Category Archives: Teaching & Learning

Enough with the jargon! Simplify and talk about Teaching and Learning.

Posted on 01/27/2013 by William Stites

I like things simple.  Break things down for me into their simplest terms and let’s talk. This is the model I follow when I talk to anyone about technology I try to break things down to their simplest parts as … Continue reading →

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Learning from and overcoming the past to move forward.

Posted on 01/05/2013 by William Stites

When you make a decision about something… anything… big or small you are setting a precedent for things to follow. The bigger that decision is the more people will remember it and turn to it in the future as a … Continue reading →

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Your school, COPPA and Evernote.

Posted on 11/21/2012 by William Stites

In the summer of 2011 while attending the Lausanne Laptop Institute (now the Lausanne Learning Institute) I was having a conversation with my friend Hiram Cuevas (@cuevash) about our use of Evernote.  He told me how excited he was to … Continue reading →

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The Tale of Two Posts. Using analytics to talk about writing.

Posted on 11/12/2012 by William Stites

When I talk to teachers about getting them to have their student write and publish online I talk about a number of things. When you look at the research and writing process the last part of that process is publishing. Writing … Continue reading →

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Evernote Trunk Conference: Rethinking Education (Video)

Posted on 09/30/2012 by William Stites

On August 24th, 2012, Reshan Richards (@reshanrichards) and I, along with Rob Van Nood (@evernotefolios) had the opportunity to speak at the Evernote Trunk Conference on “Rethinking Education” with Evernote. Reshan and I discussed how we came to use Evernote … Continue reading →

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What I did on my Summer Vacation.

Posted on 09/29/2012 by William Stites

With summer is officially over I feel it’s about time for that recap every person has asked to write at some point in their lives… What I did on my Summer Vacation. While this isn’t necessarily going to be about … Continue reading →

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The Breakfast Club library and John Hughes, both genius!

Posted on 05/27/2012 by William Stites

[NOTE: This was originally posted on another blog I no longer maintain.] John Hughes was a genius! From Mr. Mom, Vacation, Uncle Buck to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off his movies defined a generation. So while home on break, when I thought … Continue reading →

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COPPA and Verifiable Parental Consent

Posted on 05/22/2012 by William Stites

If you’ve spent anytime talking about an iPad deployment, AppleIDs, social media – particularly Facebook, how you can use Evernote (or many other web-based services) with students under the age of 13 you’ve more than likely been confused by COPPA. … Continue reading →

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The journey to a 1:1 Initiative.

Posted on 04/24/2012 by William Stites

What does a 1:1 Initiative look like and what did it take to achieve it? When you visit other school that have programs in place you often see the end result of what could have been a very long process … Continue reading →

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Talking all things Evernote on Classroom 2.0

Posted on 02/05/2012 by William Stites

On Saturday, February 4th, 2012 I had the pleasure of taking part in a Classroom 2.0 Live webinar where we were talking about all things Evernote. I spoke for about 40 minutes and took questions for about another 40 or … Continue reading →

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