k-12
Black & White and Scanned All Over
Most of the traffic to this blog, lately, seems to be headed for my posts about QR codes. So, I thought you might enjoy this video I found on the different ways McGuffey School District in Claysville, PA uses QR codes. I like the title for their project, “Mobile Zebra”! I also like that they show … Read more
Inspiring Note
This note, according to an Instagram user, “M”, greeted him on his first day of work at Apple. Jon Russell recently wrote about it in his column on Next Web, which you can see here. Mr. Russell challenges other companies to follow suit, and I would like to see teachers do this as well. What … Read more
Classroom Game Design
“Classroom Game Design“, a TEDx video presented by Paul Andersen, suggests an interesting idea for organizing your classroom. Why not leverage the fascination that many youngsters today have with gaming by making your own classroom a video game? Have your students earn Experience Points to “level up” and gain new freedoms (and responsibilities) in the … Read more
Brain Curls
Brain Curls is a website with a multitude of links to games that will give your brain a “workout”. My favorite game, so far, is “Wordies Time”, in which you must guess a common phrase based on the placement of the words. “brainFlex” is a good game for practicing your multi-tasking skills. I’ve always enjoyed … Read more
Bembo’s Zoo
Bembo’s Zoo is a book available at Amazon. But it is also an amazing website (UPDATE: 7/13/2023 — Because this site used Flash, it is no longer available, but you can see the animations that used to be on the site in this YouTube Video) that uses flash animation to delight the viewer with animals … Read more