One more year
Geeky Boy turned 12 today. We’ve got one more year and then we hit teenagehood. Woah, it’s gone by fast! Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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Watch out for those tubes!
Read more: Watch out for those tubes!Apparently, it’s Internet Safety Month. I don’t doubt that there are some really problematic situations that arise because of the availability of the Internet, but the Internet itself is not dangerous in the same way that roads and highways in and of themselves are not dangerous. So I find the whole thing a bit silly.…
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It’s (mostly) not about the technology
Read more: It’s (mostly) not about the technologyOne of the things that drives me crazy when people talk about teaching and technology, is that they focus too much on the technology, on the nuts and bolts of how a particular tool works, without thinking about pedagogical goals. I always start from the goals and then look around at the tools I have…
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Managing information and expectations
Read more: Managing information and expectationsI read quite a few posts/articles last night about managing (or really, lack of managing) email and other streams of information. There was an article in the Washington Post about declaring email bankruptcy and Merlin Mann of 43 Folders commented on it. In both pieces, the message is clear: some of us get way more…
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Addendum, travel edition
Read more: Addendum, travel editionUpdate: By the way, my defense is still over a month away, making this whole process even more ludicrous. Part of my near-panic was (is) caused by my defense trip, which I’m not concerned about from a defense point of view. I know what I need to do to prepare and am ready to do…
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Breaking point
Read more: Breaking pointI think I’ve reached it. This time of year is always busy, but for some reason I’m always blindsided by it. This week, the Summer Multimedia Institute began. The first week is an intense “boot camp” of teaching multimedia applications. It’s back to back training. I stepped out to help a faculty member who was…
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Summer (time)
Read more: Summer (time)I spent the weekend away from the computer, checking in for only 5 or 10 minutes each day. In so many ways, the weekend truly was a kick-off for the summer. I spent as much time as possible outside, digging in the garden, sitting on the deck, wandering around the yard. And the weather was…
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Busyness
Read more: BusynessThe last few weeks have been extraordinarily busy, filled with end of the year tasks and now filled with beginning of the summer tasks. Here’s this week’s schedule. I know it’s hard to see. It’s just filled. Next week our Summer Multimedia Development Institute begins. The first week is a week of training. It’s intense…
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Let the teens sleep
Read more: Let the teens sleepI’ve been saying this for years. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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Occupation Envy
Read more: Occupation EnvyEnvy seems to be a recurring theme here. It’s funny, because I consider myself pretty content. Yet when I search the dark recesses of my soul, I find little green-eye monsters waiting to be set free. Don’t get me wrong, I have a good gig. I like what I do, but recently I’ve seen or…
