Ran across this via Karl Fisch yesterday. Free Rice is an organization that is committed to helping feed the world. They have developed this interesting – and free – web game that helps users build vocabulary while at the same time providing food for people in developing nations. As users get correct answers – it’s [...]
Entries from December 8th, 2008
Reflections from New Hampshire
December 4th, 2008 · No Comments · General
Riding solo on a seven hour drive home from Nashua, New Hampshire gave me some time to reflect on the many conversations I had with educators at the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference. Conferences are like superfood for educators. While I can connect with my PLN everyday through the web, there is nothing like having the [...]
Opening Keynote; CMTC – David Warlick
December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · General
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Participatory Learning
December 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · General
In one of my former lives, I managed a non-profit community radio station and later became President of the National Community Radio Association, a position I held for a couple of years. Community radio in Canada includes a variety of non-profit stations with a variety of programming themes with the defining feature being the majority [...]
On the Road
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments · General
I spent the better part of the day yesterday on a seven hour drive from my home in New Brunswick, Canada, down through the (very long) state of Maine to arrive here in New Hampshire for this years Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference. It’s my first time at this conference, but not my first time in [...]
