The Forever Student
Thoughts on education technology for real learning.
Michael Taggart
Educator. Technologist. Consultant for schools and non-profits at taggart-tech.com
Latest Posts
Introducing #HackSummer
These days, I’m a cybersecurity professional. I’m paid to write code, look for threats, and try to break into computer systems to expose…
Something is Rotten in EdTech
After ten years in the game, I am taking a break from EdTech. A lot of reasons contributed to this decision — burnout, changing interests…
Risk Assessment for School, Part II: Threat Likelihood and Impact
In the previous post, we learned about the fictional Los Angeles independent school Babbage Academy, est. 1974. Babbage is undergoing a…
Risk Assessment for Schools, Part I: Identifying Threats
Recently, the Association of Technology Leaders in Indepen:dent Schools (ATLIS) released their Cybersecurity Recommendations. The document…
Bridging the Scratch Gap: From Blocks to Text Programming
I love me some Scratch. I’ve loved it for years, even before the days when it was primarily a web application. I’m a firm believer in Dr…
I Started Using Linux 9 Years Ago. It Changed My Life.
The year: 2009. The place: Skippack, Pennsylvania.
Technology Choices Are Moral Choices
I’m a meat-eater, but I can’t justify it. I haven’t tried going vegetarian (let alone vegan) for very long. I’m not at all convinced that…
Social Media is the New Smoking
I’m Michael, and I’m an addict. That’s where this comes from: a place of acknowledgment. I know that social media plays too large a role…
The Keyboard Case
When it came time to learn how to write, my first lessons from my parents came in front of a keyboard, not with a pencil and paper.
Education As A Service
In the tech world, we’ve had these “as-a-service” products for a while now. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is something we all take for…
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