by Antonio on November 30, 2008
At the beginning of this summer I picked up a copy of “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need” by one of my favorite authors Dan Pink. I had the opportunity to see Dan speak at the 2008 NAIS Annual Conference in New York in February and during his keynote, [...]
by Antonio on November 22, 2008
I couldn’t help myself. After all the advertising and media hype yesterday afternoon rolled around and I just needed to get in the car after work and make my way to the Verizon store to check out the new Blackberry storm. Bear in mind that this long time Mac user and advocate has been without [...]
by Antonio on November 20, 2008
NOTE: This is a repost originally published on May 19th, 2008. At our school our first trimester just ended, grades and comments are almost done and most people are starting to feel a bit frazzled. I came across it again and thought it worth sharing. Enjoy-AV
In a departure from my regular Monday Morning Meditation pieces, [...]
by Antonio on November 19, 2008
There is no question that the rest of the world will continue to forge ahead with adopting new technology and implementing new marketing and communication strategies well before those of us in the education world will. However, I have spent some time recently thinking and Twittering with friends and colleagues (@steveritchie @ernestkoe @alexragone @AdmissionsQuest ) [...]
by Antonio on November 17, 2008
My wife and I stopped getting the daily paper about two years ago. The Sunday paper went away about six months later and while a few magazine subscriptions remain active, I for one will be opting out of renewing many of them as they begin to expire. It seems like many others out there, my [...]
by Antonio on November 15, 2008
Reading: “Mindful Inquiry: Welcome” ( http://tinyurl.com/6csbsu ) #
@sleutz you need to download a client like Twhirl or Tweetdeck. Or post from the web account. iPod touch does not have copy and paste #
@sleutz If you use a client on a computer it is a feature, or to the TinyURL website, or go to your Twitter [...]
by Antonio on November 14, 2008
Enjoying the Pats/Jets game at Gillette Stadium. Paltry 50 degrees, no rain. Go Pats! #
Weather is gray and wet. Looking forward to the weekend and some much needed downtime. Preparing for start of new trimester on Monday. #
Reading: “Google Adds Searching by Voice to iPhone Software - NYTimes.com” ( http://tinyurl.com/6lexdt ) #
@scarpen yes..yes you [...]
by Antonio on November 13, 2008
Testing my posts. #
Twitterrank proves that everything, including those parts we love about social media are ultimately linked back to our egos. #
@pesmith any good suggestions? #
@DamienBasile I have used it on an iPod Touch. #
Any Verizon users out there who wish they had an iPhone giving serious consideration to the Blackberry Storm? I’m curious… [...]
by Antonio on November 13, 2008
If you are anything like me, I am sure that you have days at work when you sit back and wonder “Why am I doing this?” or ponder thoughts like “I should be selling beach toys to tourists.” Lets face it, it happens to all of us from time to time. We allow our emotions, [...]
by Antonio on November 12, 2008
@ “Social Media : The Big Sexy Buzz” ( http://tinyurl.com/5lo2bk ) #
Calculated that in 10 weeks worth of class, I handed out less than 5 actual sheets of paper and collected none. Went totally digital. I like #
Unplugging for a while, latah. #
@tabor330 I am. I will be there early because my workshop is a [...]