my long lost handwriting
I feel like I could’ve written this post by danah boyd… except for specifics about her college, I think it all applies to me. I am actually much less fluid at handwriting than I used to be – and mistakes seem worse because I can’t fix them as easily as
(tags: change)
Obama is the Geek’s candidate
I’m picking up a lot of posts from Geeky Mom lately. This one points to Barack Obama’s new technology policy. I haven’t read it in detail yet, but I’m a fan of the general approach. He may give new power to “the voice of the people.”
(tags: obamapolitics)
4Barack
Stanford Law professor and intellectual property expert/advocate Lawrence Lessig supports Barack Obama. That alone might be reason enough to vote for him in my book. ;)
(tags: obamapolitics)
Balls!
Mr. Belshaw shares an article about US schools ditching chairs for exercise balls for health and academic reasons. I actually do this from time to time – it’s very good for building core strength, for focusing on what you’re doing, and on encouraging you
(tags: healthergonomics)
Social networking from a teens’ perspective
Many edubloggers linked to this and discussed it. I’m saving it for my reference, too… for my next Internet Awareness workshop. It’s Terry Freedman on teen social networking.
(tags: socialnetworks)