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The Social Hurricane 31 Oct 2012 | 11:52 pm
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, looking back, one of the things which has changed thanks to the adoption of social media is the ability for people to be able to connect with others, sometimes ran...
Nothing is Impossible. My Personal Reboot: A Work in Progress 22 Oct 2012 | 04:20 pm
I’ve been aware of my weight issue for a long time. Over the years, when friends suggested I exercise, I would likely suggest the only exercise I did was “exercise judgement.” And I used to think I w...
Adam Bellow’s Presentation at #140edu: ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future’ 5 Oct 2012 | 07:12 pm
“Schools and classrooms are rife with absurdity. Think about the crazily optimistic idea that a high school teacher can reach each of 100 plus students every day, despite the fact that each student is...
#SmallTown2012 is Just over a Month Away! 2 Oct 2012 | 06:17 am
Jeff Pulver’s State of Now / #SmallTown2012 is scheduled for November 8, 2012, as it returns to the Historic Fox Theatre in Hutchinson, Kansas. Called the only “high tech” event exploring small town m...
Review of Becky McCray’s ‘Small Town Rules’ 29 Sep 2012 | 03:33 am
We all believe we have a true image of small-town America. For some of us, it is Sinclair Lewis’ negative portrayal of back-stabbers, ignorance and hypocrisy in his 1920 novel Main Street, for others ...
A Birthday Interlude 25 Sep 2012 | 02:44 pm
Although this is the official State of NOW / 140 Character event blog, Yours Truly would like to pause for a moment and mention how truly surprised I was by the many birthday wishes I received yesterd...
Chris Lehmann’s Keynote at #140edu 2012 21 Sep 2012 | 08:44 pm
Chris Lehmann (@chrislehmann) is the founding Principal of the Science Leadership Academy (SLA), a progressive science and technology high school that started up in Philadelphia in 2006. Among its man...
In Honor of ‘the 47 Percent’ 18 Sep 2012 | 06:50 pm
Normally Yours Truly distances himself miles away from overt political or religious matters in this blog, but I just couldn’t help commenting briefly on an event involving both; namely, the latest con...
Discovery Learning and Gumption Traps 15 Sep 2012 | 02:01 am
In pondering the words and deeds of the speakers at our most recent #140edu conference held in New York, Yours Truly can see that conventional education concerns itself with the acquisition of new fac...
Pulver Redux 13 Sep 2012 | 04:09 pm
One question often asked at job interviews still amuses me: “Where do you see yourself in five years?” As author Arthur C. Clarke wrote, “The future is not logically predictable.” Looking back over a ...
