Monthly Archives: November 2007

The newest and coolest tool that I’ve found is Skrbl.com. It is a website that works as an online whiteboard. It’s a simple version of a program like Microsoft Paint where you can make easy illustrations that other people can … Continue reading →

I was musing Monday about the need to think a bit outside the box. This video gives some hints as to why we might need to change the way we look at things, especially education. The world is becoming a … Continue reading →

I saw this YouTube video at the Edubloggercon last week. It’s called “Government Employees” (sorry to anyone offended) and I found brilliantly funny. It got me thinking. Sometimes we can get so stuck in the same old routine, we don’t … Continue reading →

Last night I went to the first ever MB Edubloggercon, held at the Academy Bar and Eatery here in Winnipeg. As far as is known, this was the first gathering of Manitoba educational bloggers (and others) in a face-to-face setting … Continue reading →

My students are currently busily at work playing Internet-based punctuation games.  Now you wouldn’t think that punctuation would be exciting for Grade 8s, but they’re actually getting into this. The Grasslands Punctuation Game, despite its simplicity, is getting a great … Continue reading →

Every artist has a style. The sincerest form of flattery is imitation, so to copy that style must be a really nice thing to do. Andy Warhol’s style is mimicked in the Warholizer. Warhol did a portrait of Che Guevara … Continue reading →

So the Grade 8 ELA teacher and I were once again trying to come up with ways to make grammar seem interesting. That’s a tough thing to do. My brother teaches high school English and, despite many attempts, has had … Continue reading →

The Calamity Game is probably the coolest physics application I’ve discovered since I found Line Rider. The premise of the Calamity Game is that you have some sort of a crash test dummy-like figure. You fasten him to springs or … Continue reading →

This handy dandy little site, Build a Fish, is a great one for explaining the adaptation of the underwater set. You choose your fish’s habitat, and then are given options what type of head/mouth, body, and tail your fish should … Continue reading →

I’ve been giving my Grade 9s Webquests based on quirky details about Canada. After 5 or 6 of them, I’ve grown a bit stuck for new themes for these quests. Well, as a bonus assignment, I challenged some of my … Continue reading →