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Getting Feedback Right
I came across this article on feedback on Twitter and it really stuck with me. It was originally published in EdWeek and it was called “Getting Feedback Right” and they interviewed John Hattie and it…
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Raspberry Pi presentation night: Let there be light!
I attended the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s #picademy in Denver at the beginning of June in 2018. I really loved the blend of making, computer science, physical computing, exploration and fun. I would like to find…
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Tor Ekeland’s monumental Tweet thread about things learned in the Resistance
Normally I don’t talk politics overtly on my blog. Not because I think we should be civil, I don’t. Not because there are things that shouldn’t be discussed like politics and religion, I believe we…
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Reflections on Raspberry Pi and #picademy
I was selected to attend the Raspberry Pi foundation’s #Picademy in Denver of 2018. Over this past year I have tinkered a lot with physical computing and I have taught students physical computing with Makey…
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Book Review: The Art of Invisibility by Kevin Mitnick
The Art of Invisibility: The World’s Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data by Kevin Mitnick with Robert Vamosi. I’ve been thinking a lot…
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Using Nearpod’s Google Slides integration tool
I’ve been trying to decide whether to purchase the premium account for either Pear Deck or Nearpod. I trialed a premium Pear Deck account this year, but was unable to use it much, so I…
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Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
I decided to start reading Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow after I saw it was referenced in When by Daniel Pink, and fellow educators were chatting about this book as well. It was a…
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Gimkit takes game based learning in classrooms, or at home, to new levels, so LEVEL UP $$$
I learned about Gimkit on Twitter, where I learn about all things EDU. Two things struck me most about what I was reading. One was that the game focused on mastery rather than speed, I’m…
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IFTTT, Twitter, Google Sheets, Flippity AND prizes
During the last school year, my team ran some Professional Development (PD) around the time of Computer Science (CS) Education week. We wanted to give away some prizes at the end of the sessions. We…
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