I thought I paid a lot for internet
I don’t like AOL, but this $1,595.69 bill ensures that I will never use them.
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Thankful for Memory Today
On the way into work I was listening to ‘The Infinite Mind’ on NPR. It was a story about Caris Corfman an actress who lost her short term memory after surgery to remove a brain…
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More From Jenna
More from Jenna. I walk past her room the other night and I hear, “I like Aubrey and I like Alyssa and I like Jenna, but I don’t like mommy or daddy. They are mean to me.”
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Jenna talks herself to sleep
Two nights ago I walk past Jenna’s room. She is in there chatting up a storm. It is around 11pm and I hear, “I am not tired. Someone who is not tired is someone who is not…
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Kids can keep you up at night
Alyssa and Aubrey have slept really well ever since they were about 6 months old which is good since they are twins and if they had not slept well they would have kept each other…
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My daughters are funny
I went to a meeting at MIT with Wiley last week. When I am gone I make a point to call my wife every night because I miss her. She tells me that while eating dinner my youngest…
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So ya I am like busy
I haven’t posted a lot lately. A lot of people with blogs say that and they suck because of it so I guess I suck too. Instead of being a radical nut job I am moving back into…
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Merry Christmas to All
Have a Merry Christmas. My kids learned to read today (the 24th actually. I am just up really late, again) – at least they started down the right path. It’s not due to any effort…
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Cool Magnets that can break your arm
These magnets would make an awesome Christmas present. Just be careful.
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Impressive Lego Art
How about Escher’s “Relativity” in LEGO
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Russian climbing. This is amazing
These guys are nuts and talented.
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View of the world’s population
This map shows the world with countries sized by population. Kind of cool to see where everyone lives.
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Summary of questions for Wiley’s course
Since I do try to share here is the list of questions for Wiley’s 7150 course: The Definition Debate Should only things that are digital be counted as learning objects, or should…
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I have changed
Once upon a time I thought that computers would be the ones to organize information, assemble it into instruction and present it in a customized format to a learner. It is a cool…
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Social changes at Amazon
There are some interesting changes happening at Amazon. Pick a product and look close. You will see two new features. One is the addition of tags. You can now add a tag to a…
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The coolest new toy is bubbles
Here is an article about an eleven year quest to develop colored bubbles. Tim Kehoe, the inventor, is inspiring with his perserverance. The science is cool. I have got to get some…
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Some interesting a somewhat risky physics
The other David Wiley has some really interesting physics experiments that I would not try at home.
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1984 (The commercial)
This is a great history of one of the most famous comericals in history -1984.
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Something to drink with your holiday meals
I am not sure how many years Jones soda has been doing this, but for a limited time during the holiday season you can get a variety of drinks. Brussels Sprout with Prosciutto…
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Learning is more about assembling raw materials than about objects
I have been pondering Wiley’s ideas concerning learning objects and context. In the mean time I have also been reading some of Dumbing Us Down by John Gatto. In order for learning…