Alexa Blueprints

UPDATE 1/11/2021: Here is a list of great Alexa skills for kids from Commonsense Media! As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I want to share a few things I learned at ISTE 2020 last week. One of the sessions I “attended” virtually was about Artificial Intelligence, presented by Hall Davidson. Among the great resources he … Read more

My Brainpop

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

What Does Massive Multiplayer Thumb Wrestling Have to Do With Teaching?

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