I am considering purchasing my own domain. I told myself that if I wrote for a few months consistently that I would do this. While I love WordPress I don’t like that it isn’t my… Read More
Today marks my first post of 2013. New Years resolutions are often overrated because they seldom bear fruit. However, instead of trying to fix all your ills on this second day of the… Read More
The fact that Instagram announced their privacy policy changes on a Monday in mid December, after a tragic event, and giving users less than a month to digest the information before the policy took effect makes me wonder. Did they believe they could get this by people unnoticed? That is pretty naive and arrogant of them if true. In the end we as consumers have to begin to consider the costs of using free apps and web-based solutions. Businesses need to reevaluate their models as well. Maybe in the future companies like Facebook can institute subscription fees up front so they can make their money all along. The current business model shows the difficulties in trying to find streams of revenue after you develop your subscriber base.
How do we make a difference in life? Better yet how can I make a difference? There are a lot of negatives in the world. There seems to be a sense of helplessness… Read More
I have been an educator for 14 years. Initially I was a social studies teacher but over time my role changed. Today I am an instructional technologist. Instead of helping students learn government,… Read More
I was in my daughter’s Elementary school last week for American Education Week. As soon as I walked in I was greeted with the collection box. Like any good parishioner I dropped a five in… Read More
The true measure of student progress is product. If a company makes a good product than the consumer is more likely to buy and recommend it. What are the characteristics of a good… Read More
In reading Jeff Dunn’s Why It’s Not About The iPad post on Edudemic today I couldn’t help but think how I have had the very same thoughts over the last year about technology… Read More
Last week I had to produce a video game storyboard for my graduate class. This particular class is asynchronous. We have not met online yet this semester and yet I am more engaged then… Read More
