literacy
“I am not a scientist”
I'm tired of the weasel-worded politicians who trot out "I am not a scientist" when asked a rational question that…
Simple ideas: Education’s only purpose and one true test
Is the only true purpose of education to help children stay learners for life? To learn how to learn? I…
Digital literacy across the curriculum
It's not about the tools and the testing, it's about the learning and the thinking. Digital literacy is an important…
The new literacy ladder. What rung are you on?
The world is moving at a tremendous rate. Going no one knows where. We must prepare our children, not for…
Seven Suggestions for Messy Times
This morning’s presenter at NYSAIS – Mark Hurst – author of Bit Literacy And here they are: the techniques to…
Teen Time Online: An interesting study
A high school parent writes: I think we knew this already (“study shows teens’ use of digital media show that…
“…larnin’.” It’s the key that opens all doors.”
William Woodruff died this week. He was a professor of world history best known perhaps for his autobiographical works. He discovered a love…
An Amazing New Periodic Table
Take a look at this fantastic tool. How many of these skills do you have at your mousetip? Since 1996…
Are you digitally literate?
Doug Belshaw has been working on what it means. What's your version of digital literacy?
Social Networking and Education
"Social Networking: does it bring positive change to education?" This is one of the questions posed by The Economist magazine.…
Change Again
Within the past 50 years, we’ve seen our country move from an industrial economy to an information-based economy. Now, early…
My Life as the Ink Monitor and How Not to Introduce 1:1 Laptops
Technology is always disruptive. Think of the introduction of the printing press, or the combine harvester, or the mechanical looms…
GHOTI spells “fish” of course, Everyone Knows That!
George Bernard Shaw was a great proponent of English spelling reform. Here is an example he used to illustrate the…
GHOTI spells what?
Quick, quick! – spell “yacht” New research on spelling and the brain English spelling and pronunciation are renowned for complexity…