Many of you are probably familiar with the iPad app, Haiku Deck (options for editing on the web are coming soon). It can be used to create presentations (similar to Powerpoint, but more graphically appealing, in my opinion), and is very user-friendly. One of the things that I like about Haiku Deck is that it … Read more
Everyartist Live! is a project that is being hosted by the people at Everyartist.me. I originally read about Everyartist Live! when Vicki Davis did an excellent post about it on her Cool Cat teacher blog. Her post is quite thorough, so I would recommend that you read it to find out more about this upcoming … Read more
It’s nearing the end of Connected Educator month, and I finally have a post about it. Better late than never, right? This post was actually inspired by last night’s Two Guys Show conversation with Ginger Lewman. Ginger works with ESSDACK, and is a specialist in Project Based Learning, among many other things. As Ginger said … Read more
One of my passions, lately, has been to find ways to encourage more girls to explore the S.T.E.M. fields. Toward that end, I recently posted some Engineering Resources for Girls. I almost included another link in that post, but decided it would fit better into a post on Technology rather than Engineering – though the … Read more
I absolutely love this idea from Joy Kirr! (Joy got the idea after seeing this.) After I saw it, I couldn’t wait to include it in a Phun Phriday post! Instead of “selfies” (pictures of yourself), you are challenged to take “shelfies” (pictures of you with your book collection). I think it’s great how Joy … Read more
I’ve spent my time on more than a few posts bemoaning the low numbers of females in the math, science, and engineering sectors – including programming. But I’ve been heartened, recently, by a few things that I’ve seen during my internet browsing. These are some great products and websites that are designed to encourage girls … Read more