Technology vs. Education

Technology vs. Education

Okay, so that title is misleading. As teachers, aren’t we working together with technology to improve student learning? That’s kind of the point, right? This is supposed to be the case, but in my sixteen years of classroom experience, I think I’ve seen more resistance than acceptance when it comes to the changing world of …

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Privacy in a Wired World

Privacy in a Wired World

I have been inundated with reports about the NSA wiretapping scandal. The best comment I heard so far came from NPR this morning. A woman (don’t know her name) pointed out that Obama said that this is a good thing because now we can have a national conversation about the issue of surveilance. Her point …

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NeWP Technology Institute

NeWP Technology Institute

It’s the weekend before we start our first session of the Technology Institute. We have been busy preparing sessions and developing our syllabus, but the bottom line is that nothing really happens until we meet the members of the institute. That’s when the Nebraska Writing Project really starts to shine. The best teachers of technology …

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