Author: Cathy Higgins

Obama and Digital Portfolios

Today I learned that Barack Obama talked about the use of digital portfolios for student assessment in a speech he gave on November 20, 2007 in New Hampshire. This made me wonder how he might have learned about what we…

Birthdays…

Yesterday was my birthday. Kelsey surprised me by making me breakfast…. she made palacintas. Those are a Hungarian version of French crepes. They were very tasty, and I was impressed that she (1) thought of doing this without prompting and…

Welcome to Think ICT

This is a blog about educational technology. It is not my “work” blog — you can find that one (ETNews) here. ThinkICT is a place where I can record things that I am fascinated about in the world of ed…

He Ordered Some Chickens

Yes, it’s true. Rick ordered 6 baby chickens which will ship in a few weeks via the postal service (yup, they do this). He also ordered a fine chicken coop for them. Admittedly, it will take them awhile to get…

Why the title “Mind and Matter”?

Although I use various Web 2.0 tools, maintain a blog at work, and follow several blogs, I’ve just never found the time to set up WordPress on my own site… until today. Although I didn’t have a really catchy phrase…