Group Dynamics In the Classroom & Beyond
Our human relationships are as natural and wonderful as the earth, wind and flowers. Image credit: Joe Ormonde Yet, nature is often challenged by its own harsh elements andRead More…
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Keeping Students’ Work Organized–For Free!
Fancy course management systems are not just for fancy universities You will not believe how cool this is: you can get a fancy course management system, for free! Yes, you, fifth grade teacher in a sRead More…
A Synergistic Situation: Teaching Online and Nicaragua
I love to rock a kid’s world. One of my favorite moments was when Kelsey, who was in 8th grade four years ago, looked at me and said, “I think you just made my head explode.” She then emphatically expRead More…
Looking Like a Teacher on a Webcam
Teachers are not a group known for their vanity. Then I saw myself on a webcam. I am simply never going to be stunning on a webcam, but I did some research so that I could look like…well… myselfRead More…
Classroom 2.0 news, a last take on iBooks, and more in review:ed #13
As usual, Kirsten Winkler and I recorded our weekly episode of review:ed last Friday and, as usual, I thought it was worth sharing with the WizIQ community (and beyond). In particular, I wanted to caRead More…
Siri signals the time for voice recognition in the classroom
Being the oldest child in a house filled with 5 kids is complicated. While it has its advantages, it also has some major disadvantages. I had to wait until I was 15 in order to stay up until nine at nRead More…