Sometimes you have to tell people what they need to hear

Sometimes you have to tell people what they need to hear

When someone tells you what you need to hear, instead of what you’re hoping to hear, you’ve found something priceless. Source: Deep connection | Seth’s Blog Several years ago I interviewed the for the technology coordinator job in a school district. I was totally happy in my current job, but when the opportunity arose to…

Improve your Google Docs writing with SAS Writing Reviser

Improve your Google Docs writing with SAS Writing Reviser

Source: SAS Writing Reviser – G Suite Marketplace The SAS Writing Reviser is a suite of tools to help you or your students identify weaknesses in their writing. Unlike conventional grammar checkers, SAS Writing Reviser has the user select the component of writing, such as passive voice, in the writing to be analyzed. Users of…

Get them coding with Tic-80

Get them coding with Tic-80

TIC-80 is a fantasy computer, patterned after retro computers from the 80s. I’ve mentioned PICO-8 before, and if you have used it, then TIC-80 will feel right at home. The big advantage of TIC-80 over PICO-8 is that TIC-80 is completely usable in the browser. That means it will run on anything with a browser,…

Fixed vs growth interests

Fixed vs growth interests

Urging people to find their passion may lead them to put all their eggs in one basket but then to drop that basket when it becomes difficult to carry. Source: Implicit Theories of Interest: Finding Your Passion or Developing It? When I first pulled up the paper, I jumped right to the abstract. After reading…