Wright‘s new computer game, Spore, is available today. Will Wrights it the inventor of SimCity and The Sims. According to the …
Sneak Peek at Educon 2.1 Preconference Event
Click the graphic above to learn more about this exciting Educon 2.1 preconference event! Gary StagerVeteran educator Gary Stager, Ph.D. is the author of Twenty …
You Must Rethink “Tech Standards”
In 2004, I had the great privilege of being hired to consult and lead professional development in India. One of the highlights of the trip …
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Let Them Eat Tech Standards
A funny thing happened to me while in India (besides losing my luggage, teaching for three days on three hours sleep, and confronting an elephant in traffic). While speaking at a conference, I encountered another educator whose work blew my mind.