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Reflecting on Steve Jobs …

Steve Jobs Tribute Haiku

We learned this evening that Steve Jobs has passed away. The founder and visionary leader of Apple, Inc. had announced a month or so ago that “the day had come when he could no longer fulfil his obligations at Apple, and that the time had come for him to step down.” Having been on . . . → Read More: Reflecting on Steve Jobs …

Unplug’d 2011: The Change We Need

It is clear that many significant and long-lasting effects will result from Unplug’d 2011: Canadian Education Summit 2011.

Chapter 1: The Change We Need

However, one of the early and tangible products to emerge from Unplug’d 2011 will be a multiple-format publication, “Why ________ Matters.”   Comprised of a series of short essays written by unplug’d delegates, the . . . → Read More: Unplug’d 2011: The Change We Need

New Tech Comes To Education … Slowly, But Surely

I’ll be honest up front — this won’t be an overly long post. For one, I’m not sitting at my desk/keyboard in my comfy office chair. For two, I’m writing this post on my iPhone, via the oh-so-wonderful WordPress app [get it], which let’s you do such magic. And for three, you may infer from . . . → Read More: New Tech Comes To Education … Slowly, But Surely

The Future is Already Here

The Future is Already Here … it’s just not very evenly distributed. – William Gibson Attribution Listen to the NPR Interview Nov 30, 1999

Ontario educator Doug Peterson (@dougpete on Twitter) sent out a tweet yesterday morning which immediately caught my attention, “Just blogged: Great opportunity for Ontario Teachers. Yesterday, the Ministry of Education announced . . . → Read More: The Future is Already Here

Push Back the Outside of the Envelope

There was a demon that lived in the air.

They said whoever challenged him would die.

Their controls would freeze up. Their planes would buffet wildly.

. . . → Read More: Push Back the Outside of the Envelope