Category: Hacks
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What Matters Now
Image via Wikipedia What Matters Now by Seth Godin and others Seth Godin’s latest book, which features essays by himself and a host of other brilliant minds is available for free. In What Matters Now, each essayist focuses on something that matters to them. Think of this as your assignment for the Holiday Break in…
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Note Taking Upgrade
I only took the one class this summer and it was a lot of fun. I was nominated to give a class this Fall to a conference and will try to be able to be there. The focus of that talk is to be using Technology to Teach Technology. A subset of the overall issues…
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Need an Ultra Cheap Machine for School?
Walmart has you covered. Engadget reviews the $348 17-inch Toshiba Satellite L355 and finds that Toshiba’s shockingly inexpensive Satellite L355 (S7915) with a 17-inch display (1,440 x 900), a 2.2GHz Celeron 900 CPU, Vista Basic, 3GB of RAM, a 250GB (5400RPM) hard drive, 8x DVD writer and GMA 4500M integrated graphics could be a great…
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Tiffins
While not precisely educational in many respects, I can’t help but think that these sustainable, reusable, environmentally friendly stainless steel food containers are exactly what I need to begin my new school year. From http://www.happytiffin.com Circular and available in multiple sizes, these latch-style tiffins will transport your food or items easily and beautifully. They features…