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My story will jump around a bit in a Pulp Fictionish way without all the gunfire or John Travolta. Bear with me please. So much has changed for me this summer; it is hard to mentally grasp it all. I just finished emailing the co-founder of Class Dojo. We are Skyping next week about collaborating [ Read More ]
EDMODOCON 2011 - Education Gamification Presentation Gamification PDF / Word A new way to manage classroom instruction is slowly creeping into the world of education: “Gamification“. Gamifying simply means turning the class content and the way students learn into a game with a rewards system, quests, experience levels, and healthy competition. Gamifying isn’t anything new; businesses [ Read More ]
The summer is upon us and many students are breathing a sigh of relief. Final exams are over. They can take a break for tedious homework assignments. Best of all, they don’t have to sit in those hard desks for a couple months. However, there is one thing every student should be doing regardless if [ Read More ]
I find it crazy how the universe will suddenly send you a message when you need it most. My brother posted this TedTalk on Facebook today, so I decided to check it out. I have, in the past, watched and discussed many of these talks with my students, but have been recently side-tracked (heavily) by [ Read More ]
Watch CNN Student News – http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ Media Literacy Question of the Day 1) What images and video from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami do you think will stick out in your mind? 2) Why do you think that these videos and images were used in the program? Japan Earthquake 3) Describe the sequence of [ Read More ]
When your child interacts with others at school, each brings their own ideas and past experiences to the discussion. It is important for him to know that opinions can be driven by emotion and that information needs to be evaluated on its credibility. What one person believes to be the truth, isn’t always true for someone [ Read More ]
