Spelling… it’s everyone’s problem

Spelling… it’s everyone’s problem

As Mark Twain once remarked, “the English alphabet is pure insanity… It can hardly spell any word in the language with any degree of certainty”. As a company that is used to dealing with clients across North America and worldwide, we have become...
eWalk Creates Opportunities for Dialogue Among Professionals

eWalk Creates Opportunities for Dialogue Among Professionals

Over the years I have had many opportunities to discuss with my colleagues the benefits of using eWalk to gather data during classroom visits. The amount of authentic data we collect and the information it provides us is immeasurable. If you have been reading my...
The earth really is round!

The earth really is round!

On my last day at the BETT conference in London, on Saturday, I came across some interesting software.  As a former Biology teacher, I was really interested in what I saw from Sunflower for Science which is an online software suite with resources for over 250 key...
Meatloaf… iffy in any form

Meatloaf… iffy in any form

We just wrapped up another great Friday lunch with the staff that are in the office this week (we have several roving members currently at BETT and coming home from FETC). For me it was a lunch of mixed feelings, and meatloaf and I have had a serious beef with each...
Day 2 at BETT

Day 2 at BETT

The BETT arena seats a thousand people and with teachers from over 100 countries you hear a multitude of languages being spoken all at the same time. The United Kingdom differs from North America in that all of education is controlled at the national level and not at...
Minno!

Minno!

My feet hurt. I am standing in a room that is quite beyond definition.  The convention hall here at FETC 2013 in Orlando stretches on and on, far into the horizon.  It may have no end.  The provided floor map edges are bordered by elaborate depictions of sea...