I started getting into Internet Relay Chat (IRC) about 2 years ago. IRC is a distributed communication platform that started in the late ’80s, but is beginning to see quite a resurgence. There are elements of IRC in massive usage today, most notably, the use of hashtags in Twitter. Some companies that are offering services…
Next Monday, May the fourth, is Star Wars day. As an ad hoc celebration of Stars Wars that has roots from the late 70s, it has become quite popular world wide. I’ve organized some resources to help you celebrate this cultural phenomenon in the classroom. Star Wars Day: May the 4th Be With You Star…
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve thought a lot about the meaning and purpose of life. Well, at least the purpose of life, the answer to the meaning of life is 42. And I’ve been on too many conversations to count on what should be the purpose of education. So let’s read a random sampling of vision…
Notes from #edcampcle Playlist for travel: #NowPlaying “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” by Beastie Boys from Licensed To Ill #edcampcle #NowPlaying “Let’s Go Crazy – Special Dance Mix” by Prince & The Revolution from Ultimate #edcampcle The dream team arrives RT @GarthHolman: RT @ProfessorMike1: The dream team walking the halls of #EdcampCLE Thanks… its all @mr_rcollins…
I had first read about Walter Stroup in Texas a couple of years ago, but I hadn’t done much followup. While I was researching for something else, I came across an article from September that has more information. Basically, Stroup’s researched the validity of the STAAR test from Pearson: Using UT’s computing power, Stroup investigated….
There are a couple of different ways to schedule equipment when you’re a Google Apps for Education school. One is to have the GAFE administrator create Google Calendar Resources that can then be scheduled with Google Calendar. This method works really well, but its biggest issue is that staff have to schedule by time, not…
The Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian museums has released a complete digital copy of their collections. The Open F|S initiative is free to use for non-commercial purposes.
For all the advantages that the Internet has brought, communication can still be problematic. Email is still the king of the hill with Internet using American Workers, but it really isn’t a very good medium for conversations by being limited to who can see and take part. Twitter chats are big with educators, but are…
For teachers with Google Apps for Education, an inbox full of sharing notifications and other emails from students can sometimes be overwhelming. Fortunately, there is a way to filter your incoming email and take back your inbox. One is automatic for your students, the second is not. First, we need to create an email filter…
I was commenting on a Google Doc tonight and wanted to put some emphasis on a word, so I put two asterisks on either side, so it looked like this. After hitting Comment, Google applied bold formatting to everything inside the outermost asterisks, so it looked like this in the comment: So to add bold to…