The Fischbowl

Karl, Congratulations on your EduBlogger award! S...

2009-12-17T19:28:47.463-07:00

Karl,

Congratulations on your EduBlogger award! Some day lovely Abby may also be featured there.

Have a bright and merry holiday season.

Count me in! I'm happy that the Huff has seen fit...

2009-12-15T15:00:59.139-07:00

Count me in! I'm happy that the Huff has seen fit to add the Tech-Ed tab and that the folks there did their "homework" and found you.

I'm in.

2009-12-14T12:52:12.650-07:00

I'm in.

I'm looking forward to your posts. I've worked ma...

2009-12-14T10:53:08.983-07:00

I'm looking forward to your posts. I've worked many years on projects to use technology as a way to light a love of lifelong reading in early readers. I spun off a company (Sabi) and we've shipped two games that more folks than our family consider breakthrough reading games.

I'll be very interested to see what other amazing uses of tech in ed are being implemented by passionate folks.

I certainly like the humorous approach over the sh...

2009-12-13T18:56:58.928-07:00

I certainly like the humorous approach over the shock or scare tactics. I'm skeptical of those approaches. Discussions with kids can help them make sense out of the video so that it becomes more real to them. They will probably have similar examples that make the ideas come to life.
I also like these examples from Norway for MS students.
http://dubestemmer.no/no/Jeg_er_13-17_ar/

Huffington Post comments are heavily moderated, so...

2009-12-13T09:29:03.451-07:00

Huffington Post comments are heavily moderated, so it's unlikely that anything truly offensive will make it through--that's one of their faults (e.g., why the pseudoscience frequently slides through without contention). But this is a great move in spite of that site's faults because your audience will increase dramatically. I avoid the crap on H. Post by selectively subscribing to the blogs I care about. Since you're cross-posting, I will definitely wander over there to add my comments.

Go Karl! Go! No better choice for a seasoned, rea...

2009-12-13T04:32:54.556-07:00

Go Karl! Go!

No better choice for a seasoned, reasoned voice to add to that larger discussion. We has your back. ;0)

Congrats!

Wow - and to think I knew you before. Thank you f...

2009-12-12T08:35:37.528-07:00

Wow - and to think I knew you before. Thank you for walking out yet another plank on behalf of kids and teachers. Know you can swim and have plenty of life guards ready to jump in. I'm in.

i think one of our biggest energy zappers is sense...

2009-12-12T07:58:15.886-07:00

i think one of our biggest energy zappers is senseless arguing - when a conversation is no longer about a mission, but an agenda. unfortunately, even just the word political takes me there.

i love that you're doing this karl. danah boyd's interview here http://tinyurl.com/yjr5ykp - ended with these words:

The questions I continue to want to ask are the things that are challenging to me: having to sit down and be forced to think about uncomfortable social stuff, it's really hard to get my head around it – which means it's exactly what I should dive in and deal with."

we all need to be doing more of that. digging down.

thank you karl - for being among the brave leaders for ed.

the problem with these campaigns is that they prea...

2009-12-11T21:46:41.829-07:00

the problem with these campaigns is that they preach to the choir...the overwhelming majority of youth know how to behave themselves online. So we always end up vaccinating people with curriculum and campaigns like this when they already have a fundamental understanding of the importance of not sharing private information, not talking to weirdows online, not giving out their bank account info, and to be kind to others online.

Heck, even a Luddite could enjoy this--count me in...

2009-12-11T20:21:32.209-07:00

Heck, even a Luddite could enjoy this--count me in.

Karl, You know your PLN will be out there with yo...

2009-12-11T19:41:19.626-07:00

Karl, You know your PLN will be out there with you.

I'm in.

It's an honor but I certainly do understand your reservations, as conversations on political blogs do get, well, political. And intense sometimes.

That being said, Huffington Post is oft quoted and this seems like a wonderful career opportunity in terms of sharing your vision with a larger audience.

Good luck!

Congratulations, Karl! I'm looking forward to the ...

