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Monthly Archives December 2009

What next?

I have been enjoying “end of” lists. We get a double dose this year – end of the year, end of the decade. Albums of the decade. Best apps of 2009. Best apps of 2009 for educators. I have purchased some music, but no apps. It is also time for the brave among us to [...]

Posted 29 December 2009 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Knowing when to give it up

I hate thinking about “what I used to be able to do”. I used to be able to dunk. Now, I have trouble getting out of a chair. I used to be able to run for miles (more like a fast trot). Now, I pace myself walking up multiple flights of stairs. So, the physical [...]

Posted 27 December 2009 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

A Wonderful Life

Cindy and I are spending the first part of our holiday in Duluth. We had originally intended to go to Iowa and then on to a cabin by a like in Wisconsin to spend the holiday with the majority of our family. The storm changed that. We headed to Duluth to get closer to Wisconsin [...]

Posted 25 December 2009 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) °

Final week and a comment on evaluation

So, it is final week and final week brings with it the intense focus on reading and grading that goes along with being a prof. I need a break. I have been reading several books critical of the U.S. educational system, teachers, and how we were failing the business community, failing to prepare the younger [...]

Posted 17 December 2009 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Google Docs Backup

I started using Google Docs to backup documents I prepared on my desktop. I eventually found writing in Google docs more convenient than writing on my own computers. I guess “computers” is the key here. I work from at least three machines daily and it is just so easy to login to one remote location [...]

Posted 14 December 2009 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Late to the party

I have been thinking about the digital native / digital immigrant distinction and what about this dichotomy is assumed to be meaningful. As I understand the distinction, the difference is whether one has known “life without”. So if you were unaware of the world around you without Google, cell phones, or computers, you are a [...]

Posted 03 December 2009 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Web content evaluation – data for a change

I sometimes complain that pundits and keynoters receive too much blog attention and researchers too little. Since the researchers I follow seldom seem to blog, perhaps I should post in support of their activity. So much attention has been focused on the quality of online resources and the skills necessary to critically evaluate these resources [...]

Posted 02 December 2009 † grabe § Research ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,