Amazon’s ‘Bliss’ trailer is like watching Owen Wilson in a ‘Black Mirror’ episode
Normally in sci-fi, simulated realities offer the protagonists a utopian source of escape from the real world — but Bliss flips that idea on its head....
AOC describes ‘traumatizing’ encounter during Capitol attack, condemns Republicans in furious IG Live
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez excoriated her Republican colleagues during an Instagram Live on Tuesday night, and shared some of her shocking experience during last week’s attack on...
Better Remote Learning: Focus on TIME boundaries, Expectations, and Simple Procedures
One of the most straightforward ways we can improve learning experiences for our students and ourselves as teachers this next year (2020-21) is to focus more...
An Important Conversation About Internet Trolls, Sharing Personal Information, Sexual Assault, and More
Yesterday I was able to have a lunch date with one of our kids, and on the drive to and from the restaurant we listened to...
Faster Home WiFi Via Ethernet Backhaul
This past holiday weekend our son helped me with a home WiFi networking project I’ve been wanting to do for several months, and the speed benefits...
Takeaways and Learning from the MSON Summer 2020 Annual Conference
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the second edition of the MSON Summer 2020 Annual Conference, held virtually via Zoom. MSON is the “Malone...
Quickly Convert Minecraft EE Portfolio PDFs into JPG Images
The past two weeks I have led and taught “virtual Minecraft summer camps” for elementary and middle school students, with the help of a fantastic team...
Podcast473: Brainstorming About “Conspiracies and Culture Wars” with Brian Turnbaugh and Wesley Fryer
This podcast is a recording of a conversation between Brian Turnbaugh (@wegotwits) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussing a proposed workshop at the virtual version of the...
Thinking about Educational Technology Support for Fall 2020
Today I attended a virtual webinar presented by Mike Gwaltney (@MikeGwaltney) for ISM (Independent School Management – @isminc) titled, “How to Create an Academic Technology Plan...
How I Use Noun Project Icons in my Class Lesson Slideshows
This past school year I have absolutely loved the opportunity to return to the classroom teaching fifth and sixth grade digital literacy and media literacy at...
