My son recently turned two, and even at this early age he sees the world in a simple duality – “on” and “off.” When presented with something new, his little hands turn the object over and over while his eyes carefully examine the surface. If he can’t find a button or a switch, he lifts his head up toward me, and with a voice that combines the tone of both a request and a command, [...]

This morning, I attended Breakfast Speaker Series on the first day of the 2007 T+L Conference. T+L stands for “technology plus learning” and the conference is sponsored by the National School Boards Association. The featured speaker was Will Richardson, a former teacher at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, N.J, and author of of the book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. I had the opportunity to listen to Will [...]