'07 The Year of the Network, '08 The 'Live Web'

'07 The Year of the Network, '08 The 'Live Web'

I can’t believe it’s been that long since I posted and yet I’m glad I took the time off. It is good to disconnect once in awhile, to reflect on ones life and to spend time with family. My mom and dad flew in on Dec. 14 for their first visit every to China. Of course I set up a […]

Choose your own ad

Choose your own ad

While sitting in a taxi the other day I noticed that the taxi had installed new media ad machines on the back side of the passenger seat. So if you are sitting in the back of a taxi this is what you see. Pretty cool! You can touch one of the icons at the button and it plays you the […]

One door closes…..where does that leave you?

One door closes…..where does that leave you?

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks in our house. For those of you who are overseas teachers you’ll know what I’m talking about. For those who are not…let me set the scene. International recruiting fairs start the first of January. Which means schools need to know what jobs to go recruiting for before then. So in December, teachers need […]

Welker's Wikinomics: Firewalls can't stop learning

Welker's Wikinomics: Firewalls can't stop learning

Yesterday the Edublog Award winners were announced and what a proud moment for Shanghai American School, Jason Welker, and the 140+ students who over the past two years have helped to create a fantastic wiki. There’s a story here that I believe needs to be told and one that makes me very proud that I get an opportunity to work […]

Speaking their digital language

Speaking their digital language

David Warlick posted about an e-mail he received from Scott Mooney: In the room were 20 or so 19-20 year-olds, most with their own laptops, mobile phones, iPods, living in the world that we talk about all the time. During my talk, I brought up the present and future of modern tools, such as Web 2.0 and virtual worlds. I […]

Let your presence be known!

Let your presence be known!

Last week I listened to TWIT episode 121. This is not unusual as the TWIT podcast is my favorite podcast to listen to; great quality, good people, and relevant topics that somehow I always find a way to bring back to education. Now the unusual part comes with my wife and I having a conversations on Saturday morning that paralleled […]