I’ve been reading Indexed for a while now; it’s an entertaining distraction and break among the volume of learning technology blogs that I attempt to keep up with.

With the full-time job being at its busiest time of the year, the part-time job(s) bearing down with deadlines, and the need to work on the dissertation being…. well… the need to work on the dissertation. This image/post caught my attention and I felt compelled to share it here despite the memories it stirred of a college-level Grammar class to which I subjected myself during undergrad ;-)

Check out Indexed; it’s a worthwhile read and distraction.

I encountered an activity similar to this one at the NMC Summer Conference: People Tagging. The ice-breaker activity at the conference’s opening reception, attendees were asked, optionally in exchange for a chance to win free “stuff,” to list several tags describing themselves and then find others who had used the tag. It was an enjoyable activity that created a lot of conversation about the terms different people were using. In this instance . . .

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I’ve been tagged by Stephanie Sandifer for this “8 Random Things About Me” meme.

The rules are:

1) Post these rules before you give your facts
2) List 8 random facts about yourself
3) At the end of your post, choose (tag) 8 people and list their names, linking to them
4) Leave a comment on their blog, letting them know they’ve been tagged

Here are my “random facts”:

1. I’ve played fantasy baseball for more than 10 years.
2. A banana shake is my favorite dessert.
3. I grew up in one school system, kindergarten through graduation.
4. I rewind on the Tivo to watch Sonic commercials.
5. I follow the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and mixed-martial arts.
6. My wife, two daughters and I like to go geocaching as TheGreatFinders.
7. I learned all the skills I’ve needed in competitive academic speech & debate (HS & College).
8. My wife and I met on a blind date.

Alrighty — enough about me… let’s hear from:

Angela Thomas
John Curry
Katie Beedon
Vince Hamilton
Miguel Guhlin
Karen Fasimpaur
Sarah Robbins
Mark Bell

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As noted in the top sidebar to the right, EdTechatouille is a popular educational technology dish combining together new tools, spicy perspectives, potent trends and issues all sautéed in pedagogy and simmered in the collective intelligence until served on its own or as an appetizer to a larger discussion.

The intent of the blog is to offer general thoughts on a broad range of topics within the educational technology field. We also hope to bring on board additional “chefs” interested in making contributions consistent with the style and theme of the blog.

The need to share, in more depth, new technology tools and educational technology issues and trends combined with seeing Pixar’s Ratatouille with family and reading Sarah Robbins suggestion of the movie’s story as an allegory for Web2.0 all provided the inspiration for this blog space.