Tag Archives: technology

(Issue #650) Fahrenheit 451

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Steve Piscitelli

What lessons or warnings did Bradbury present? Re-reading Fahrenheit 451  left me shaking my head. Was this book really written in 1953? (Rhetorical question. It was.) Bradbury wrote about censorship, interactive TV, people connected to technology rather than each other, … Continue reading →

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(#273) You Got Mail!

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Steve Piscitelli

Is email “so yesterday”? When email was just catching on, my first semester assignment asked my students to send me an email.  Some teachers distribute index cards in class for their students to complete with information like nicknames, birthdays, career … Continue reading →

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(#214) Check Your Baggage at the Door

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

Rather than living by the creed of F.O.M.O (Fear Of Missing Out), why not embrace J.O.M.O (Joy Of Missing Out)? The story goes that when Quincy Jones was producing the song “We Are the World” with some of the biggest … Continue reading →

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(#200) Have We Become More App-Dependent than App-Enabled?

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

Apps are tools that can have a transformative effect on our world. [A quick note: Today marks the 200th consecutive weekly post for my blog. While we have not uncorked any champagne here at world headquarters in Atlantic Beach, Florida, … Continue reading →

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(#160) 7 Steps to Help You Unplug and Reflect

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

Personal reflection is an underlying principle of student success— and it is often a neglected principle in everyday life.  We need to (must) take time to give considered thought to the steady flow of information we are exposed to in … Continue reading →

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(#139) Using Technology with a Purpose

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

There are 257 million mobile subscribers in the United States. Of that number, about 128 million are smart phone users. Think of the possibilities! Two things happened in class this week that reaffirmed the potential for the smart use of … Continue reading →

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