Fun @ Swift Kick Central
Right now we are knee-deep in HTML coding, logo designing, and HTTP getting that it’s only natural for us to release some steam and have a little fun. With the help of our stupefiant intern, Tony, we created a National Facebook Poke Day. The idea is to poke as many people as possible on April […]
Interview with Facebook’s Youngest Employee – Dan Weatherford
At the writing of this blog, Dan Weatherford is at the ripe young age of 20 + 1 month. What makes him special is he’s currently the youngest full-time employee at Facebook.com. Though most of you don’t know him, he programmed the ability to sort your Facebook photos which was a highly celebrated addition released […]
I Feel Dumb
And I love it. One of the primary reasons I left my long-time position at Quantum Learning Network is because I did not know how to get much better there. I had reached a point where it felt like I was hitting the ball as solid as I could. It felt really good, but I […]
The Purpose of Personal Blogging
David Warlick authors a blog titled 2 Cents Worth that I follow occasionally and respect for his insight on many topics revolving around education and technology. His most recent post, Christine Hunewell’s A Blogger as Writer is about what’s the purpose of blogging. Here is an excerpt: “I love Christine Hunewell’s lead up to this […]
Educate Me
I once heard a teacher tell me that our education system is the Titanic, and we are rearranging the deck chairs. Speaking solely about my home country, there are many gifted, devoted, and skilled teachers and faculty in the US education system. I have met thousands of them. They work all over the country, in […]
Better Project Management With Basecamp
The Need Things need to get done. There are many projects going on between clubs, student government, and the programming board. Students are spread all over the campus or all over the community. Getting them into the same room consistently is incredibly difficult. Miscommunication is rampant and leads to team damaging blame: Shauna thought that […]
Collaborative Learning School 2.0
Darren Kuropatawa of A Difference is a perfect example of what School 2.0 will look like. Or at least it’s a start. As part of his math curriculum, he and his students blog about the current class math lesson. Because blogs are generally open for anyone to see, his class took a turn when a […]
Give up Facebook for Lent
Normally people give up meat, sugar, TV, or even sex for Lent. But this year another addiction is the focus. WIth 93% of students on Myspace and Facebook and 63% logging in every day, it is no wonder many are thinking about giving up Facebook for Lent. Maura Toomb of Loyal College** was the first […]
Sponsorships
We just finished a training on technology and education at Johns Hopkins University. Because of the nature of offering new services that people have probably never heard of, such as LinkedIn.com, people get suspicious about our motive. Are we sponsored by the companies we push in our trainings? One audience member said, “Plug!” as we […]
The Wonders of Social Bookmarking
Bookmarking in the web 1.0 world used to be a very private matter. Not as much by choice but as by design. Web 2.0 is ushering in a new era of bookmarking called, social bookmarking. The basic idea is that you surf the web, and when you come across something of interest, you bookmark and […]