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thinking out loud about technology, education and life
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- VUCA Never Left the Building: RebootED Episode 58 Reminds Us Leadership in 2026 Is Still About Navigating the Unnavigable
- 13 Years Later: Daniel Pink’s Insights on Motivation Are More Relevant Than Ever in the AI Era
- 2012 Vision Still Holds: Redefining Public Education in the Age of AI and Perpetual Change
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Author: Andrew T Schwab
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I feel a bit out of touch lately having moved my family half way across California (width wise anyway) while immediately stepping into a new job without any down time to decompress from iPad land. Even though I didn’t setup my computer for a month after we moved in to the apartment, I’m just now…
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iPads are fun. I’ve spent the last two days updating two dozen of them to replace the student’s broken ones. Of course, after accidentally (ok, it was on purpose) updating iTunes and the apps on my sync station MacBooks, I discovered that most of our key apps now won’t install on a 4.3.5 iOS device,…
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Tonight I responded to a question on the CETPA listerv about crazy outside the box ideas for saving money in school IT departments. Here is what I wrote: We’ved used many strategies to save money, or more precisely, do more with no money (prior to going 1:1 iPads) 1. Virtualized Servers – Used ESXi (free)…
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I just looked at my calendar and realized I’ve only got three weeks left at Le Grand and next week is finals week. So much to do and so little time. I feel like transitioning a Lone Ranger IT shop over to a new person is so much more involved than if I had some…
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Eight years ago I fell into the education world almost by accident. I went to work for a great little district that dared to dream big. They trusted me to see them into the 21st Century and I think we’ve done a pretty good job of that over the years. The district is half way…
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Back when I started in IT with Exodus Communications twelve years ago, it seemed like there was a priest like aura surrounding the tech departments in private industry. They were the gate keepers and the first words out of their mouths when asked to do anything new was always NO. Back then, in what I…
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I like a good info graphic. Care of @robdarrow Via: Online Universities Blog
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Recently I pledged to match up to $100 in fellow Google Certified Teacher Adam Bellow‘s Change The World campaign. I love the idea that something as small as a penny can make a difference and wanted to support it as best I could. Maybe next year I’ll be able to go all in and match 100% but…
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Eight years ago I joined Le Grand Union High School District basically by accident. The startup I had been working for closed down so the wife and I decided to sell our beach condo in Oxnard and move to Merced to be closer to her family. Merced circa 2003 was no silicon valley and tech…
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Fellow GCT and all around awesome guy Adam Bellow is changing the world one penny at a time. And you can help. Click on the badge below to do something great today:
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