It’s Kidsville!

Yes, some teens are more network savvy then some adults I have met. They understand what information is never revealed, what information to present or not in the first place, how to block unwanted communications, they know the network's right and wrong as well as they know the streets' right and wrong and sometimes even better.

The Mangorangeberry Startup

You know the concept is right. You know the timing is perfect. You know what should be done. Yet…

Curiosity Fed The Cat

Addressing younger Israeli scientists, Ada Yonath, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry said – curiosity was the key to scientific progress. “If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attaining a high level of scientific inquiry.” Read more here. I took this quote and asked my friends and colleagues on firesidelearning – the [...]

Mars, Venus and the Social Networks

I’ll start by saying this is good news. But Pete Cashmore on Mashable wants an explanation. “Are women just more social in general, or is there some other explanation? ” he asks, in response to the “Chicks Rule” new statistics published on Information is Beautiful. To sum it: equal numbers of men and women use sites [...]

Full Time Job. Think Full.

There isn't a stone on the street that won't be able to generate inspiration when I am on the job. It just gives a whole new meaning to a full time job.

School Sweat

There are more topics taught today, so more class time is needed. Instead of using the growth of new topics to allow better personalization of learning by the students, there is less choice and school are actually competing on giving more and more. Enrichment is a key word in the marketing of schools and if it's not enough that we are drowning in a sea of information we are doing the same to the next generation, who find themselves skipping, skimming and unable to perform real research and exploration during their school years. We don't use the accessibility of information to help fine-tune school experience and teach the kids to reach relevant information. We simply flood.

Convention of Education

Branding education or the teaching profession? Sure, that's very important. A great work can be done here. But you know what? You never start with branding, you start with the product.

My Vision For Future of Learning

It’s my first attempt at a video presentation… better will probably follow. Posted in Education, Games, Motherhood, Parenthood Tagged: Education, Games, kids, learning, teaching, teens

Ready to step out of the box and into online reality?

...I can't help wondering what would have come out of twitter, for example, if it had to go through a popularity competition to justify its launch....It's pretty scary out of the box. There are things there which we do not completely comprehend. Not to mention expect. ...is the general public ready to step out of the box and into the online reality?

Happy Birthday, Shaii!

It's a special day today. It's my oldest daughter's 15th birthday. It's on this day, 15 years ago, that I became a mom, and my husband became a dad, and together we officially became a family, family with child.... ...it takes years to realize just how much a life changing event this is. Beyond experiencing joy and pride over the little person emerging, an adult responsibility is revealed and takes over. A new grasp of reality is happening. My father's stories, which he told us when we were kids, so full of humor and wit, about his childhood adventures in war struck Europe and all of his solo travels all done before he was 10 years old, suddenly took a turn. The full responsibility over the lives we have created is still not sinking in even 15 years later...