PSESD Weblogs
A weblog consists of information and commentary organized in a dated "log" format. Maintained by PSESD staff members, each weblog on this site is focused on a particular topic that relates to one of the many activities carried out at the ESD. Weblog authors can add news, commentary, announcements, and links to other resources that are valuable to our education community. Read more about weblogs...
WeblogsLightning in a BottleLightning in a Bottle is an educational technology weblog generated by Conn McQuinn at the Educational Technology Support Center of the Puget Sound ESD, and focuses on news and topics around education, technology, and the connections (or lack thereof!) between the two. gotnature?Just another Psesd.org weblog |
Recent PostsDisrupting Class - Posted to Lightning in a Bottle by Conn McQuinn Just before Christmas I finished a book study with some of my colleagues at other ESDs here in Washington state. We read Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen, Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson. Christensen wrote a very influential book entitled The Innovator's Dilemma, and in it he discussed the impact of "disruptive innovations." These are new technologies or processes that creates changes so deep that they completely overturn existing companies and entire industries. Examples would include the micro computer and digital photography; they completely obliterated the minicomputer and film camera businesses. He.. (Read More) .. (Read More) |