Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Atlantic and Cape May Counties Student Privacy Presentation

Thank you to all who attended the Atlantic and Cape May Counties NJSBA meeting.  Here is the link to my Student Privacy presentation.

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Thank you to all who attended my Techspo 2015 Presentation

Thank you for another great Techspo outing.  I have received many requests for a copy of the presentation and the famous 'bubble slide' so here is the file

Monday, May 12, 2014

Last year, 25 hedge fund managers earned more than double every kindergarten teacher combined


Alpha magazine is out with its annual "rich list" detailing the successes of the highest earning hedge fund managers in America. The news once again is that it's good to be a successful hedge fund manager: the top 25 earned a collective $21.1 billion this year.

Even within that group there's considerable inequality. The top earner, David Tepper, took home $3.5 billion which is about five times as much as either of the two men tied for the tenth slot.

How does that look in context? Well, it's about 0.13 percent of total national income for 2013 being earned by something like 0.00000008 percent of the American population. Another way of looking at it is that this is about 2.5 times the income of every kindergarten teacher in the country combined.

Source Link:  http://goo.gl/cfDtJl


Thursday, October 3, 2013

Creating a Technology Culture in Schools

Last part of a three part series on innovation and technology at the SEED Foundation and Schools.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Technology as a Partner

Part two of a three part series on technology and innovation in schools.

http://www.seedfoundation.com/index.php/ed-tech-technology-as-a-partner-not-just-a-device


Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Ed Tech: Buying Smart for Your School

First of a three part series on how we determine the direction of information and educational technologies at the SEED Foundation Schools.


Saturday, December 29, 2012

Chromebook First Day

My Samsung Chromebook arrived from Amazon yesterday and after a full 24 hours I can say that my hunches and thoughts over the past 15 months are totally validated.  98.6% of what I (we) do on a laptop device form factor is web based.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

From My Classroom to Yours Presentation at Stockton College

Good to be back at my alma mater and have an enthusiastic audience.  Looks like the ET vs IT battle is universal.  Here is a link to the presentation

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Thursday, January 12, 2012

$100K to Move On?

Excellent Column

Would the money keep a good teacher?  Would the money entice a teacher to move on?

One more reason to be as interactive with your child's teacher as possible.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com

Why does the question 'How effective is technology in education?' always have test scores as a litmus test?

Look around, technology is everywhere from the local restaurant (OpenTable) to Wall Street (Bloomberg).

The last institution to embrace technology education.

Would you even think of opening an account at a bank without online account access and bill pay? But it is an extra bonus that your school has an online parent portal for grades and attendance?

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com:

'via Blog this'

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

NJETI at Stockton College

Looking forward to an excellent conference at NJETI at my alma mater.  Good day to catch up with colleagues, learn new things and take a good walk around Lake Fred.

Friday, March 18, 2011

CoSN Presentation Is Available

Thanks for attending my presentation at CoSN in New Orleans.  Click HERE for the presentation .pdf file.