Category Archives: Thoughts

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  Steve Jobs: On Education

  Posted on January 19, 2012 by Jason in ESU 10, Thoughts

  President Obama was fortunate enough to spend a few minutes with Steve Jobs in October of 2010. In that meeting, Jobs shared his opinions about the current US education system. As written by Walter Isaacson in his biography, Steve Jobs: Jobs also attacked America’s education system, saying that it was hopelessly antiquated and crippled by [...]

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  No!

  Posted on August 4, 2011 by Jason in ESU 10, Thoughts

  Posted in a school… Thoughts?

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  Thank you…

  Posted on May 30, 2011 by Jason in Thoughts
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  Backfire

  Posted on April 1, 2011 by Jason in Thoughts

  I used to revel in April Fool’s day jokes. I played pranks on everyone and each year the pranks would get better and better. At least I thought so – I would laugh and laugh and laugh. My last big prank happened many years ago when I worked at UNK. We had a tight group [...]

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• Expensive!

  Posted on February 20, 2011 by Jason in Family, Thoughts

  What’s the most expensive thing you have ever broken? This Plinky Prompt spurred a story that I thought you would enjoy.  So what IS the most expensive thing I have ever broken? Being a boy and growing up with LOTS of energy, I broke a LOT of things! Some on purpose, some not. Was it [...]

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  Apples? Lemons? Christians?

  Posted on December 5, 2010 by Jason in Thoughts

    I was compelled to write tonight in reflection of our sermons this morning. It started with our children’s sermon. What a great way to engage and get the adults thinking about the Gospel and the Gospel Sermon. As Colvin was up front with the other children, I was amazed at how clear the pastor’s [...]

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  My Top Five and Why: Tech Tools for Teachers

  Posted on September 20, 2010 by Jason in ESU 10, Thoughts

  I recently posted a list of Top Tech Tools for Teachers that I believe are useful for all teachers. In going through this list and receiving feedback from others, it is clear that it can be overwhelming, especially for busy teachers just starting in the Education Technology arena. So my goal in this post is to [...]

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  Too Much?

  Posted on September 7, 2010 by Jason in EDU, Thoughts

  Have you ever felt, well, overwhelmed when taking on a new challenge? My degree program requires taking 9 hours on American history and culture. On top of the hours, there is community service/volunteer hours one has to take part in. That part of the requirement is not the challenge as I routinely volunteer for several causes at a time.  The challenge came in [...]

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  Why?

  Posted on July 29, 2010 by Jason in ESU 10, Thoughts

  To be successful today and into the future we all KNOW everyone needs 21st century skills. But why? What concrete examples lead me to believe “my” job needs global awareness? Financial literacy? Why do I need communication and collaboration skills as a janitor? What is the purpose of learning creativity and innovation skills when all [...]

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  Christmas Wishlist

  Posted on July 23, 2010 by Jason in Thoughts

  My Christmas wish list starts with…

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