testing twitter despite my better judgement
Having recently returned from the 4Cs conference, I’ve got all kinds of new ideas swimming around my head. A few of the sessions I attended addressed creative uses of social networking technology in...
View Articleteaching and learning out loud
This summer I’ve been experimenting with a new approach to teaching and learning online. I’ve officially (ok, secretly) broken from my institution’s BlackBoard learning management system in favor of an...
View Articlesneekylinux has made me famous
My friend Sneekylinux from across the Pond has made me famous. Well, not really, but he did interview me for his Linux podcast. Sneekylinux has been publishing videos demonstrating Linux distributions...
View Articlesoftware: free as in speech
Having been a GNU/Linux user now for over three years, I have come to really appreciate this idea of “free software,” which until just recently I did not realize is not entirely the same thing as “open...
View Articlecredo: a better world, one phone call at a time
Some time ago, I became more aware of how my choices as a consumer have a real impact on the world around me, so Chris and I have set out to make some changes. We’ve been making relatively small,...
View Articlewhy facebook is icky
Facebook is the largest social-networking site on net and in the world (with over 200 million active servers worldwide), and as of late, is garnering some very negative press around privacy concerns...
View Articlehello, my name is chris and i have become a soccer mom
This past month seems to have gone by in a blur for me. Part of this blur in due to Aidan’s decision to try a bunch of new activities this fall. So, right now almost every day is booked with...
View Articleartistic imagery android style
Playing with a couple new photo apps, I created these images. The first one Aidan posed with his blanky in natural light. I ran it through Pixlr-o-matic. This is a post-processing app with many filters...
View Articleinvention club kicks-off
This past Friday, we kicked off our Invention Club–a 16-week program designed to introduce kids to invention and engineering. The program is part of the Lemelson Foundation with the mission to create...
View Articleattachments, digital life, and my flippin’ class
We live in the blurry space between the virtual and the real. Recently, I heard a talk in which the presenter Michael Vaugn from Elan University quoted the following: “Computing isn’t about computers...
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