Say Hello to the First Official Red Rover Newsletter
We’ve joked about making the tag line for Red Rover be, “Students Actually Use It!” The proof of course is in the pudding which we’ve already talked about**. We see the students as our “customer” first and the admin/staff as our “customer” second. Most higher ed software solutions seem to think the opposite. Just look […]
What’s the Responsibility of the Digital Consumer
Most of the conversations I’ve read about the importance of digital identities (here and here) put the responsibility on the producers of the information to be more aware of what they are posting online. Like teaching students about their digital identity so next time the student will pause to think about what they post online […]
SK Blog Stats for 2/1/08
One of our major goals of 2008 is to “work out in the open” like a jewelry maker in his/her shop creating the next piece in the open for everyone to see. Education and learning should be an open process so we can all learn from each other. This blog is a piece of jewelry […]
Smaller, Faster, DFT for Info
I’m working on becoming a faster poster. It seems like a totally normal phase for bloggers to go through. One of my personal strengths is thinking. One of my personal weaknesses is thinking too much. Blogging lands squarely on the edge of that two sided coin. When I think, write and share, that’s good. Often […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Evolution of Blogging
Mashable created this wonderful little chart that outlines the evolution of blogging: It’s nice it’s becoming easier and easier for anyone to post information online via a cell phone. The only thing to get caught up on is the difference between useful verse useless info. It’s wonderful your cat just sneezed, but from an educational […]