A gluttony of information and ease of sharing are a bad mix

A gluttony of information and ease of sharing are a bad mix

In August, Superintendent Michael Hynes wrote an outstanding article focusing on the fact that kids need recess because their mental health may depend on it. The article will most likely be one of the most viewed Education Week opinion posts of 2018 because it was shared over 300,000 times to date. Not only was the…

STEM before it was called STEM, old science shows get a second life

STEM before it was called STEM, old science shows get a second life

The Curiosity Show captured the imaginations of Aussie kids, teaching them simple science experiments to do at home.   It was produced in South Australia and ran nationally from 1972 until 1990. Source: Curiosity Show gets a second chance at life, goes viral on YouTube – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) The Curiosity Show Youtube Channel…

Lost and the failing, how one college graduate went on to become an iOS developer

Lost and the failing, how one college graduate went on to become an iOS developer

Let me start by briefly stating my background. I graduated high school in 2012 knowing two things for certain: I wanted to play college basketball and I had no idea what I wanted to study in college.   Fortunately enough, I went on to college lucky enough to be given the chance to play college…

Rating schools

Rating schools

Think of it this way: Before heading down a ski slope, skiers see clear symbols indicating the degree of difficulty they’ll encounter, from green “beginner” circles to “check your life insurance first” double black diamonds. Wouldn’t it change the way parents saw schools and interpreted grades if they had a similarly simple indication of the…

Resize multiple images with BIRME – Bulk Image Resizing Made Easy

Resize multiple images with BIRME – Bulk Image Resizing Made Easy

Resize multiple images with BIRME – Bulk Image Resizing Made Easy. Source: BIRME – Bulk Image Resizing Made Easy 2.0 (Online & Free) No log in required. Upload the pictures that need to be resized or cropped. Then select the size and let it go. By default, it will crop, but if you select auto width…

New York Libraries are bring public domain books to life through Instagram stories

New York Libraries are bring public domain books to life through Instagram stories

New York Libraries are bring public domain books to life through Instagram stories. Source: The New York Public Library is using Instagram Stories to bring classic novels to your smartphone – The Verge Sure, you can subscribe to receive classic works in your email or on your smartphone, but the New York Libraries are taking it…