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Technology Integration Specialist, @dadsined co-host, Good Life resident, sports dreamer, http://flipboard.com/@joshallen

Sometime around 2005, I attended my first NETA conference at what was then the Holiday Inn Convention Center. I disti...

Josh Allen Posted on April 19th, 2017

I tell at least one of my kids "I'm lucky to be your Dad" nearly every day. You may think they know it, but how good ...

Josh Allen Posted on January 31st, 2017

This weekend, we took a short vacation to Great Wolf Lodge, an indoor water park in Kansas City, KS. I'm not a huge f...

Josh Allen Posted on January 31st, 2017

Recently I've been talking with teachers more about coding, robotics, and our Breakout EDU boxes. I've been very clea...

Josh Allen Posted on January 19th, 2017

I spent the good majority of my winter break doing just that - taking a break. It was wonderful, even without snow to...

Josh Allen Posted on January 3rd, 2017

As the calendar flips to 2017, many people have been quick to say what a horrible year it was. They, rightfully so, p...

Josh Allen Posted on January 2nd, 2017

Why can't we just enjoy what's happening? We have to put up Halloween decorations in September, only to be ushered ou...

Josh Allen Posted on December 29th, 2016

Sometimes I don't enjoy learning new things. I like to be right. Sometimes knowing I'm about to fail drives me back t...

Josh Allen Posted on December 26th, 2016

There seems to be a fine line between hoarding and holding on to memories. This 25th anniversary coffee cup is smalle...

Josh Allen Posted on December 20th, 2016

I'll be honest. I'm not on the Internet of Things bandwagon. I'm all for the latest fancy gadget, but I think in some...

Josh Allen Posted on December 18th, 2016