What amazes me about the controversy over cell phone use in school is when the same people who want to take cell phones away from kids also want them to be engaged in their learning. Actually, what those particular educators want is for students to be engaged in learning the way the teachers were engaged in learning during [...]

I am so happy that you are so excited for tablets and e-readers and iPads and all these other devices that are going to come out in the next couple of years after Apple’s unveiling. I am also going to tell you that none of these devices are going to revolutionize education or provide us [...]

I have owned my Amazon Kindle now since early August and feel as though I am at a point where I would be lost without it. Given my book-a-week addiction, the E-reader comes in handy since I can buy books anywhere and even reference back to texts if I need a quick refresher on the [...]

Yesterday I published a blog post that discussed the importance of teaching kids “sifting” when using the internet for research. It makes me feel great to know that the New York Times and Google were thinking along the same vein. Obviously, I am not so idiotic that I would assume the NYT and Google read [...]

As more knowledge and information is distributed to the masses, it will be more and more critical for students to develop the ability to sift quickly and accurately. This is a critical skill that will contribute to success regardless of what field they are in or occupation they choose to pursue. We have reached a [...]

Students need to be equipped with a plethora of skills to be successful in the 21st century, new economy, globalized world, or whatever you want to call it. Regardless, students’ ability to be clear and articulate as writers AND speakers will take center stage and define whether or not their ideas are accepted and developed [...]