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April 11, 2012

  • An Elementary Classroom in the 21st Century

    Jen Deyenberg is responsible for this very interesting representation of what is possible in an Elementary School Classroom.  It will take a bit of time to enjoy and there are a great deal of links to follow but it’s time well invested.  Imagine the possibilities.  Nice job, Jen. An Elementary Classroom in the 21st Century… Continue reading

  • What Do Magic and Computer Science Have in Common?

    Answer: CS & IT 2012 CSTA is proud to announce that Alex Suter, Research & Development Engineer for Industrial Light & Magic will be the closing keynote at this year’s Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) Conference. Alex’s presentation, Industrial Software & Magic, will touch on his background in computer science and how… Continue reading

  • Cleaning Out Some Eggs

    I read a really interesting story on Sophos’ Naked Security blog today and it moved me to action.  The story was about Twitter taking spammers to court.  Spammers are the scourge of anything online.  Quite frankly, after a while, I don’t even give them the time of day whether it’s email, blog comments, or Twitter… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 04/11/2012

    A Collaborative Guide to Best Digital Learning Practices for K-12 | DMLcentral Below you will find a collaboratively written document produced in Bangkok, Thailand, at the March 28-31 teacher’s meeting of EARCOS, the East Asia Regional Council of Schools. tags: learning practices collaborative edtech Dropping the penny was just the beginning as the Canadian Mint… Continue reading