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Jul 14 2012

11 Reasons Teachers Aren’t Using Technology #edchat #edtech

By John Spencer Technology and Media Literacy 133 Comments

I know that all tools are technically technology. However, for the purpose of this post, I'm thinking computers, tablets and mobile devices. This is not a comprehensive list and I admit that it's limited entirely to my own experiences and my own local context: #1:…

Mar 19 2012

The Paradox of Play

By John Spencer Uncategorized 2 Comments

Christy and I are picking orange blossoms. Unlike the desert plants, the blossoms don't affect my allergies one bit. Between the heavy scent and the thrill of dodging bees, it is hard to imagine that anything else exists in our world beyond the moment. We…

Mar 06 2011

It’s Okay to Love Technology

By John Spencer Uncategorized 5 Comments

I wrote this after reading a thought-provoking post on the Spicy Learning Blog. When I first began blogging, I felt like a lone Luddite in a techno-wilderness. While writing about the greatest "killer apps" (sadly, not nun-chucks), I wrote about the need for technology criticism.…