Teach42

Ok, I’ve read a bit about Google’s ambition to scan in every word in print and make it all searchable, but I didn’t realize that we could actually play around with the beta! It’s called Google Print, but it’s actually built right into the Google search engine. Go to Google and type in “Books […]

Ok, I was just doing a search on Technorati, and since I’m really vain, occasionally I do a search on my own name or on “teach42″. Lo and behold, I found a reference to my podcast!
I’ve been having a blast downloading music from iTunes and exploring the new world of podcasting. I listened […]

Not much new here, but Podcasting is getting more and more press, in particular as it relates to education. I still go back and forth as to whether it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread, or the lamest thing since the Pets.com sock puppet. Anyway, the article is on a website called District […]

Still getting caught up on my blogs, and just read through a post of Will’s about the podcasting blues. It falls in along the same lines of Alan’s post about Yawncasting. Both Alan and Will are a bit disillusioned about Podcasting and their potential for education. I think both of them have […]

Ok, I have no way to verify this, but until I hear otherwise I have decided that with my seventh podcast I created two ‘firsts’. I believe I was the first person to actually record a podcast from a hammock and also the first person to record a podcast in the beautiful Dominican Republic. […]

Ok, this has been floating around for a while now, but after reading a post about it on Hack A Day, I decided to try it out. Basically it increases the speed of Firefox by allowing it to make multiple requests to a web page in an effort to get it’s content quicker. […]

Wow. It’s a really interesting experience being unplugged for a full week. I reccomend the experience for everyone, just to remember how life used to be and to keep in mind that you can still lead a rich and enjoyable life without keyboards and cell phones. Seriously though, i feel very ‘out […]