2009-12-11T18:38:18.925-07:00

Congratulations, Karl! I'm looking forward to the conversations. You can count on me.

Looking forward to your contributions over at the ...

2009-12-11T15:18:53.200-07:00

Looking forward to your contributions over at the Huffington Post, Karl. Count me in on participation.

I'm in. Congratulations on this new venture!

2009-12-11T12:55:22.378-07:00

I'm in.

Congratulations on this new venture!

As a long time follower I am looking forward to th...

2009-12-11T09:57:20.658-07:00

As a long time follower I am looking forward to this evolution in your blogging. Can't wait, and promise to contribute.

Owning a political blog, technical blog, personal ...

2009-12-11T09:22:07.213-07:00

Owning a political blog, technical blog, personal blog and marketing blog and a businss -- I understand!!

The trick for me is to focus on the topic at hand and avoid politically correct as well as unpolitically correct phrases... Both of these are land mines... Do not be afraid to focus and say what you want about technology, just keep your face out of the wind, your hands inside the car, and your feet on the floor...

If this does not sound like fun - it isn't, I enjoy my personal and politcal blog way more than I do my technical and marketing blog... two will let me vent, the other two will show me the money...

Go team! Happy for you, Karl, and grateful for you...

2009-12-11T09:17:26.570-07:00

Go team! Happy for you, Karl, and grateful for your inclusive vision of your way going forward.

Sounds like you're starting a political movement o...

2009-12-11T09:08:27.741-07:00

Sounds like you're starting a political movement of your own, Karl!

And I'm happy to be a part of it. I agree that moving the conversation beyond the echochamber is important if we're ever going to see real change for schools embraced. I also agree that for the conversation to be productive, it's going to need some like minds and productive modeling.

Thanks for elevating our voices alongside yours.

Bill Ferriter

I don't read the Huffington post but I do listen t...

2009-12-11T08:39:33.488-07:00

I don't read the Huffington post but I do listen to a podcast called 'The Skeptics Guide to the universe' and it gets mentioned there a lot. It seems to have a lot of pseudo science and anti vaccine stuff on it. While I appreciate that it is not what you talk about I would feel more than a little apprehensive writing for a website that does not support rational evidence based thinking in all its articles. I would hate to be tarred with the same brush.

Maybe its a way of improving the reporting and sharing of ideas from within an organisation. Just make sure that what you talk about is based on evidence and fact. I think you do that anyway. Science does impact on teaching and learning. Just reading Steven Johnson's 'Everything bad is good for you' is an example of changing out ideas about technology, media and learning based on evidence.

I'm in. Count on it.

2009-12-11T08:33:27.323-07:00

I'm in. Count on it.

Hi Karl- I'm a daily reader of the HP and I don't ...

2009-12-11T08:01:27.581-07:00

Hi Karl-
I'm a daily reader of the HP and I don't think you will find a political slant on the technology page. You are going to be a great addition to HP. I will make a point to read your blog!

So much of what you say in your first paragraphs s...

2009-12-11T07:51:52.865-07:00

So much of what you say in your first paragraphs seems like a perfect way to introduce your blog at that site, as well as provide a context for major trends you might be tackling.

On an unrelated topic, the snarky tone of so many of the comments at H.Post trample on the (early) anti-troll, anti-flame customs of virtual communities. A little modeling might be just what the doctor ordered. ;-)

@Mark - I think the positive part is the increased...

2009-12-10T11:14:12.376-07:00

@Mark - I think the positive part is the increased access for traditionally underserved populations. If the choices is between no access and this kind of access, I would choose this kind of access.

I think the unknown is whether these types of devices evolve into something where it is easier to create/produce - I think they will. I also think that many of us are so "stuck" on text that we may be overlooking other ways that folks can create using these devices even now.

I'm not sure that this is as positive a phenomenon...

2009-12-10T10:38:21.090-07:00

I'm not sure that this is as positive a phenomenon as you suggest. It reminds me of a divide which I was told exists in Japan, where females are more likely to use cell phones as communication devices (including texting, etc.), whereas males are more likely to use computers as productivity devices.