Author Archives: Stephen Snider

This in from Open Culture: Ira Glass, host of the beloved radio show This American Life, offers a helpful reminder that excellence doesn’t come automatically. (See video below.) It takes work, years of it. And he revisits some of his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This posting from Open Culture: In case you missed it, a new piece in the Atlantic Monthly “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” raises some questions about whether the internet is changing the way we think. Or, to paraphrase, is it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

BBC Schools This site from the BBC has some great ideas for K-12 education. Be sure to see the Questionaut. It’s fascinating! <img src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/images/promos/4_11/ks2_questionaut.jpg" Continue reading →

Embedded PDF files take a long time to display in a web browser. This is caused by the browser launching Acrobat Player inside your browser window. Placing a Word file into a web page can cause its problems. Mac users … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Google Docs offers Presentation as a part of its free web based applications. You can publish your document and embed them in your Blackboard. This is a great alternative to PowerPoint since the player is embed in the Bb page. … Continue reading → Continue reading →