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Common Sense launches AI tool reviews

One of my favorite places to check for reviews of tech tools, sites, and such is Common Sense Media. I like their content so much, that I use their digital citizenship curriculum in my schools. They’ve launched an AI tool review system to help everyone...

16 November 2023

Quote of the Day “To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump does not appeal to “the better angels of our nature.”” (Michael V. Hayden, The Assault on Intelligence) Musical Interlude Philip Glass has a new album releasing in January 2024, recorded at his...

The Florentine Codex brings new light to Aztec culture

The Florentine Codex, a 16th-century document, provides insight into the Mexica (Aztec) culture during the Spanish conquest. This detailed manuscript is now available online, making previously inaccessible information about Indigenous resistance and heroism available...

14 November 2023

Quote of the Day “Nontraditional students appear to be more at home and successful as learners in classrooms where teachers connect them to subjects in new ways. The students we interviewed recognized and appreciated teachers’ efforts to get to know them and to...

Fill the hours more meaningfully

“The month of November makes me feel that life is passing more quickly. In an effort to slow it down, I try to fill the hours more meaningfully.” – Henry Rollins Is it just me, or are the short work weeks the ones filled with craziness? It’s been a crazy busy week...

8 November 2023

Quote of the Day “Anyone anywhere could publish to everyone everywhere.” (Lawrence Lessig, Code) Ah, the dream of a democratized publishing platform. A place where all voices could be heard regardless of background or socioeconomic status. I’ve often said,...