I’ve long been a fan of the Kevin Mitnick story. His hacking, capture by the FBI, and subsequent legal drama all make for a complex story. This week, I had the opportunity to present the story to one of my classes. I think the lesson went really well. A little background on how Kevin Mitnick [...]
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I teach at a small private school where students are anywhere from 9 years old to 18. One of the challenges of such a large age range is that I need to stretch my software budget to cover kids with very divergent developmental needs (not to mention divergent interests). Enter free software. In school, the [...]
Thanks to Will Richardson at Weblogg-ed, I learned that Turn Homeward, Hannalee by Patricia Beatty was recently studied by fifth graders Woodward Academy in Atlanta and the Turn Homeward, Hannalee wiki study site was written by the students. It’s a wonderful use of a wiki for a classroom project and (bonus!) of great local interest [...]
