Tag Archives: Twitter

Dealing with COPPA: Compliance, the lies and the future.

Posted on 12/11/2011 by William Stites

I don’t know about you but I am struggling with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). As we look to use different online tools in the classroom we evaluate them on the service(s) they provide, whether they meet our … Continue reading →

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WordCamp Philly Version 2.0

Posted on 11/11/2011 by William Stites

There are certain things I look forward to in my job and the opportunities it affords me to learn new things and expand knowledge base.  WordCamp Philly 2011 provided me with the opportunity and delivered on learning in spades. This … Continue reading →

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EdCampNYC 2011 – It’s all about the conversations

Posted on 10/15/2011 by William Stites

On October 1st I attended my second EdCampNYC.  It was a somewhat gray day, but the weather  would be no indication of the quality of the day ahead of me. I had attend the previous year (My Day at EdCampNYC … Continue reading →

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edSocialMedia: When it’s time to use Twitter in the Classroom

Posted on 06/14/2011 by William Stites

Over on the edSocialMedia site my latest blog post explores the question of when do you know if it’s the right time to use Twitter in the classroom. The post came after ready the CNN article “Twitter finds a place … Continue reading →

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Evernote goes social.

Posted on 05/14/2011 by William Stites

If you’ve update Evernote recently you might have missed the new arrow button in the menu bar. Now I love this feature and find it very interesting because Phil Libin has said that Evernote is the anti-social, anti-viral software, that … Continue reading →

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Zero Inbox: Keeping yourself sane and organized.

Posted on 02/05/2011 by William Stites

For the past week I’ve tweeting about keeping my email inbox at ZERO and have gotten some funny comments back. Some threatening, some jealous, some were just mean, but really… why the hell was I tweeting about this?! Organization. A … Continue reading →

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#edipad for the iPad in Education

Posted on 01/18/2011 by William Stites

I don’t know about you but I am tired of getting spammed by Twitterbots every time I type the hashtag #ipad into a tweet! So… I am suggesting something simple for all of you out there that would like to … Continue reading →

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My day at EdCamp NYC 2010

Posted on 12/05/2010 by William Stites

What do you do on a beautiful Saturday in December in New York City? You attend EdCamp NYC of course!  On Saturday, December 4th that is exactly what I did and what a great day it was. EdCamp NYC “is … Continue reading →

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Design for Distraction

Posted on 11/22/2010 by William Stites

The New York times story “Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction” point out many of the ways that technology is ingrained in our students lives and what that means for teaching, learning and distraction. But distraction isn’t anything new. Whether … Continue reading →

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I blog and why the hell should you care? (or My Expanded About Page)

Posted on 11/19/2010 by William Stites

“Who the hell is going to want to read what I have to say?” This was the question I asked myself when I started this blog. It is something I consider each time I write. There are a million blogs … Continue reading →

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