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There was a study done in the 50s that found out that rats left unaided in water will drown in a few minutes because they feel hopeless. However, if they know there is hope of being rescued they will last for days.
Hope is a powerful feeling.
I tweeted out this morning that the term app smashing should die, but, in the span of a tweet, it is hard to articulate why. We’ve done what is currently called “app-smashing” since the dawn of time. Houses weren’t built with only one tool, you “app-smashed” several tools, like a hammer and saw, to create…
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. In G. K. Chesterton.s 1929 book The Thing, he writes: In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle; a principle which will probably be…
Seth Godin talks about finding the right tool. The post reminds me of the old adage, when you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. When coming up with a solution to a problem, I start with the why. Why are we doing this? Do we need to? Is there something else we…
Digital Literacy: Unlocking Technology’s Potential | The Spark Educators need to embrace the creative and collaborative aspects of digital literacy. So much great learning happens through the creative and collaborative processes. Bridget Burns, Michael Crow, and Mark Becker noted the benefits of collaboration in their article “Innovating Together: Collaboration as a Driving Force to Improve…
The problem with alerts is that they don’t scale. They create noise. Every time you poke everyone with a bulletin, you’ve taken attention away with no hope of giving it back. Source: Bulletins vs bulletin boards | Seth’s Blog One of the best things you can ever do for yourself is to take control of…
