I’m finally introducing my third graders to programming. We are studying systems thinking this year, and I feel like computer programming fits right into this. This group has not been exposed to programming, yet. So, I thought I would use a fun activity suggested by Kodable in its Learning Guide to get the ball rolling. … Read more
“Do you get hours for this?” my husband asked me Sunday morning-ish as I ran to the fridge for a Diet Coke between RSCON4 sessions. He was referring, of course, to the staff development hours that are required for my Teacher Appraisal each year. “Nope!” I called behind me as I ran back to the … Read more
I just spent the most amazing weekend being consistently inspired by fabulous speakers from all around the world. I have been encouraging everyone to attend RSCON (if you missed it, you can see the archives of each session by clicking here) this weekend, and, coincidentally, San Antonio hosted a TEDx event that I was fortunate … Read more
Welcome to another Phun Phriday! And this one promises to be fabulous! RSCON starts today, Friday, October 11th! It’s not too late to sign up for one of the 100’s of sessions that will be offered online for free from today through Sunday evening. Click here to learn more! One of the presenters during RSCON … Read more
I couldn’t wait until Phun Phriday to share this post. So, I’m officially declaring today Thrilling Thursday! On Tuesday, I saw a tweet from @techminock (2 Guys and Some iPads) about an app from FuelFX. After responding to Drew’s tweet, I got a tweet with the link to the app from FuelFX, and an invitation … Read more
Last year, our school Robotics club had 18 boys and 6 girls. This year, I thought I would try to even out that ratio by using a bit of subtle persuasion. I put a picture of the girls from last year’s Robotics team on the applications. Apparently, I was a bit too subtle. We just … Read more