This is going to be one of those think-out-loud kind of posts. If you’ve been following this blog, then you know that I am a big advocate for Genius Hour, and that I have been playing with the idea of gamifying my classroom. Actually, I made an attempt at both of these last year with … Read more
Update: *As of 1/2/14, you can now download all of my current Genius Hour resources in a bundle on Teachers Pay Teachers for $5. Or, you can still download them separately (for free) by clicking on the links below. You can also download (separately) a pack of Genius Hour Villain (Not) Wanted Posters for $2 here. … Read more
One of the booths I visited at the massive ISTE expo this week was the Brainpop booth. I got my picture taken with Moby, the famous Brainpop “mascot”, but, trust me, you don’t want to see it. This one is much better (Moby is on your right): I haven’t shared a lot about Brainpop on … Read more
I intended to spend this week posting about what I have learned at ISTE, but I came across this site last night, and could not wait to share it. It combines quite a few of the educational topics that are near and dear to my heart: creativity, self-designed learning, gamifying the classroom, and even programming … Read more
I have the good fortune of attending the International Society for Technology in Education annual conference in San Antonio this week. Last night, Dr. Jane McGonigal gave the opening keynote to around 6000 of us, and we might have broken a world record for thumb wrestling. If you have not heard of Dr. McGonigal, you … Read more