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Rather than attempt to determine credibility of a source from the source, recent advice is to open a second tab and search for other positions on the same topic. This approach is recommended because web content is becoming more sophisticated … Continue reading →

I have been rereading Cohn’s Skim, Dive, Surface. This book advocates for the preparation of learners to read and write in a digital format challenging the position of many that students are better off with paper texts. The author argues … Continue reading →

I thought readers might be interested in this interview with Matt Mullenweg of Automattic. Matt is the codeveloper of WordPress which is the blog and content management platform I use. You can read or listen to this interview. The discussion … Continue reading →

ScreencastOmatic has a new product that has great promise when they can figure out how to improve the app to match its goal. The project is called ScreenPal and the idea is that a browser extension could allow the user … Continue reading →

Apple just announced a program for technology coaches/facilitators. The program is approximately 45 hours in length with two days of virtual workshops. The program is free, but requires an application process and requires district support and completion of other existing … Continue reading →

This NYTimes article describes how the past couple of years (COVID) are associated with a troubling decline in young children meeting early reading benchmarks. I have been considering this observation and trying to explain for myself why reading would suffer … Continue reading →