by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Sep 20, 2016 | Accessibility, Disruption, Podcasts
I am very careful with the term disruption, mostly because it tends to be overused in describing some (or even many) technologies, especially how they relate to classrooms. However, there are some technologies that so fundamentally change the conversation that one...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Aug 18, 2016 | Android, Chrome, ChromeBooks, CloudReady, Get your geek on!, Google Apps for Education, Software Reviews, Weekend
It is no secret that I love Chromebooks! Since first purchasing an early Samsung Chromebook, I have been impressed with the simplicity of the platform, coupled with the bargain price. I have since then updated to a 2014 edition of the Dell Chromebook 11 and have...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Jul 26, 2016 | Coding
There is an excellent rerun podcast this week from the NPR Planet Money team, “When Women Stopped Coding.” K-12 education continues to discuss coding and its place in the curriculum, and it has certainly been a topic of import of both this blog and the...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | May 25, 2016 | Android, ChromeBooks, Google, Google Apps for Education
Last week, Google hosted its annual conference for developers, Google IO. There, Google made many announcements about upcoming products and enhancements of their vast software and tools like. As in past conferences, there were many announcements that could have...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | May 11, 2016 | First Look, Looking Forward, VR Headsets
I have been interested in “Google Cardboard,” the cheap alternative to emerging and expensive virtual reality headsets, since first using Cardboard at NCCE’s Google Summit in Seattle in February, and then getting my own pair at a recent GoogleFest....
