by Whitney | Mar 8, 2012 | explanations, learning, parenting, personal, Uncategorized
Gary Stager, an amazing individual in education, and someone who always tells it like it is, has an undying passion for education, and technology in education. But unlike the folks who see computers either as electronic typewriters or gadgets, Gary sees them as tools...
by Whitney | Feb 29, 2012 | community, economics, education, learning, new media, social media
Seth Godin put out an interesting manifesto on education yesterday, called Stop Stealing Dreams. It’s a free download and can be read online, printed, or read in any ebook format. I strongly recommend it to anyone even remotely interested in education. I...
by Whitney | Feb 15, 2012 | Branding Your Busienss, business, community, Discovery, learning, personal, Uncategorized
It seems like there’s a resurgence in interest in creating more than just text online to drive interaction. I had a reporter contact me yesterday to talk about the use of podcasting for niche audiences, and then there’s the explosion of interest in...
by Whitney | Nov 27, 2011 | community, education, learning, legal, politics
Emma Sullivan, a high school senior, got caught up in the news cycle, for posting a tweet about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback. Now her school is demanding that she write an apology letter for a pretty innocuous comment- ““Just made mean comments at gov. brownback...
by Whitney | Oct 19, 2011 | business, Discovery, explanations, happiness, learning, Uncategorized
In the past few days, I’ve come to rue my decision to wait to upgrade my iPhone to the new one with Siri, the artificial intelligence Personal Assistant. I am happy with my phone, and I told myself that a purchase of a new one was rather silly and...
by Whitney | Sep 7, 2011 | community, education, learning, Uncategorized
CNN Online had an interesting article written by multi-awarded Ron Clark, discussing some of the things teachers really want to tell parents but don’t feel they can. As a parent and someone who sits on a school district committee with teachers, I’m in a...
