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This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. The Bennett Principle states that the value you receive from an activity is proportional to the energy invested. Creating content requires more energy, but it’s value is greater than the energy used. When…
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. Life seems to get more complex every day, and for some things, we only have ourselves to blame. Although the mantras of Less is more and brevity is wit are well known, putting that thinking into action is…
There is a disease that is infecting millions of smartphone users. The disease to some seems pretty benign, but that is what makes it so dangerous. It doesn’t kill its host, the host who is blissfully unaware of the horror they are inflicting on others. This disease is VERTICAL VIDEO! Please, say no to George Lucas….
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. When we talk about culture, a lot of the times it’s very positive thinking. How can we have a positive culture in our workplace? What can we do to help others and make…
Microsoft is bringing the Bash shell to Windows 10 Here is an announcement from Microsoft Build you probably didn’t see coming: Microsoft today announced that it is bringing the GNU project’s Bash shell to Windows. Bash (Bourne Again SHell) has long been a standard on OS X and many Linux distribution systems, while the default…
Ashamed — Medium I despise the idea of reducing teachers to beggars. It’s a distraction from all the other important work teachers have to do It reduces their value and the perceived worth of public education with each round of fundraising. The conditions addressed by Donorschoose are not the result of a hurricane or epidemic,…