I have to say goodbye to music discovery service, Lala, as it shuts its doors today as a result of Apple’s buyout. I don’t know if I first learned of it through my students at the high school. I often see them spending time with the Lala service in the background of their browsers, streaming [...]

If you really take some time, you can find some remarkable videos on YouTube. I’ve stumbled another set of videos in the spirit of TED by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). I’ve watched two of them: The Power of Time and Drive. These are gems, not only for [...]

I’m sure every teacher working in a computer lab lost their minds when they discovered the Google logo was a playable Pac-Man game. I admitted it was genius, but poorly timed. I encouraged the students to get their five minutes of play and then start to do their research. Google certainly received some nice press [...]

I’m very impressed by the contact and calendar sync available through Google for the IPhone and IPod Touch. I spent the weekend setting it for my Dad in celebration of his birthday. It allows him to add a contact on his IPhone or his IPad and the contact immediately syncs online with his GMail account [...]

Math textbooks are no better than a episode of Two and a Half Men; they encourage laziness in our students. We need to rethink how we we teach math.