Monday, March 24, 2014

Computer Science for All!

http://cps.edu/News/Press_releases/Pages/PR1_03_19_2014.aspx

The district announced in December that Computer Science was to become a Core subject. But is this the right step? the right time? Are we addressing the right issues by requiring computer science courses at both the Elementary and High School level?

Sunday, March 16, 2014

DIY SmartBoard

A bit older now, but still an awesome example of utilizing limited resources to do pretty awesome things.


Monday, March 3, 2014

Podcast and Radio stats. Because who doesn't like numbers?

Interesting data on audio media (radio, poscasts, etc.) Check out the full piece here: http://stateofthemedia.org/2013/audio-digital-drives-listener-experience/audio-by-the-numbers/

Most relevant bit for us this week seemed to be the excerpt below. Thought?

Podcast listening has grown considerably in the last two years, though it still only hits a minority of Americans.  According to Pew Research survey data from summer 2012, 18% of U.S. adults listened to a news podcast downloaded to their computer, tablet, cellphone or mp3 player at least sometimes, twice that of 2010.4
10 Nearly 1 Out of 5 Adults Listens to News Podcasts at Least Sometimes