Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley April 2009 Issue March 2, 2009 My Addiction to PDAs: From Visor to iPod Touch My life is digitized. Calendars, contacts,…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Category: Technology
Sometimes the technology wins. The reality of computers is that they are still machines. This means that parts wear out — hard drives certainly come…
My students are not as tech-savvy as I assumed. No only are they not on the bleeding edge of technology, they suffer from the standard…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley March 2009 Issue February 2, 2009 Social Networking and Facebook The “Mommy Revolt” on Facebook earlier this year was evidence social…
I spent the day preparing the course I am teaching. It’s a hybrid, with online content constituting half the course. That is a positive thing,…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley January 2009 Issue December 8, 2008 Time for Computer Housecleaning Blurry digital photos I will not print, mediocre music I will…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley November 2008 Issue October 8, 2008 Less Internet, for the Sake of Children? You can always tell it is an election…
My first week of teaching this year was frustrating. The initial classroom was unfinished, lacking electrical outlets and the standard overhead LCD projector. This killed…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley September 2008 Issue August 11, 2008 Checking on California via the Web As an educator, I have always used a lot…
My students have been using Wikibooks, a LEGO CAD application, and various DTP tools. I think their skills will translate much better to the workplace…