Exploring the State of NOW: #140edu

What is the next best thing to sitting in the audience of the 140 Character Conference at the 92nd Street Y in NYC?  Why, watching it via Ustream and participating via Twitter, of course!  Thanks to @WayneNH, I caught a bit of the conference while I was working today and I am looking forward to tomorrow's line up! 

Listen/watch #140edu here, live:  http://bit.ly/MxYKvY and follow the hashtag on Twitter.  Thanks to all who are Tweeting out from #140edu in the Big Apple! 

Place to Complain.

Twitter went down, way down! According to CNN, there was "no place to complain"
Enter: A Place to complain.

What did you do when Twitter went down? Jump on Tumblr? Phone a friend?
I was in a live webinar where a colleague was trying to demo the micro-blogging site.
I clicked...and clicked...checked my blog. Confirmed. Twitter was down; even my Twitter feed was out! Wow! Never saw that happen before. I sat for a moment and wondered what all the Twitter peeps were doing. Are some on and some of us not allowed in? What are they tweeting? What am I missing? Is it unavailable to everyone? My colleague? She didn’t miss a beat.

What did you do when Twitter was down?  Add your .02: Place to complain here!

Globaloria: STEM for kids!

Globaloria, a social learning network with a digital curriculum by the World Wide Workshop Foundation, is fostering skills for the 21st Century.   Globaloria helps kids learn about Math, Science and and digital literacy through playing and designing games.  Students read, research, investigate, write and publish their works!

Take a look!

http://youtu.be/BltEz4rOAR4

 

WE DID IT!

WE are sending Jerry Blumengarten, @Cybraryman1, to ISTE12!  The generosity continues in an effort to pay Jerry back for all of his kindness and efforts with the ISTE Newbie Project.

If you are an educator, parent or student and haven't been to Jerry's site, it is a must see.  You will find a multitude of valuable resources and tools.  You have until June 10th to click and chip in.  Please see the widget on this blog.

Can you see the power of WE?  Won't you join us?
                                                                     
                                                                      Go Jerry, go!

An Invention Kit for Everyone: MaKey MaKey

Q:  Can a banana be used as computer key board?

A: Yes.

As ridiculous as this may sound, MIT Grad students, Jay and Eric are not joking.  Wakey, Wakey!  MaKey Makey will awaken your curiosity.  Watch this video. That's just crazy, man!  Where can  you get one, you ask? It shall soon be widely available, so keep your eyes on the MIT Media Lab! 

As seen on YouTube: MaKey MaKey

Via @jackiegerstein on Twitter

Congrats @Cybraryman ISTE12 Newbie!

Go. Jerry, go!  Get thee to the ISTE!  As seasoned as he is, Jerry is a 2012 ISTE Newbie!  See more on Angela Maier’s blog.   If you have ever connected with Jerry or have taken advantage of his resources, please look to the right and click "Chip in!"  

Safe trip, Jerry!  Oh look!  Me and an ISTE Newbie (and @shareski). 

Say the Right Thing

Created at BigHugeLabs by LH with MS Clipart

Need to tell them that not only what they say but how they say it is important?  Say it BIG in a fun way with BigHugeLabs.  "Check yourself before you wreck yourself:  The absence of appropriate netiquette may be detrimental to professional endeavors and achievement."  This poster was inspired by Spike Lee, Ice Cube, Zach Galifanakis and Seth E.