Monthly Archives: January 2008

I started my new Grade 9 course yesterday, Applying Information and Communication Technology 2 15F. (Nice snappy name, eh? Blame the Government of Manitoba for that one.) I’m supposed to show the students some of the cool things they can … Continue reading →

Just for fun, here’s an “educational jargon generator.” The whole thing is entirely tongue in cheek, yet it sounds suspiciously like some principals and a lot of people in education departments and universities. The worst part is that though I … Continue reading →

This site is a promotional site that’s intended to go along with a product. Premier School Agendas, probably the largest seller of student agendas in Canada, has set up a site to go along with this year’s elementary school collection. … Continue reading →

I heard about a site that provides links to Social Studies related games that deal with real life issues, whether that’s airport security, immigration, or Christmas shopping. The games are intended to make a point, which is why they call … Continue reading →

One of the problems facing schools that are trying to do more with computers is that they need more computers. Computers are expensive and school budgets are limited. The reality is that you’re just not going to get your school … Continue reading →

This is an intriguing interview with a teacher who’s used Civ III to help illustrate how civilizations develop. While the interview moves a bit slowly, it’s worth a look.

Given my misgivings about virtual worlds in general and Travian in particular expressed in my post the other day, I found this blog post rather interesting. In a nutshell, a father was playing the Travian game along with his son. … Continue reading →

Everyone is used to using Google for their searches, but for those with poor reading or typing skills a search engine that uses mainly words for its searches, well, it’s tough to use. Welcome to Pagebull. This nifty little engine … Continue reading →

WikiJunior is an impressive little site that aims to be online textbooks for classrooms that don’t have them, or don’t want them. It’s written at a much lower level than everyone’s favorite wiki, Wikipedia. This makes it suitable for much … Continue reading →

For the past three weeks or so I’ve been playing in a virtual world located at www.travian.us. This is a game you play entirley in your Internet browser – there is nothing to download – where you play the ruler … Continue reading →