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In his blog Writing Fiction, author Crawford Killian tackles what he sees as the problem of autobiographical fiction: "If you're true to the events and people of your life, you're probably going to write poor fiction, because real life is messier and less organized than fiction. If you follow the requirements for good fiction, you're going to have to distort those real-life events and people... who were supposedly the inspiration for writing the novel in the first place." Click here to read the full entry.
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Teaching at a Fairbanks, Alaska, elementary school offers educator Doug Noon a distinct advantage: "Living where I do, I have a critical distance from the mainstream that gives me the opportunity to look at things from a fresh perspective." For Doug, this fresh perspective means creating innovative ways to use technology the classroom, a perspective he shares with teachers far and wide on his highly-respected blog, Borderland. And it's a perspective he puts to work with his students, 4th graders who publish a website of their own called Tell the Raven. Doug graciously talked to us about his experience applying technology to teaching.
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Elementary school teacher Brian Crosby is a technology-in-the-classroom innovator whose efforts have earned him an Apple Computer "Apple iLife Educator Award" honor. He's also the author of a popular educational blog called Learning Is Messy, the tagline of which is, "rollup your sleeves and get messy." It's a credo Brian puts to work at the Agnes Risley School in Sparks, NV, where he teaches at-risk students with the help of a wireless connection and seven-year-old laptops. Reading his blog, we were impressed by Brian's creativity, determination and passion for teaching and technology. When we contacted him we found his enthusiasm infectious -- and deeply inspiring. Here's our conversation:
VT: How can technology energize teaching?
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Last month we excerpted a blog entry from Away With Words, professional name developer Nancy Friedman's website on naming and copywriting. We had to revisit her when we read a recent entry titled "What Not to Name the Baby." Nancy says "naming a baby is not all that different from naming middleware, perfume or a venture capital firm." Why? Read the entry here.
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In his excellent blog, 2 Cents Worth, noted educator, author and speaker David Warlick argues for "an education system that is challenged to prepare children for their future -- and it's not their father's future." To meet this challenge, he says, a flat classroom is imperative. What does David mean by a "flat classroom?" To find out, read his post here.
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