Tag Archives: edtech

Since my post about Start Pages, I have been looking at different features of an assortment of web two-point-oh start page sites. Pageflakes has added a “student” version of a start page. The Pageflakes people have taken many of the … Continue reading →

Would you give a first grader $2000 to spend on decorating a bedroom? Neither would I. But I did spend $9 for a Webkinz that came with its own room and a pile of KinzCash. The Webkinz is a stuffed … Continue reading →

Garr Reynolds has a nice followup to the debate on PowerPoint, complete with slides. If you use PowerPoint/Keynote and are not a reader of the Presentation Zen blog, you should check it out.

T.H.E. Journal has an article discussing the legal issues involved in using biometrics in a public school. If you aren’t familiar with these devices, they are used to authenticate a person using a personal attribute that cannot be stolen or … Continue reading →

John has a post about grammar and spelling that hits home. I have never been a great speller. Technologies like Word’s auto-correction feature and ieSpell’s web form spell checker have made things much better. I still put in “you” when … Continue reading →