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Amazon Glow
Amazon Glow is a little known product I thought might be useful for reaching remote students, but I have since decided the device is more appropriate as a present for grandchildren. It consists of a display and projector system that … Continue reading
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Solve social media issues now
I was listening to a podcast episode from the creatives responsible for the documentary “The social dilemma”. They were describing the unexpected popularity of their documentary and their experiences in the year since the documentary was released. Their personal interests … Continue reading
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K12 CS Status
Descriptive statistics are very useful in the kind of writing that I do. Whether it is a textbook for future K12 educators or a blog post for practicing educators, being able to factually support a description of trends or offer … Continue reading
Photo sharing
I came across this article from Forbes that is kind of a mix of a complaint focused mostly on the business model of Facebook/Instagram and a promotion of the photo sharing service – Waldo. The article is worth your time … Continue reading
Layering categories
Richard Byrne who writes the Free Tech 4 Teachers blog and I seem to have similar interests. In a recent post, he describes three services that allow an educator to add questions to a video. The idea is to encourage … Continue reading
50 Year Anniversary of Oregon Trail
I recently wrote a post describing the most recent offering of the Oregon Trail. Those of us working in the midwest who participated in the early days of classroom uses of technology are likely to have a special fondness for … Continue reading
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