Archive for the ‘Long Island Education’ Category
EdTech: Isn’t It Time We Focused On Visual Learning?
I am a guest lecturer at a great high school in Long Island. This school has been described as the Fame high school of Long…
EdTech: Swimming Toward The Event Horizon…
The current mandate focuses on trying to pressure schools into achieving test scores. If the school doesn’t achieve the desired results, they don’t get budget.
EdTech: Why Can’t Elroy Blog?
“Meet George Jetson. His Boy Elroy. Daughter Judy. Jane his wife.” – Jetsons Theme Song, 1970 The question for today is: Why are we spending…
EdTech: Potholes On The Road To Progress…
How are we preparing to teach this new generation? Are we meeting them on the right playing field? Are we teaching them the right skill sets? Do we know who they are?
EdTech: Looking for Sputnik
Welcome to the first installment of EdTech. This column will focus on the developing and proper use of your tax dollars via the combination of education with technology. Technology has always been used in education, from the early days of chalk and a board to the days of PowerPoint and the bored (students). I have been in Higher Education for almost 25 years. I am admittedly a technophile, but I rarely use technology in the classroom.
