Humankind is innovative. Just think of how far we’ve come. Thousands of years ago, ancient man stared deep into the embers of the campfire and decided to change things up a bit. Now we are staring intently into the glow of a computer screen or portable device, and still, we want more. It seems that [...]
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Technological evolution
Posted in Random Stuff, Why Tech?, tagged ed tech, learning on May 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The story of send: An interesting look at the inside of Gmail
Posted in Random Stuff on May 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Students use all kinds of technology, but most do not understand or even ever think about the process behind how the technology works. The Story of Send, by Google, explains how an email makes it from one device to another, and despite what we might think, it’s not just magic. There is a lot that [...]
It’s all in the rubric (just make sure there’s not too much)
Posted in Random Stuff, tagged education, poetry, rubrics on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When assigning projects for course work, there is always a barrage of questions from students. They want to know what needs to be done and exactly how to do it. I am sure you know what I am talking about. In any class, there are one or two students who want the step by step [...]
Definition of creative entrepreneurship
Posted in Random Stuff on April 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I ran across this video last night and just had to share it. I don’t know if there can be a much better example of ingenuity and creativity than this. Just wait until you see how the tickets are dispensed from Caine’s arcade game. Brilliant!
That time of year
Posted in Random Stuff, tagged education, learning, school projects on April 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
You know what I am talking about. The end is in sight. I teach two senior classes, and far as they are concerned, the year is already over. This is the time of year when many teachers put the classroom on auto-pilot and cruise in hoping not to crash before it’s all over. Snap out [...]
Focus of apps and educational technology at the elementary level
Posted in Random Stuff, Uncategorized, tagged e-learning, education, iPad, iPod, learning on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
At the Wyoming TEC conference last weekend, I sat through several sessions with presenters showing the best and newest educational apps for the iPod and iPad. There was a lot of excitement in these sessions with “oohs” and “aaahs” at every flash of the screen. I, on the other hand, found myself growing bored, not [...]
Academic rigor vs. student engagement
Posted in Random Stuff, Why Tech?, tagged education, learning, school on April 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »
This past week, I spent quite a bit of time preparing for presentations that I was giving at a conference. In both presentations, I was talking about different technology projects that enhance the learning experience for students, but before I got down to the meat of the sessions, I wanted to talk about they “why” [...]
Ask students what they know
Posted in Random Stuff, tagged ed tech, education, teaching on March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Too often, teachers assume that because students spend inordinate amounts of time looking at a screen, they know how to work with technology. Teachers assume that students have it all figured out, that if given an assignment involving technology, students will figure it out or already know how to do whatever they have been assigned. [...]
Google, Coca-Cola, and Harvey Gabor
Posted in Movie/Video, Random Stuff on March 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Surely you have heard of Coca-Cola and Google, but until a few minutes ago I had never heard of Harvey Gabor. However, I am sure that many are familiar with his work. Remember that old Coke commercial with all the people singing that catchy tune on top of a mountain? Gabor was one of the [...]
Thinking vs. Memorization
Posted in Random Stuff, tagged education, learning on March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I heard a story this weekend from a teacher that is working in a school where a scripted reading program is being used. A part of the program requires teachers to read a sentence to students. The students then have to repeat the sentence back verbatim. This particular teacher was being observed by a professional [...]
