This is a repost of The toys of today, the tools of tomorrow, which I originally posted in April 2008. – – — — —– ——– The toys of today, the tools of tomorrow At the end of a brief history of human communication, Dave Gray of XPLANE gets to what he sees as the [...]
Tagged 2.0, learning, play, Social Media, Tools, VisualIn a tweet earlier today, @Think_Better makes the following suggestion: Next time someone says, “That’s just the way it is,” try asking, “What would be an alternative?” It is all too easy to get stuck in the rut of doing things the way they’ve always been done just because that is the way it has [...]
Tagged acceptance, autism, learning, question, thinking, TwitterBack in November ’07 I signed up for Shelfari, the self-described “premier social network for people who love books.” Up till that point I had been keeping a book list in my handy-dandy notebook (I’m still a bit low-tech in some areas). This was about the time I was jumping into the world of social [...]
Tagged Books, Social Media, Social NetworkingAfter 10 days on Twitter I have 31 followers, am following 19, and have posted 74 updates. As one of his 100 conversations, Tony Karrer is interested to know how I use twitter for personal learning. I’m not sure I’m to the point where I’m doing any real learning through twitter yet, but here are [...]
Tagged 100 conversations, TwitterIt has taken me a while, but I’ve finally joined Twitter. The catalyst behind getting me to join at this time is an event being organized by Bonnie Sayers called Autism Twitter Day, scheduled for Tuesday 16 December, a week from today. Mark your calendars! (Thanks to Kev and his post Autism Twitter Day for [...]
Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, autism, awareness, TwitterIn Communications During Terrorist Attacks are Not Bad, Bruce Schneier calls Twitter a “vital source of information” during the recent attacks in Mumbai. But not everyone agrees, as there were reports that Indian authorities were trying to get people to stop posting information, apparently fearing that the terrorists would be able to use this information. To that, Bruce [...]
Tagged 2.0, Flickr, Mumbai, Schneier, Security, Social Media, Tools, TwitterA common misconception about autistic individuals is that they shun social contact, that they are all introverts. But in many cases it is simply the means – not the desire - to be social that eludes them. Face-to-face, real-time conversation can be difficult, but it is not because their there is no interest in communicating. [...]
Tagged autism, FaceBook, Knowledge Management, MySpace, Ning, Second Life, Social Media
