Category: Technology
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The Magic of a Yellow T-Shirt
I have told this story a hundred times already, but am finally getting it posted more than a year later. I must admit my Mario Andretti experience from a previous post runs neck and neck with this one at the top of my ‘brush with fame’ list, but both events were very cool. In April…
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For Your File Naming Convention add "and The Hat size of the Nearest Squirrel”
I have been involved in moving 2 institutions to Google Apps. I love and fear what I am seeing as we enter a new era of Digital Asset Creation. It is so easy to creat documents and digital assets that the volume becomes overwhelming.I love the collaborative nature of these tools and all the other…
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League for Innovation 2015: The New Challenge of Doing Less with Less
I have been under the weather so I apologize for not getting this out sooner. At any rate I have attended several League for Innovation conferences over the years and have always been amazed at the solutions presented and the dedicated professionals who are doing great work in challenging circumstances. The League for Innovations annual…
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The Mouse is Watching You
I always feel like somebody’s watching me -Rockwell Keeping up with all of the new technology coming at us is a difficult if not impossible task. If you watch this blog you know that I have been privileged to attend some amazing events and participate in some amazing activities which has helped me keep up…
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Observing the Rising Dragon was my start with Blogging
The dragon is sometimes used as the national emblem of China in the West. We are told: Chinese dragons are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and Chinese folklore. The dragons have many animal-like forms such as turtles, fish, and imaginary creatures, but they are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs. In yin and…
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Three MOOCs Provide Opportunities for Learning About Gamification…Right Now
If you want to learn about gamification the timing may be right for you. There are two upcoming MOOCs on Gamification with January 27th and March 17 start dates and a third one with a learn at your own pace schedule. University of Pennsylvania’s Kevin Werbach’s Gamification course on Coursera begins Monday January 27th…
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Why Higher Ed must change and how IT can help
There are truly monster sized challenges in effectively delivering quality technology services in higher education. The size of the monsters small schools are facing are smaller than the larger institutions, but proportionally the threat is the same. We really need each other and we need options…and we need to understand Dragons. Why do we need…
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The Technology Behind Indy Car Racing…"Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines"
We are told the Indianapolis Speedway was built in 1906 primarily to be used as a test track by carmakers. The circuit launched its signature 500 mile race in 1911. According to Dan Carney we can thank Indy for: Rear view mirrors Aerodynamics 4 wheel hydralic brakes Front wheel drive All wheel drive Turbo charging…
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Why IT Departments need a 12 year old on staff
In the later part of the summer in 2012 Google replaced Gmail video chat with Google+ Hangouts. “Unlike the old video chat, which was based on peer-to-peer technology, Hangouts utilize the power of Google’s network to deliver higher reliability and enhanced quality,” explains Gmail team blog post. At Casper College we have been using…
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Lance Ford, Cisco’s Giant Digital Oak, was Planted by Oklahoma’s HB1815
Cisco Systems top teacher training guru is Lance Ford from Howe Oklahoma. Lance has done teacher technology training all over the country from the friendly confines of rural eastern Oklahoma. Lance is what Cisco calls an educational advocate. He knows the ins and outs of video conferencing and he works with teachers across the nation…