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MyNotes: ICEBlock

With a motto of "See something, Tap something" this iOS only app is available: ICEBlock is an innovative, completely anonymous crowdsourced platform that allows users to report I

Afraid to Speak Up

"The younger you are, the more likely you are to speak up against authority, or to act. The older you get, the more you realize what a waste of time it is. The reason why is people

People Over Profit

"Fund people over stuff," my mentor, Mark Gabehart, would often say. Of course, he may not have said it in such a blunt way. But that's definitely the message that came across. It

The Latest Debate

When I was eighteen or so, I read a bit of Thomas Merton's works. I suspect it was an anthology of some of his best writing and ideas. Either that, or I grazed a bit much at the mo

The Place Where They Cried

"The trail where they cried." That's one translation of the Cherokee Trail of Tears. Will Texans rejoice in our border with the rest of the world as the "place where alien minors c

Politicians Hurt Students Again

While I don't care to delve into politics here at Around the Corner, I am forced to remark at the steps politicians take to protect their financial interests and hurt students and/

Why We CAN Get Along

"The attitude of “why can’t we all just get along?” has no place in the academic community: validity of arguments come from questioning and the constant, rigorous challenge of de

Techapathy

No, this isn't a positive blog entry. I'm not out to coin a new term, Techapathy. Instead, you can summarize it in the same way Rodney Dangerfield's character did in Back to Schoo

Free Justin Carter

How can America celebrate Independence Day when situations like those that snarled Justin Carter, a 19 year old Texas gamer, in a web of fear and terror even when nothing condemne

Of Few Letters

Men of letters are dead. William Zinnsser puts it quite well in this essay for The American Scholar : Men and women

Assault on Privacy

Privacy is dead. It slipped away while Americans were bad mouthing their politicians for failing to take appropriate action and avoid the fiscal cliff. [![](

MyNotes - Cutting to the bone

Everytime I read one of these types of articles (this is the second this evening), a part of me starts to ask, "What about your job? The team that works with you? What about their

URGENT ALERT - EdTech Funding

You know, in hard times, it doesn't matter who you vote for, Education Technology funds get cut. URGENT ALERT: Write Your Representative Today and Take Our Survey to Keep the Enh

President Obama's Education Talk

Like others, I've been a bit disgusted with the tone of the conversations around President Obama's Education Talk. So, let me get some quick points down so you'll know where I stan

Supporting HB 4294

Jennifer Bergland (TCEA TexTAN) shared this note in support of HB 4294. I sent my email into Gov. Perry but didn't grab a copy (well, I tried but it didn't take...heck). Here is Je

Supporting CSHB 4294

Here is a copy of the email I sent to my representative today...I adapted the text from the urging email sent out earlier today via the Technology Education Coordinators' Special I

Transparency and Truth

While I'm not entirely convinced that President Obama is living up to his campaign promises of openness and transparency (and, of course, some point out, what politician does?), tw

EdTech Info

Saw this update from COSN...anyone in Texas worried that the state tech allotment won't survive this legislative session? Obama Administration Makes Ed Tech a Priority

House Stimulus Bill Information

From a colleague.... The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities has a very detailed summary on their web site of the proposed House Stimulus Bill. Details include what

Advocate for Change

Alert...write your elected officials. URGENT: Tell Congress to Support “the Most Sweeping Effort to Modernize Schools” in Histo

Vice President - What does s/he do?

The differences are striking. In alphabetical order...watch these two videos from YouTube. In case you can't see them, just copy n paste the URL below each VP candidate's name into