Author Archives: Linus

A History Bee?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Linus

A few days ago I stumbled the idea of a history bee, and, as I am wont to do (not often you get to use wont in a real sentence), I started to wonder what that would look like. For … Continue reading →

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Social Networking: It makes you wonder =)

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Linus

CIA’s ‘Facebook’ Program Dramatically Cut Agency’s Costs

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Why can’t education be this fun?

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Linus

I try to have fun in class and kid around with my students (frankly, most of them don’t but that reflects more on my sense of humor than anything). I saw this video and couldn’t help wondering of there’s a … Continue reading →

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Playing with PhotoSynth

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Linus

I’m at a workshop today playing with Microsoft’s PhotoSynth.net website.

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A Random Thought

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Linus

I got a chance to cover someone else’s class today when this person was off at a workshop. The sub plan was pretty standard: do some reading, do some writing, hand it in.  The kids worked diligently and did what … Continue reading →

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Motivating the Kids

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Linus

I got a lesson today in motivating my students. It’s Flag Day here in Canada, and that means our red and white flag turns 46. In an assembly on Friday I got a chance to mention this and urge people … Continue reading →

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#ClavEd

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Linus

I just finished watching a stream of Twitter posts with the hashtag #claved. It turns out it was a regular Wednesday discussion of educators who spoke French (so mainly teachers from the eastern end of Canada). On teacher presented his … Continue reading →

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I was Canadian – Part 4

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Linus

Our interviews with famous dead Canadians are pretty much wrapped up now. I learned a few things in the process. If you’re going to alter people’s voices to make girls sound like guys and guys sound like girls, subtle changes … Continue reading →

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Cool video effects

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Linus

I’m always intrigued by the neat things people do with videos, and this girl has created quite a fun one with her accompanying herself on guitar. Her other videos are also worth a look.

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I was Canadian – Part 3

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Linus

This week our project has been focussed on keeping the momentum. I’ve been pushing the kids to develop a bibliography for their project (so I can see that they have adequate sources) and to start using citations in their work. … Continue reading →

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