A meme, computer building, and a comic – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2021/05/impressive-homework-eduk8meme/
https://eduk8.me/2021/05/nandgame-build-a-computer-from-scratch/
https://eduk8.me/2021/05/more-summer-plans-comic/
Back in February I fell down the rabbit hole of digital planners. As I watched YouTube videos on the planners, I was struck by how labor intensive it was to create the stickers. Well, it was time to teach like a hacker and automate the process. After a couple of hours, I had a script…
https://eduk8.me/2020/12/ding-dong-flash-is-dead/ https://eduk8.me/2020/12/goodbye-2020-comic/ https://eduk8.me/2020/12/public-domain-day-is-coming/
How many times have you been given a username and password, and have to go back and ask “is this a 1 or an l” or “is this a 0 or an O”? Selecting a proper font for usernames, passwords, urls, commands, etc. can save you time and make the experience less frustrating for your…
Open Live Writer Open Live Writer is like Word for your blog. Open Live Writer is a powerful, lightweight blog editor that allows you to create blog posts, add photos and videos then publish to your website. You can also compose blogs posts offline and then publish on your return. Open Live Writer works with…
When copying and pasting items, you are usually limited to a clipboard with only one item. Fortunately, Google has added a clipboard to Google Apps called Web Clipboard. There are a couple of neat features when you use the web clipboard. One is the ability to have several items in the web clipboard. Two is…
Fingers, blocks, pebbles and a myriad of other physical manipulatives are all tools helping students problem solve. But does that usefulness carry over when physical manipulatives give way to digital ones? The answer is a resounding yes! In her dissertation paper “Do Gestural Interfaces Promote Thinking?” published in 2011, Ayelet Segal, confirms that interactions with touch screens are effective in…