High-Quality Tech Options for Children & Families
Not all screens are created equally! There is a profound difference between how parents use an iPad to quiet a toddler at a pancake house …
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Lots! Global Diary #4
Curation is a form of good teaching. Great teachers provide just the right number of deliberate materials to ensure that the student has ample supply …
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Schools are My Happy Place – Global Diary #3
I spent the past two glorious weeks in-residence at Westbourne Grammar School, outside of Melbourne, Australia. It was a pure joy having such a spectacular …
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Who Does That? Global Diary #2
“I’m tired, but it’s a good kind of tired.” – David letterman <- Read previous entry 24 hours after arriving in Australia from India, the …
What I Did On My Summer “Vacation”
The summer began with the CMK in Philly Day in late June where Sylvia Martinez and I led hands-on workshops on the BBC micro:bit, Hummingbird …
Sad, Mad, and Why Do They Hate Us?
A friend just recommended an article on social media and asked for my thoughts. I must stop falling for this trap. Rather than take a …
So Grateful I Found this Photo
Nearly 41 years ago, I came home from Berklee College of Music for Xmas break. My mother instructed me to find a summer job before …
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One of the Best Days Ever!
What a day! I left my home base in Bologna, Italy before sunrise to catch a train to Reggio Emilia. For those of you unfamiliar …
Boston Book Launch Celebration Invitation
You’re Invited! Please join us in celebration of the publication of our new book, Twenty Things to Do with a Computer Forward 50: Future Visions of …
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Find Your Tribe! Don’t Miss Amazing Conversations!
Last week’s discussion of our new book, Twenty Things to Do with a Computer Forward 50: Future Visions of Education Inspired by Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon’s Seminal Work, reminded me what attracted me to educational computing and the potential of schooling. The joy and radicalism of the conversation moved me deeply and reminded me how important it is to find one’s tribe.