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Google Reader's End - Maybe its a Good Thing?

Like other folks, I was surprised and annoyed about the end of life announcement on Google Reader. This is something I use everyday (but I guess I'm only one of a few thousand...not several million) and I rely on it for getting a great deal of good ideas sent directly to me. Tonight I had a thought that it might be a good thing. Did Google Reader stunt my own growth and curiosity to read about what many others have to say? There's tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands or more...) of educators out there sharing what they're doing, what they're thinking about but don't have the bully pulpit of Larry Cuban or Will Richardson. It certainly doesn't mean they have lesser things to say. Mostly they right about their own action research they're doing right now - very useful things to read for practitioners. In the last few weeks I've divorced myself from Reader and used other avenues to get my information from. Tonight I came upon this nice post on I ...

Access - A Tale of Two Vacations

Right now I'm writing this from Edwards, CO which is about 20 minutes from Vail, CO. Breathtaking views, great vacation spot - we've had a wonderful first day decompressing after a flight to Denver and a 2.5 hour drive. Here in the middle of the Rockies 3G and cellular service is no problem. About three weeks ago my wife traveled to Cuba with her colleagues for a week long trip. After I dropper her off at the airport I packed up our two young boys and headed for refuge on the shores of Lake Michigan at my parent's house. They live in a place called Kewaunee, WI. Kewaunee is about 30 miles west of Green Bay. I had random cellular access - meaning forget data, I was only able to answer or take a call at my parent's house maybe 5-10% of the time I was there for a six-day stretch. My parents Internet connection was okay for being non-fiber, bit was pretty pricy - $60 a month. In Wisconsin terms Kewaunee, isn't the middle of nowhere. Access to information is difficul...