I’m posting about this a bit late, I’m afraid. I missed the boat on the Global Cardboard Challenge on October 6th. But, I still think it’s worth your while to view the video, which is a sequel to the Caine’s Arcade video. And, there is no saying that you can’t organize your own Cardboard Challenge … Read more
It’s that time of year again – time for a new topic for the Kids Philosophy Slam. The 2013 topic is, “Which is more powerful, love or hate?” You can learn more about the Slam by visiting their site. Be sure to watch the video on the home page, and take a look at the … Read more
QAMA is one of those brilliant products that you will wish you invented. It stands for, “Quick Approximate Mental Arithmetic” and also happens to mean, in Hebrew, “How much?” This is a very appropriate name, then, for a special kind of calculator that makes you work for your answers. Instead of immediately giving you the … Read more
Edward de Bono created the idea of “Six Thinking Hats”, developing a visual representation of the types of thinking that we do in various situations. You can read more about de Bono’s concept in his book of the same title. This simple chart briefly describes each Thinking Hat, and how it can be applied in … Read more
This page from edtechteacher, offers a unique way to find iPad apps for your classroom. At last count, there were 19 learning objectives listed on “iPad As…“. Each objective is hyperlinked to a chart that offers a range of iPad apps that could service that need. For example, the image above is the chart that … Read more