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ContentNotEditable: What the “death” of the mouse and keyboard means for content creators

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Doug Holton

First let me start with some disclaimers to try to make sure this post is not misinterpreted: I am not arguing that the mouse and keyboard are really dead or that the lack of a mouse on tablets is a…

Posted in android, computers, development, edtech, html5, opensource, software

Review of Rushkoff’s Program or Be Programmed

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Doug Holton

Since at least the invention of BASIC and Logo in the 1960s, people, such as Seymour Papert, have made an argument that anyone can and should learn to how to program, and even make their own software applications. The argument…

Posted in computers, edtech, education, learning sciences, programming, technology, theory

Does educational technology exist to make schools “hip” and placate taxpayers?

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Doug Holton

Larry Cuban argues that we only have new technologies in classrooms in order to placate (mostly non-parental) taxpayers and politicians, so that schools can seem “modern” and “with it.” Computers and so forth are just there as a status symbol,…

Posted in computers, edtech, education, teaching, technology, Uncategorized

The Effects of Technology on Students’ Learning in Math: A Meta-analysis

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Doug Holton

A colleague of mine, Dr. Qing Li of the University of Calgary, along with Dr. Xin Ma, just had an article published in the journal Educational Psychology Review titled A Meta-analysis of the Effects of Computer Technology on School Students’…

Posted in computers, edtech, education, embodiment, technology, theory, Uncategorized

Setting Up and Maintaining Netbooks/Laptops with K-12 Students

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Doug Holton

I currently have a small set of netbooks with Ubuntu Netbook Remix (download) installed that I use for various projects. If I were to set up a classroom netbook/laptop cart for a K-12 class or a school-wide 1-to-1 netbook/laptop program,…

Posted in computers, opensource, software, technology, ubuntu

Teaching IS Technology: A Little Philosophy of Technology & Media Theory

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Doug Holton

There often seems to be a tension between teachers and new technologies. It helps me to step back and think about technology more broadly. Almost 20 years ago I first ran across a book by Don Ihde, philosopher of technology,…

Posted in computers, edtech, embodiment, learning sciences, teaching, technology, theory

Recent Sightings

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Doug Holton

These are from my bookmarks on del.icio.us: Software / Technology Quick-R is a help site for those using the R statistics tool instead of SPSS/SAS. Hippocampus is a homework and study help site with multimedia resources and course materials. Road…

Posted in children, computers, development, edtech, opensource, research, simulations, technology