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Linux is the Future! Or Not?

Let me preface this post by saying that I am not here to bash Linux as a viable alternative for education. On the contrary, I am a big supporter of the open-source operating systems; as a college student, however, I have seen the potential pitfalls of switching. Linux, be it Ubuntu, Fedora, Open SUSE, or [...]

Becoming a Balanced Blogger – Tips From Jared Goralnick @ WordCamp Mid-Atlantic

You may have already caught my previous post surrounding WordCamp Mid-Atlantic that featured Anil Dash’s keynote, which offered some tremendous insight about blogging and the state of the social web. I also had the opportunity to catch Jared Goralnick’s WordCamp presentation, “How to Be a Balanced Blogger,” and I want to share it with you. If your life [...]

Should Schools Sacrifice Class Time for Professional Development?

ISTE would like your opinion on schools sacrificing class time for professional development. Experience in front of a classroom is obviously crucial to becoming an effective educator, but adopting emerging educational technologies and learning other classroom skills frequently demand that educators take time off from work to attend seminars, webinars, networking sessions and sabbaticals. Should schools support, condone [...]