Does anyone know of any educational applications that are being developed for the Wii?
Archive for November, 2007
Wii Fit
Posted in Games on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Everybody needs somebody sometime …
Posted in Random on November 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
And Rebecca, we definitely need you! Thanks for writing such a great blog.
Technology is a bridge that brings us closer together
Posted in CIT 2007, Research on November 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Anyone who believes that technology makes us more antisocial (yep, people still think that) should listen to Randal Pinkett. Although he’s probably best known as the winner of NBC’s The Apprenctice, Dr. Pinkett puts his learning to the service of others in extraordinary ways. Dr. Pinkett’s dissertation centered how how technology can be used to [...]
Twitter on CSI
Posted in Random, Tools to Try on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
First, CSI took on Second Life. Now Twitter? “Some people just don’t value privacy.” “They don’t EXPECT privacy. They value openness.” “Whatever.”
Tech tool talk
Posted in CIT 2007, Tools to Try on November 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
No Conference on Information Technology would be complete without the latest & greatest in technological playthings. Some of the most engaged learning is happening these days with simple tools that are freely (or almost freely) available online. Joseph Hostetler and Steven Combs of Ivy Tech Community College and Give Us One Minute shared their favourites. [...]
No faculty left behind
Posted in CIT 2007, Facilitating Online on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
John O’Brien of Century College was one of the most engaging presenters at last year’s Conference on Information Technology so I was happy to see he was presenting again this year along with his colleague, Ron Anderson. Together they talked about working with faculty who have been left behind in the mad rush to use [...]
I (heart) iPod Touch
Posted in Mobile learning, Random, Tools to Try on November 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
While in Nashville last week, we heard a lot about mobile learning. So when a group of us dropped in to the Apple Store, we took the opportunity to take a first look at Apple’s new iPod Touch. The iTouch was very easy to use. It was interesting to see how one person in our [...]
Tips for teaching online
Posted in CIT 2007, Facilitating Online on November 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been back from Nashville and the Conference on Information Technology for over a week now. Along with purging all those Southern biscuits and gravy from my system, I’ve started digesting what I learned while I was there. One of the most memorable sessions I attended was a round table given by Bret Nelson of [...]
A 50-second introduction to Google Reader
Posted in RSS, Tools to Try on November 20, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Could it be any easier? Take a tour & try it out. If you spend any amount of time online this will change your life. (And who is that good-looking Google engineer?) UPDATE: Once you’re comfortable using Google Reader, Sue Waters has a great (more advanced) tips on her blog.
Thoughts on CIT 2007
Posted in CIT 2007 on November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I just got back from Nashville where a group of us attended the League for Innovation’s Conference on Information Technology. This is the big conference for those of us who work with technology in community and technical colleges … a kind of Educause for the college set. I’m still gathering my thoughts. I realize that [...]


