Learning and Science in the 21st Century
Some time back, Ray Gilmore, a gradate of our school had written a letter to the local paper. He was serving in the Army in Afghanistan in a remote region near the Iranian border. His mission was with the local people. He spent his days planning and guiding the building/rebuilding of various [...]
When my students first began to use Bubbl.us they used it mainly for vocabulary or to organize their own thoughts around an idea. I took this approach to focus on the tool and get the novelty out of the way so we could return to thinking. After a few days, a student commented [...]
Read: Adjusting the Mindset
When I speak with teachers about integrating technology into their classroom for a unit I ask “what do you want your students to do?” The answer invariably consists of a description of some product that computers (software really) can create with relative ease. The list is standard, including Powerpoints, Moviemaker movies, and web [...]
