An archived stack of papers: 'educational technology'
No More Random Strings
In a stack of papers called Technology.
- Jul
- 05
- 2008
A favorite site of mine whose links adorn several of my handouts every year, TinyURL makes long and complicated Web addresses shorter and easier to type. It creates a random string of numbers and letters (like 6l9s9p) to stand in for that horribly complex URL you just got from YouTube (watch?v=xFO0Zo0IU5A). My classroom Web page is a lengthy address, so I created a... read more
All In A Day’s Work
In a stack of papers called Technology.
- Apr
- 09
- 2008
Yesterday was a 12.5 hour day. Here’s how it went:
Arrive at 7:43am, far later than I like to arrive but about as early as I can these days. My night owl ways take a toll on arrival time.
From 8:13 to 2:45, my classes run like normal. Group survey presentations in Speech. A few Greek/Latin roots, STAR prep, and reading Richard Wright’s Black Boy in English... read more
Need Timelines?
In a stack of papers called Technology.
- Dec
- 24
- 2007
A few sites for creating timelines briefly appeared previously, but I keep meaning to write a consolidated entry for posterity. That and I just found a new site today that’s way cooler than what I had before. Need timelines? You have a few options.
The... read more
Visual Essay: Classroom Application
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Nov
- 15
- 2007
Before we arrived at the visual essay, we read a few texts and talked about ideas. We gathered quotations, listened to music, I drew pictures, it was a great time. Here’s what we did:
The Handouts
Emerson: from “The American Scholar” (Word) (... read more
Visual Essay: Sneak Peek
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Nov
- 14
- 2007
All of these grow every day. What I’m showing you is just where several groups are so far. Last Thursday was an introduction to the Visual Essay assignment (teaser #1). Friday was mostly used for planning and groups getting their feet wet with the resources for this thing (teaser #2). Mad props to Dan for a quick email basically saying “Yeah, this looks... read more