Justin Tarte recently wrote about the limitations of resumes in the hiring process and the role personal blogs and websites can play therein, particularly as portfolios of our professional learning, thinking, and activities: I would like to see more prospective education candidates get their thoughts ‘out there.’ I want to…
Use Android 4.3 Owner Info to Recover a Lost Nexus 7
To celebrate my blog’s sixth birthday I thought I’d go back to my (ed)tech blogging roots and do a quick write-up on my new toy, Google’s updated Nexus 7 tablet. One of the changes Google brought to Android 4.3 is the “Owner Info” option, which allows you to insert text…
Why I Love My Kindle (and Your Students Might, Too)
For my birthday/Father’s Day gift this year, my wife and kids got me the newest non-tablet model of the Amazon Kindle, the Paperwhite. I’ve already read several books on it in the month plus I’ve had it, so I’m feeling pretty comfortable with the device and discussing what it can and…
What’s Good for the Goose
Amidst the seemingly endless parade of art projects, desk clean-outs, and partially depleted school supplies that have been coming home over the past few weeks, my son brought home a portfolio of his work from his Gifted Support program. My wife and I sat down to look at the contents…
Coming Attractions
Ever since my initial headlong dive into blogging in 2007, experience has taught me that I need to pace myself in order to avoid running out of things to write about. Maintaining a twice monthly posting schedule, as I have done (more or less) since 2009 or so, has helped…