Carolyn Foote wrote this week about the new Pew study on the effects of technology on teen writing. An article about the study in eSchool News (free subscription - well worth it - required) pulls out a few details that for me, at least, suggest some weird thinking. The “news” that
[t]eens who […]
Category Archives: creativity
For the Roses: My Latest Position on Classroom Blogging
May 1, 2008 – 5:29 am
From TweetClouds to TagCrowds - Another Voluntary Meme
April 30, 2008 – 12:09 pm
[Update: I added a complete novel you should be able to guess, just to give you an idea of what this would look like (h/t to Adrienne for the spark).]
Going Deeper with Post-Clouds
Since a lot of people seemed to enjoy the TweetClouds as Windows of the Soul meme, I thought this bit of serendipity snagged […]
Some TGIF Fluff: Tweetclouds as Windows of the Soul
April 24, 2008 – 7:25 pm
It’s almost 6 p.m. here in Seoul, and that’s bedtime for this nocturne. Before curling up in Morpheus’ arms, I want to throw this screenshot of my Tweetcloud up here (thanks to Cathy Nelson for sharing that one). It’s an interesting little thing, this tag cloud of your most frequent tweet words. The largest words […]
Tune in to Melbourne’s Project Global Cooling uStream Today
April 19, 2008 – 10:34 am
This is pretty amazing.
From Jenny Luca and the students at Toorak College, an all-girls high school in Melbourne:
Yes, today is Friday and time for the customary school’s out post. This week it’s different, because school is definitely on for me and my students tomorrow as we stage our Project Global Cooling concert. Tune in to ustream […]
Edit Envy for “Fear Factor”: a New Video by Bill Farren
April 1, 2008 – 3:38 pm
Is there an educator out there who has the digital story-telling* skills Bill Farren shows in this work? If so, I’m not aware of it. From the message (the use of fear in population control) to the medium (archival footage, skillful titling, rhythmic audio-video editing, original music, and so much more), […]
