Monthly Archives: October 2016

Open and openness are the keys to life and living

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Don Watkins

A few days ago I wrote a short piece on Facebook and in it I reflected on my anxiety of a few years ago when I retired from public education. I was certain then that my future was bleak. At … Continue reading →

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Is this Science because I’m failing this in school

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Don Watkins

This year I got a great opportunity to work with a unique group of students in an after school program at St. Bonaventure University. I am fortunate to work with Dr. Anne Foerst, a computer science professor at St. Bonaventure. … Continue reading →

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The future is open

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Don Watkins

I came across a blog post from 8 years ago where I wrote about how I was working with students and talking about computers. In the post I shared that I used Ubuntu Linux as my operating system.  I still work with … Continue reading →

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Peace of the City

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Don Watkins

A few months back I purchased some surplus iPads from a local school district. I had intended to use them in an after-school program where I am a volunteer. When I discovered that I didn’t need them because we already … Continue reading →

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Newly Minted

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Don Watkins

I’ve been using Linux as my primary desktop for quite awhile. Over the years I’ve used Mandrake, Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian and now Linux Mint. Mint is a Ubuntu derivative which makes it part of the Debian tree in … Continue reading →

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Another Happy Chromebook User

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Don Watkins

Recently my friend John came to me with a problem. His Windows 8 notebook computer which is only about three years old was getting tired and not running well. He wanted to know what my suggestion was. I said, “Get … Continue reading →

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An invitation to read the “The Open School House.”

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Don Watkins

If you’re looking for a fresh educational perspective and an invitation to build a school educational program that’s the embodiment of the maker culture then you ought to read “The Open Schoolhouse: Building a Technology Program to Transform Learning and … Continue reading →

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