social media

A Few November Snowflakes

A few November snowflakes and the hits on my all-time most-read post start climbing the "Most Read This Week" list.…

6 years ago

Poem (I lived in the first century of world wars)

Muriel Rukeyser wrote this in 1968. Read it and tell me it doesn't feel like she is writing for this…

8 years ago

Consumed by Hate

Imagine being so consumed with racial hatred that you travel all the way from Maryland specifically on a mission to…

8 years ago

Social Media and the Two-Minute Hate

Near the beginning of George Orwell's 1984  our hero Winston Smith attends a rally at the Ministry of Truth where…

8 years ago

Remembering Joe Bower

I never met Joe Bower but it seemed easy to imagine knowing him.  He was one of those people you…

9 years ago

Everyone Can Be a Maker These Days

Common Sense Media announced a new report, based on a survey with 2600 tweens and teens, that they say depicts…

9 years ago

Learning and Social Media: Option, Opportunity and Obligation

If you're reading this online then you are engaged in social media. You are consuming. I've been thinking about education…

9 years ago

Two Key Tools for Teachers

Tool  #1: Twitter With so much out there it's hard to know where to begin.  But Twitter is by far…

9 years ago

The Efflorescence of Learning

This post inspired by the #blimage* invitational series. Take a look at this picture and what do you see? That…

9 years ago

Crikey! It’s #Blimage

Finally – at long last - the old desks were taken to the basement for storage. There they sat for…

9 years ago

Astrobiology and Why I like Facebook

There are lots of reasons not to like Facebook and I respect all those many people for whom it is…

13 years ago

Digital Future Forum: Technology, Social Media and The Impact on Learning

Last night's forum was a discussion of digital technology and social media and their impact on learning and education. Thank…

13 years ago

The Footprint and the Digital Dossier

"Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains…

14 years ago

A Golden Age of Data

Drowning in data overload? Drenched from drinking from the fire-hose of information? Help is at hand:  the Guardian now has…

14 years ago

Tweet your Lunch

I check my Twitter feed first thing.  It's an early morning routine that helps give me a quick scan of…

14 years ago