Oculus Rift First Impressions – The Unwind Soundbyte
On The Unwind Podcast, two friends and I discuss topics related to tech, games, gadgets, and geek culture each week. Here is a soundbyte where we talk about my first impressions […]
Tracking Hartford Students Through College (Class of 2007)
The following data visualization tracks the 2007 cohort of Hartford high school students following their high school graduation. You can select a high school from the “School” dropdown menu in […]
What is the Value of Art in Video Games? – The Unwind Soundbyte
On The Unwind Podcast, two friends and I discuss topics related to tech, games, gadgets, and geek culture each week. Here is a soundbyte where we talk about the value of […]
Will the Surface 3 Become the “iPad Killer”? – The Unwind Soundbyte
On The Unwind Podcast, two friends and I discuss topics related to tech, games, gadgets, and geek culture each week. Here is a soundbyte where we talk about the newly […]
Turning Public Data into Public Knowledge – SxSW Panel Audio
In March, I was invited to participate in a panel on the topic of Turning Public Data into Knowledge at SxSW EDU in Austin, TX. The purpose of the panel was for […]
Resurgence of Space Games – The Unwind Soundbyte
On The Unwind Podcast, two friends and I discuss topics related to tech, games, gadgets, and geek culture each week. Here is a soundbyte we talk about the resurgence of […]
Why the New Surface 3 Just Might Replace the iPad in Classrooms
The term “iPad killer” gets thrown around pretty frequently these days, but the newly announced Surface 3 has a pretty good shot to be the device to take that title. […]
Conference schedule
Hey All! The Commentist Bloc has gotten off to a great re-launch and we are overjoyed with the positive response we’re receiving to our two shows, The Unwind, a weekly chat […]
New Podcasts!!
Happy 2015 All! Sorry about the long hiatus! I’ve got a couple of new projects in the works that I’d like to share! I’d like to announce the (re)launch of Commentist […]
Life as a Startup #2 – 7 Steps to Establishing Your Startup
Founding a startup company has easily been the most terrifying, stressful, exhausting, most incredible experience of my life. In October 2013, I made the decision to leave my job and […]
Top 5 – Games to Play This Holiday (PC)
Games are always tough to recommend since it has a lot to do with personal preference and what type of games you enjoy playing. Even though many people prefer consoles […]
Life as a Startup #1 – The Birth of an Idea
Founding a startup company has easily been the most terrifying, stressful, exhausting, most incredible experience of my life. In October 2013, I made the decision to leave my job and […]
Top 5 – Games to Play This Holiday (PS4/Xbox One)
Games are always tough to recommend since it has a lot to do with personal preference and what type of games you enjoy playing. But with console prices so low […]
A Microsoft Fanboy Tries the iPhone 6, Part 2: Am I Blue??
Am I Blue?? I have to say, my initial experience (well pre-experience) with Apple was almost enough to turn me off to this whole experiment altogether. I went to the […]
Does the Microsoft Band Hold Up to Initial Impressions?: One Week Review
It’s been a little over a week now of daily use with the Microsoft Band, and many of my initial impressions are still holding true. The biggest criticism that I’ve […]
A Microsoft Fanboy Tries the iPhone 6, Part 1: My Experiment with the Dark Side
My love, Microsoft I’ve been a diehard Windows Phone (WP) and Microsoft (MS) fan for years now, so much so that it’s become part of my identity. You tend to […]
Thinking about getting a fitness tracker for the holidays? Here are my impressions from 24 hours of using the Microsoft Band
I was on vacation when the Band was released, and although I happened to be near a Microsoft store, all of the Bands had been sold out by the time […]
Tracking Student Skills Like A Role Playing Game
The Feedback Loop For those of you familiar with my last post, Increasing Student Engagement By Grading Backwards, you know that I am a huge proponent of bringing game mechanics into […]
Increasing Student Engagement By Grading Backwards
See this article featured on Good Morning. You All Have An F: Increasing Student Engagement Via An Additive Grading System