We’re starting a unit on variables in science this week. A great way to get the student interest is by showing how variables can effect the outcome of a project. Honda produced an ad about the Accord in 2003. They called it Cog. There are no computer graphics or digital tricks. Everything you see really [...]
If you wish to show a YouTube video as part of a PowerPoint presentation, but don’t want to view it on YouTube you can easily embed the video in your PowerPoint slide with full playback controls. The YouTube videos below show the step-by-step process.
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If your school or organization blocks YouTube, view [...]
Our classroom has 11 desktop computers … they take up a lot of space. I wish that four years ago someone would have had the foresight to have seen the future of mobile computing.
The solution … ask kids to bring in their own. So many parents are one their second, third or fourth laptop. [...]
This is worth another peek. Web 2.0 will soon give way to Web 3.0. What has it done for us? How has it changed our lives. Watch and remember. We are in the midst of a revolution which now is an evolution. Lke the energizer bunny, it just keeps on going and going and going [...]
Okay, I admit it … this is just for fun. I’ve been reading some about tips for traveling and not loosing your luggage. Probably the most creative solution I found was to carry a weapon … something like an airsoft gun or a starters pistol. Since they are considered weapons, the TSA and other security [...]
My favorite video this year has been that of my student, Declan. He loves anything space. I took him down to the gym to fire off some rockets. Listen to the excitement in his voice. At the 3rd launch, we had a group of 20 kids watching, as you can hear, his voice is all [...]
It’s that time of year where teachers begin to prepare portfolio’s with students. Some of us start right at the beginning and other wait until the last minute. Perhaps it depends on how organizationally challenged we are
This year I started collecting student work electronically from the beginning of school. Our school developed an [...]
In thiking about going to a full one to one laptop program I thought I would capture some of my students and how they are using them. In my class I have 15 students that bring in their own computers. We took some on a field trip with us last week to the library. Sorry [...]
I found a news report on YouTube today that is the epitome of character. This is about a softball game between two college teams in Washington state. This six minute video is a compelling story of what it really takes to be a winner. I’m sharing it with my class. Watch for yourself.
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Who said teaching kindergarten isn’t fun? For the past four years I have been a guest teacher on Day 100. As the kids learn their numbers, the 100th day of school is very climatic. For weeks the kids hear about Zero the Hero. Yes, I am that Hero. Yesterday was Day 100, one of the [...]
