Monthly Archives: December 2008

Cellphones in class

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Linus

Somehow or other I’ve been running across a lot of material lately about whether we should have cellphones in school. At my school cellphones are definitely verboten because of the distraction their use can create as well as how it … Continue reading →

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This is sand.

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Linus

I came across the website ThisIsSand.com and immediately thought, “Well, this is kind of dumb.” As you hold your left mouse button down, sand drops. That didn’t exactly seem thrilling. Well, it turned out that the website wasn’t dumb, but … Continue reading →

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Sometimes apparent chaos has its own internal logic

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Linus

I found this video on someone else’s blog. It reminded me of most of my classses. I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing.

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Energy for Fun and Learning: Game Day

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Linus

Hanging out on Twitter this morning someone tweeted about a new online game they’d found called Energyville. In it you are the all powerful entity that makes energy choices for a company and determines just how it will be powered. … Continue reading →

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The 21st Century Learner

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Linus

I found this really intriguing video on the ClioTech blog. It’s an intriguing look at how a connected 21st Century Student could go about learning. I can’t help thinking that this all might be too much for a high school … Continue reading →

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Game Day Again

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Linus

I’ve had kids finishing assignments early and then wanting to play Internet games. I’ve turned them down because they always seem to be finding shoot ‘em ups. Feeling kind of mean, I hunted down a series of logic games and … Continue reading →

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Collaborating with Google Docs

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Linus

This is a really intriguing video showing one way to collaborate with Google Docs spreadsheets. I’m not an art teacher, but I’d really like to come up with an excuse to try this.

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More on Twitter

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Linus

After writing about Twitter yesterday, I stumbled across this article about how one university prof uses Twitter in education. My principal likes to say “it’s all about the relationships” and that seems to be what this university prof is saying. … Continue reading →

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I'm all a twitter

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Linus

A few weeks ago I decided I was going to give Twitter a real try. A friend of mine in Lethbridge had decided he was going to be a Twitterer and convinced me to revive my long dormant account. I … Continue reading →

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Collaborating Musically

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Linus

Count on Google to push the edge of the envelope. According to their blog, they’re trying to get musicians from all over to form an online orchestra. It appears that video from YouTube will play a big part in getting … Continue reading →

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