I'm tired of the weasel-worded politicians who trot out "I am not a scientist" when asked a rational question that…
Is the only true purpose of education to help children stay learners for life? To learn how to learn? I…
It's not about the tools and the testing, it's about the learning and the thinking. Digital literacy is an important…
The world is moving at a tremendous rate. Going no one knows where. We must prepare our children, not for…
This morning’s presenter at NYSAIS – Mark Hurst – author of Bit Literacy And here they are: the techniques to…
A high school parent writes: I think we knew this already (“study shows teens’ use of digital media show that…
William Woodruff died this week. He was a professor of world history best known perhaps for his autobiographical works. He discovered a love…
Take a look at this fantastic tool. How many of these skills do you have at your mousetip? Since 1996…
Doug Belshaw has been working on what it means. What's your version of digital literacy?
"Social Networking: does it bring positive change to education?" This is one of the questions posed by The Economist magazine.…
Within the past 50 years, we’ve seen our country move from an industrial economy to an information-based economy. Now, early…
Technology is always disruptive. Think of the introduction of the printing press, or the combine harvester, or the mechanical looms…
George Bernard Shaw was a great proponent of English spelling reform. Here is an example he used to illustrate the…
Quick, quick! – spell “yacht” New research on spelling and the brain English spelling and pronunciation are renowned for complexity…