Keys to the Google Kingdom
This past summer our school went Google. More specifically, we became a part of Google Apps for Education and brought a whole suite of apps, from Gmail to Docs, in house– while still keeping them out of house. Way out of house. Up in the cloud. This has opened all sorts of doors. Collaboration between faculty […]
Intelligence Vs. Maturity
…..ideas about schools, kids, education, and what it’s like to spend your days in a building full of brilliant young minds.
Comfort With Ambiguity
…..ideas about schools, kids, education, and what it’s like to spend your days in a building full of brilliant young minds.
LifeBook
Today my wife and I are celebrating our 10th year of marriage. In the last decade, we’ve held ten jobs, had three kids, owned four cars, adopted two dogs, moved through three addresses, battled cancer twice, published one graphic novel and spent one Halloween at sea. Today, at 12:01 AM, I updated my Facebook status and my profile […]
Jailbreaking
JAILBREAK: to enable use of consumer electronics in a manner not intended by the manufacturer through the exploitation of software hacks. Now, I’ve had an iPhone of some sort for the last few years but never felt comfortable “jail breaking” it. There are tons of passionate arguments FOR and AGAINST doing this. “Bricking” your […]
QWERTY Roll
Geeking out over the new Menotek FLEXIBLE keyboard I got in the mail today. It’s Bluetooth ready and iOS 4 friendly, making my iPhone and iPad infinitely more productive over long stretches of time. The keys are smaller and almost TOO sensitive, so it takes a little getting used to, but I can type way […]
