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  • Combined Word Dictionary Video PodcastsThis is our first attempt at a video podcast. Because not all of our students have agreed to have their pictures posted online (and because I hold…
  • Safety vs. PanicFor over a month, my students have engaged in working on a few different wiki projects (Utopias, –Isms, and Book Discussions), but the excitement…
  • What’s in a name?I hate to resort to cliche, but I’m afraid that there isn’t much that I can do about that now. I have already committed way too too much of my…
  • Web PresenceThere is a new type of reputation out there. It lingers and builds long after you you have stopped caring about it. Managing it is hard. Too many…
  • The Value of AmateursI was at a wedding this past weekend and I had a sort of epiphany. I’m not really sure why it was at a wedding rather than anywhere else, but I…
  • Thoughts to get me through the Colorado Student Assessment ProgramCSAP can do weird things to you. It kind of goes to work on your head. There is nothing unique about your test. It is the same as everyone else’s.…
  • Paper is outdated.Paper is: • Static. • Linear. • Finite. • Singular. Digital Writing is: • Dynamic. • Multi-dimensional. • Infinite. • Pluralistic. With these…
  • The Case for Google VideoGetting a service un-banned is much harder than getting it banned. Whether it is a book, a substance, or a website, once something has been…
  • The maddening search for resources.Resources are scarce. People are scrounging around, negotiating uneasy solutions, forgoing all tact. The truth is: people are desperate. They want…
  • Morning Podcasts and the New ClassI started podcasting in my car on the way to school. This is the one time that I am completely alone during the day. Barring a hideous accident…