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Why I’m Not Afraid to Share My Startup Idea With the World
Revealing a product before it’s a product. This week I decided to share a side project that I’ve been working on for over a year, prototype and all. It’s always nerve-wracking to share something...
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1 Thing Schools Can Learn From Pornography
In a famous Supreme Court case where a movie was accused of being pornographic, Justice Potter Steward delivered the majority opinion: I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material...
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The hand and the mind
Why schools need a broader perspective on digital literacy and why they need to embrace the Maker Movement Having worked with educational development and IT in education for over a decade I have...
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Keeping Track of What You Learn
Hello everyone, my name is Pedro and I’m an information addict. I’m always reading books, checking out news, following a few hundred blogs, following another few hundred people on twitter, checking...
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Graduation 101: Who are We?
My undelivered graduation speech This is a snippet of my graduation speech that I failed to deliver during the event because someone with better speech was chosen. But I feel the need to share my...
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Advice to a College Music Student
expecting to get back into academia so quick, it was enlightening to get the teacher’s perspective, especially in a smaller school environment. I went to two universities with very large schools of...
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Teach kids programming
A collection of resources I’ve been gathering the best resources to teach children & teens programming — books, environments, apps, courseware and games. These resources are meant for...
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Testing Companies are Hijacking the Internet
Online testing is hurting education by occupying one of our most valuable resources. I walked into the computer lab and saw second graders in rows staring at their screens. Other than the sound of...
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Online Code School Bloc Raises $2 Million For Its Web Development...
Source TechCrunch A company focused on teaching anyone the fundamentals of web development, Bloc, has raised $2 million in seed funding in a round led by Harrison Metal, with First Round Capital,...
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Learning To Forget
It’s alright to let that moment go and move on to the next moment. I don’t remember things. When I go to replay the events of my life, I’m just making things up from the few facts that have managed...
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My Airbnb story
How to ignore your degree and not know any better That was the first thing I learned after I graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. I focused on embedded systems, bigger legos with wires...
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Hour of Code
In order to encourage our nation’s youth to learn computer science, code.org created a movement called “Hour of Code”. I believe it officially takes place during the Computer Science Education Week...
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Generation Zero
An open letter to first generation homeschooling parents Annie Thomas in For the Homeschoolers Dear First Generation Homeschool Parents, I am a child of your grand experiment. And there are a few...
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The Path To A Much Better Social Network
This Facebook Party Has Gotten Out Of Control! Dustin Walker in The Facebook Remember when you first started planning that great party at your place? Everything was going to be perfect. The house was...
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From Server to CEO
10 Life Lessons I Learned From Working In Food Service Nancy Lyons in Building Relationships For a good portion of my early 20s, I waited tables and tended bar. I worked in a Middle Eastern deli, a...
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Why Our Identities Are Holding Us Back
On figuring out and creating the real alex portera in Human Behavior and Technology I’m cool. I’m smart. I’m stupid. I’m nerdy, artistic, or athletic. I’m the kind of person who goes to the gym. I’m...
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10 Things I’ve Learned From Teaching That I Promise I’ll Bring To My Business
A public note to self Pearl Tan in Education Reform I’m a slashie. I’m an actor/filmmaker/teacher/entrepreneur. I can’t imagine my life without any of these elements. I teach filmmaking and screen...
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The Education Network
Classroom blogging and digital education Tim Hegberg in Education Today The digital world is always shifting and we all know it. Myspace, once the king of social networks now finds itself clawing for...
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Don’t be scared, ask more questions!
Don’t have an ego, don’t fear ridicule, ask and grow. Sean Smith in Thirst for Adventure Being inquisitive is essential to growth. It’s asking questions and gaining answers. It’s basic. We all need to...
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On Dilettantism and the Virtues of Pursuing Multiple Interests
Elizabeth Spiers in I. M. H. O. When I think back to my childhood, I have a lot of fond memories involving family and friends, but the fact is, I hated being a kid. Not for the reasons you’d think: I...
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