Category Archives: General

Found this video over at Dangerously Irrelevant. If school could be what this prof is suggesting, it would really be amazing what could be accomplished. However, before we can get there, there’s a lot of hurdles to jump and a … Continue reading →

A couple of the people I follow on Twitter were talking about Xtranormal which is a site that allows you to pick a couple of cartoonish characters, type in some text, and then with a few button presses, animate their … Continue reading →

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 →

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.

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 →

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 →

I love the Internet. It’s a great place to hang out. I’m also really starting to notice that it’s an incredibly useful resource for teachers of all age groups and grade levels. If you’re befuddled by the Internet, my mission … Continue reading →