

Privacy Schmivacy, Part 2
Sometimes ed tech companies have a great product, but their privacy policy may really stink! We, as moral agents of the State, have a responsibility to vet the privacy policies of these companies. Here’s another one. Animoto. It’s an application and website that provides users with the ability to create amazing videos with photos, video clips, and songs. The system takes all of your submitted assets and creates broadcast-quality compositions which you can share through em


Privacy Schmivacy, Part 1
The thing about is that it’s all fun and games until somebody loses their privacy. I’ve been using digital technologies since the early 1980s: used it with my students during my classroom teaching career and used it with staff and colleagues throughout my career as an administrator. I’m that guy that thinks modern education CAN’T happen without digital, networked technologies. I believe that learning should take place whenever a learner wants to learn-–not just between 8:0