Tool #38: Pace, Speed
tokyokevinI am often astounded by how slowly everything goes in class. It is like everyone is living in molasses. The answers are always carefully considered before being uttered. This is…
Tool #37: 10 Days in the USA: Board game
OK, OK. It's not a computer thing. This is a simple board game, one you play at the dinner table after dinner. Did you know Germans are real big fans…
Tool #36: The Moth: a podcast
The Moth is a podcast of short stories told by amateurs, and a few professionals. They are told at a weekly event in New York or Los Angeles. People are…
Tool #35: iKnow Social Learning
iKnow grew out of a project at Cerego, a company here in Japan that made English language learning software. They moved the content online, made it free, and "socialized" it,…
Barack Obama’s Inauguration Speech
Ogawa-sensei remembered that I had brought Obama's acceptance speech to Cosmos Festival in November. He asked me if I had a good copy (better than the one on YouTube). Ogawa-sensei,…