Weblogg-edThe Read/Write Web in the ClassroomElection Special: Technology and Communications- June 16, 2008 A bit long (1:20), somewhat esoteric, but pretty interesting for a listen (not a watch&8230;wish this was in podcast form.) Former FCC chairs Reed Hundt and Michael Powell take the Obama and McCain case respectively to discuss broadband, Net Neutrality, and communications technology. Highly partisan, but some compelling back and forth about where all of ...http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/election-special-technology-and-communications/ Required Reading on Reading- June 13, 2008 Nick Carr has a highly thought provoking piece in the Atlantic this month titled &8220;Is Google Making Us Stupid&8221; that raises some challenging questions about what the Web is doing to our reading skills and to our intellects. As with many of these types of pieces, it&8217;s really hard not to read this through the ...http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/required-reading-on-reading/ What, No Footprint- June 12, 2008 The other day, after reading a tweet from Dean Shareski about being upset that Shareski.com (I think it was) was already registered to someone else, I buzzed over the GoDaddy and snagged &8220;tessrichardson.name&8221; and &8220;tuckerrichardson.name&8221; for the next 10 years. I&8217;m expecting big things, kids. On some weird level, I feel like this domain reserving thing is ...http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/what-no-footprint/ Lessig on Media and Government Reform- June 9, 2008 It&8217;s no secret that Lawrence Lessig has been one of my heroes in this conversation for a long, long time, and I just wanted to share his most recent presentation from this weekend&8217;s National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis. Would have loved to have been there. I&8217;ve always been a student of Lessig as a ...http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/lessig-on-media-and-government-reform/ Adapting to Change- June 6, 2008 A few disparate ideas and experiences funneling into this post&8230; Recently I heard Robert Garmston speak about the need to adapt in times of significant change. He wasn&8217;t speaking specifically of schools but about any organization, and he made an interesting distinction between technical change (which is what most schools have been undertaking) and real, adaptive ...http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/adapting-to-change/ |