I am always amazed at the incredible pace at which new online applications and services get released. Each one seems to out do the other and provide a fantastic free service in exchange for your attention, and user information. That was until I found Animoto. Animoto takes the cake! Click here to see what I [...]

Just finished watching “A Crude Awakening. A powerful documentary that provides an excellent overview of the current state of fossil fuel and energy consumption across the globe and the issues that it generates. The movie reminded me of just how powerful audio and visual media can be to teach others. In just under two hours [...]

Did you know that as a city Toront0, Canada has one of the largest Facebook penetration rates in the world. In a recent count the number has been said to be close to 700,000 members. Much has been written about Facebook recently. Big business scorns it; too distracting. Parents don’t like it; too distracting. Schools [...]

As educators around the world slowly wake up to the possibilities and opportunities that many of the new web tools afford, the world gallops ahead. It is always the business community that seems to be the early adopters  of tools that can increase and enhance collaboration, communication and creative thought. The global work-space has shrunk [...]

 Back from the summer and wondering where all the time went? Back full of fresh ideas, thoughts and projects. Last year left me exhausted and ready for a break but it also left me with a great sense of accomplishment that we were headed in the right direction. Fellow trail blazer Dennis Harter and I [...]