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When Tech Meets Schools – Frank Catalano
Frank has a great post over on Geekwire that does a great job of explaining why Dumbo Drops of tech don’t work in schools. The question he didn’t completely address is why do people keep making this...
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“During the gold rush its a good time to be in the pick and shovel business.” Mark Twain There are large amounts of capital flowing into the education publishing market today. It appears we are...
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Texas has been a vocal holdout on adopting Common Core State Standards (CCSS) since the beginning. Last week all 14 publishers who submitted high school biology textbooks for adoption in TX ignored...
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My mother sent me this little bit of inspiration. Inspiration to focus on what is important, what gives our lives meaning, what we should be thankful for. OPOL What are you going to do today?
View ArticleReach for the Sun Strategy Mode – Dec 18
Filament’s award winning game Reach for the Sun has a major update coming to Steam later this week. We’ve taken feedback from teachers, students, and Steam players and developed a strategy mode for...
View ArticleA SaaS Educational Content Pricing Model Emerges
In January 2001 as the dot com boom burst online education site wwwrrr.com went out of business overnight, literally. Coverage tended to focus on the employees – who ultimately filed a class action...
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Publishing + Open Educational Resources – A Model for Co-Existence
Open Educational Resources (OER) are here to stay. Publishing, despite the rumors, is not dead. The real question is not “if” but “how” these two options will co-exist in the instructional materials...
View ArticleBook Review – The Game Believes In You
Watching my kids play World of Warcraft in 2005, I had a moment of clarity about video games and learning. At root WoW is a Learning Management System (LMS) with Orcs and dragons in the presentation...
View ArticleHow To Focus A Company – Setting Product Development Priorities
In the mid-90’s I had the pleasure of working for a genuine serial entrepreneur (defined as someone capable of having 10 number 1 priorities). He was charming, he was brilliant, and as the company got...
View ArticleHow To Pick A Strategy Facilitator?
Over the last 30 years I’ve lead dozens of teams through strategic planning as a CEO and as an outside facilitator. I’ve learned there are three essential characteristics for a good facilitator. Strong...
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