Category 'education'
How Many Is Too Many (Lives That Is?)
This column appeared in HybridMom Magazine this month. Consider it a cautionary tale of a sleep deprived second-lifer.
My name is Hybrid Snoodle. I’m pretty hip-looking with my army chick/punk-er getup: camouflage t-shirt, black fishnet tights, short skirt, day-glo helmet, and one of those shapely 3D bodies. It’s 2 AM and in a few […]
Posted: October 21st, 2008 under creativity and play, social networking, Your Digital Home, games, education, virtual worlds.
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Wanted: Two Million Engineers
Today, there are about 1 million engineers worldwide. Researchers predict that we’re going to need at least 2 million engineers over the next 10 years if we’re going to continue to continue along the path to a networked world.
Rather than look upwards and pray, Cisco has been taking matters into its own hands. […]
Posted: October 4th, 2008 under tech skills, education.
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The Schism Between School and the Digital World of Kids
Thanks to Renee Orrichio for spotting this YouTube video that eloquently depicts the gap between traditional education and the world of the web. These kids write and read, but they do it with blog posts and text messages. They remember those facts that they actively search out, but not always what the teacher tells them. […]
Posted: August 27th, 2008 under media, time management, parenting, education.
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Back-to-School Lessons
September’s the month to plot your back-to-school survival strategy. For parents, the school year requires the management skills of a Fortune 500 CEO, the planning skills of General Patton, and the negotiation skills of King Solomon himself. And that’s just what you need before the year officially gets started. The joys, of course, are well […]
Posted: August 1st, 2008 under time management, Your Digital Kids, parenting, education.
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