Month: September 2015
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Basics of Google Apps for Education
For my dissertation I will be giving several classes on different Google Apps for Education (GAFE) Apps and uses for them in your classroom. But the first class will be on what exactly GAFE is and why you might use it. I will be streaming it as a live hangout tonight, but it will be […]
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Maps for Mystery Hangouts
If you don’t know what a Mystery Hangout/Mystery Skype/Mystery Location Call is and you are a teacher… especially a geography, language, or world cultures teacher… then you are missing out. Essentially it is a real-time 20 questions game between students in two different classrooms. You can only ask Yes/No questions and each side takes turns. […]
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A History of Educational Technology
I was asked to create a history or timeline in the field of Educational Technology back in 2012. At the time I spent a lot of work on it, and I felt like I learned a lot. I cannot believe how much I have learned since then, just 3 years ago. Here is my timeline […]
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Article Review – Death by PowerPoint
Isseks, M. (2011). How PowerPoint Is Killing Education. Educational Leadership, 68(5), 74–76. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=EJ972036 In this article, Isseks (2011) makes the case that using PowerPoint in the classroom has been changing learning in the classroom, and not in a good way. Instead of a class where the students have to read information, take notes […]
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How you know you live in Japan, September 1st, 2015
I keep forgetting to post this one. I know I live in Japan because I saw children’s beer on markdown at Toys R Us. Sangria brand and everything. Non-alcoholic, of course. But beer, none the less.