Blog Profile / Around the Corner
| URL : | http://www.mguhlin.org/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Education / Education Tech | |
| Posts on Regator: | 4403 | |
| Posts / Week: | 16.2 | |
| Archived Since: | March 4, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Training Your Technicians - DRAFT Proposal #edtechchat
Is this a crazy idea? Sometimes, you think something for so long, that you start to think it makes sense and maybe, it doesn't. Source: http://goo.gl/ycsm2 Check out this DRAFT proposal I'm putting together...constructive feedback welcome!...Show More Summary
Fake It 'til You Feel It
Or, as Dale Carnegie said, "Act enthusiastic and you'll BE enthusiastic!" Yes, at 17 years of age, I was learning to act my way into the kind of person I wanted to be, thanks to Dale Carnegie. Oh, what invaluable training that has been and I've worked hard to pass it on to my children. Show More Summary
Freak Out about Leadership - #Ubuntu
LeadershipFreak consistently writes blog entries on leadership that I have to read. Isn't that great? As a person in a leadership position, I often self-evaluate...do an expansive gut-check, asking questions that are posed. Here areShow More Summary
Yawn, a terabyte at Flickr
Ok, I've already paid my $40 for two years of Flickr, moved much of my image collection over there from PicasaWeb--which was murdered by Google in its attempt to make Google + more attractive--but Flickr has left me desiring more.As I heard on NPR today, Yahoo acquired Tumblr. Show More Summary
Free Antivirus/Anti-Malware for Schools
How much can antivirus/anti-malware cost a school district? As much as $300,000 for a 3 year contract, depending on the number of "endpoints" you have to protect. Even small districts suffer the cost of protecting Windows and Macintosh computers again viruses and malware.Although great appliances (e.g. Show More Summary
What's Lost When You Go #iPad - Dealing with 5 Concerns
" What else is lost when we go to iPads?," asked a colleague for a school district. His question threw me off a bit as I pondered it for a moment. What's LOST? I reflected, wondering what had been lost. Then, I stumbled around a bit,...Show More Summary
Move Your Stuff in the Cloud
http://mover.io/ Earlier this year, my enthusiasm for CloudHQ knew no bounds (except financing)! I was thrilled at a tool that let me move content from one cloud storage space (e.g. Evernote) to another (e.g. Dropbox). Yesterday, I played...Show More Summary
Google + For Schools vs Hangout
This past weekend, a few of us tweeted at each other about enabling Google + in schools. Throughout the whole discussion, I equated Google + with Hangouts. While Google+ is great and all, I've really embraced Twitter as the avenue for crafting my PLN. Show More Summary
Get It Done For Free
If you're a school district that still using Microsoft Office on most desktops, you need to stop. Really. It's a point that Jeff at The Thinking Stick makes quite well: In the US, 74 of the top 100 Universities use Google Apps and 7 of the 8 Ivy League Universities use Google Apps. Show More Summary
Encrypting Your Data? You Should Be
"In response to declining utility of CALEA mandated wiretapping backdoors due to more widespread use of cryptography, the FBI is considering a revamped version that would mandate wiretapping facilities in end users' computers and software. Show More Summary
Flat and Connected Learning: A Recipe for Success by @julielindsay #edtechchat
Note: The following is a guest post by Julie Lindsay. Thanks, Julie! My proposition today, and for many years past, is that learning is 'flat' and has to be 'flat'. Learners need to connect themselves to networks, many networks, and learn from and with the immediate as well as wider world. Show More Summary
Hitch Your Wagon to New Learners #hfsoars #edchat #cpchat
Don't you just love this quote? Image Source: http://goo.gl/mSoOm Why settle for one star when you're fortunate enough to have 3?As a veteran blogger and social media tinkerer, one of the tough aspects of finding stuff to write about...Show More Summary
Job Posting - Two Instructional Technology Specialists #iPaded #Texas #edchat
FYI I want to get the message out that Belton ISD is hiring two instructional technology coordinators who have experience with iPad implementation for all levels of instruction.The district's vision is to change instruction to a student-centered model, and it's a tech coordinator's dream come true. Show More Summary
Master Delegator? Boss or Leader
"You're a master delegator," a colleague told me recently. Delegation was something that didn't always come naturally. For me, it involves knowing who and how much authority to grant to get a job done. As a leader, delegating work has gotten easier. Show More Summary
Training Your Mind - On Writing #motivationalposters
In a brief Facebook exchange, my daughter bemoaned how much she dislikes writing rough drafts. To be honest, I've never had a problem with "rough drafts" because I see EVERY piece of writing I craft as a rough draft...as never finished. Show More Summary
Squatter's Rights - Taking Over a Hashtag #hfsoars @dyslexiadepot
Today, I had the wonderful opportunity to listen to a campus instructional leadership team share how they had tapped into Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) to accelerate professional learning. I managed to record video at the event,Show More Summary
Grabbing MP3 via YouTube on #UbuntuLinux
Earlier this week, someone asked me, "How do you strip audio out of a youtube video?" The process was pretty straightforward (using ffmpeg) before but apparently, it's changed with more recent versions of Ubuntu and/or distros basedShow More Summary
Get/Save Gmail Attachments to Dropbox - Kloudless Chrome Extension
One of Gmail's neat new features involves being able to attach or save content directly to GoogleDrive for storage purposes. No more sending large attachments via email, you can just point to GoogleDrive. How do you accomplish the same...Show More Summary
It's an iPad world in a Pearson Galaxy!
Source: http://goo.gl/r5D4U Folks often ask, what's the standard tablet that schools should be investing in? Is there any guidance from Pearson?The educational technology marketplace is being transformed by the introduction of lower-cost...Show More Summary
Let Me Count the Ways - Adieu .@Evernote
Source: http://kennethgmorgan.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/poor-customer-service-image1.jpg Ok, it may seem like such a little thing--No RSS Feed for Public Folders. That's what Evernote threw out in April, 2013 with little advance notice to its users. Show More Summary