EduGeek Journal

Mobile phones in public schools? Maybe even in – classrooms? Don’t we have enough distractions? A few radical individuals have suggested this notion before…. but they are mostly viewed as fringe people with some crazy ideas that aren’t “realistic.”
But are mobile devices in the classroom as evil as we make them out to be? I [...]

Of course, this is no big surprise. And it really means nothing. The Lawsuit was filed in Lufkin, TX – a known rocket docket circuit that almost always finds in favor of the patent holder. No matter how insanely wrong the patent is.
Which really means absolutely nothing, unless you are Desire2Learn or the next company [...]

Have you been feeling like its been a while since a new online web tool has been released? Me, too. I’ve seen several sites that are trying to be better versions of some other popular site, but nothing really that new. I have been seeing a few sites that combine ideas that already exist into [...]

Yes, I am referring to The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman… and I must admit that I have not (yet) read it. I have been to a large number of conferences and blogs that discuss this book – some praising it, and some disagreeing with it. I think the book sounds interesting, and [...]

This is the third post in a series examining this topic. See the first two posts for background and a brief disclaimer that sets the stage for this discussion.
So, I’ve been going on about how we need to save the Learning Management System. I gave a list of things that need to happen with current [...]

This is the second post in a series examining this topic. See the first post for background and a brief disclaimer that sets the stage for this discussion.
As I mentioned in a previous post, there are several concepts in the “Death to the LMS” campaign that I agree with. Here is a list of some [...]

First of all, I want to preface this with a reality check: I am only talking about ideal situations here. I realize that many educators are hampered from realizing the ideal due to budgetary constraints. I am a huge supporter of doing the best with what you can get. I love creative solutions. But I [...]