What do I use to keep ahead of the game?

I am sharing three resources that I use daily to stay on top of my game. What game? Keeping on top of the latest tech trends and other info with minimal effort. Two of these resource are great for building your own PLN (personal learning network). I’ll let you figure which one’s I’m referring to.

1. Twitter.com - If you are on Facebook, but not on Twitter, IMHO you are really missing on some really great information. Twitter is really what you make out of it. If you are new to twitter, or never tried it before, I challenge you to try it for a month. But you have to figure out how to get the most out if it. If you need coaching, please follow me and hit me with a DM (direct message) for some guidance!

 2. Delicious.com - People usally bookmark website that are important, right. Having that said, there are many social bookmarking sites, but this one IMHO is the most resourceful (and not blocked at my school) The power of this resource is when you build your NETWORK and see what your friends, colleagues, or anyone is bookmarking. Also, it is very important in how you tag your links. Especially if you need to retrieve a website that you need but don’t remember the specific web address. If you are curious in seeing my bookmarks or even my network, just click here.

3. Popurls.com - I use this aggregator to keep up with the latest and greatest info whether it is national or tech related news.  There are other aggregators just as good as this one, but I guess I’ve used this the longest and it serves my needs.

Please comment and share any of your resources that you use to keep your head above the sea of information…

The Future is here! HD 3D Television

DirectTV is about to launch some very special technology this month. Starting on June 11, they will broadcast the 2010 FIFA WorldCup in HD 3D! Unfortunately, you MUST have an official 3D TV to see the special effects. Right now, I believe Panasonic is leading the way with this technology with DirectTV. Haven’t heard much HD 3D news from LG, Vizio, Samsung or Sony. However I know they will push some quality TVs too but I am wondering on the $$$ tags, ya dig?

I also haven’t been by BestBuy lately to see if any are on the shelf, but word on the street that the price of these sets will be reduced for consumers to get hooked. I can see how these TVs will lower the cost of NON-3D sets (thinking about selling mine now!)  and the benefit of bars/pubs to pick these up as gimmicks to lure customers that cannot affort but desire to watch that big game in 3D. Yes, the future of television is here…

Flickeration of the Mind…

Finally picked up a copy of Todd Oppenheimer’s book, The Flickering Mind. I was introduced to this book at a NCTM math workshop last year. So far it’s a good read. I am going to try and get through with it this month.

With my personal integration of technology in the classroom I can identify with the author’s point of the student’s disconnect in learning. I will further reflect on my reading as I get more saturated with Todd’s thoughts.