My classroom is home to a aquarium made from a converted monitor. After several months of fish-lessness, we finally received a new pet fish.
His (her?) name is fish 2.0 and is (of course!) a beta fish. You can’t see him (her?) in the tank, probably because he’s been swimming around trying to get [...]
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Great comic today on xkcd.com:
Speaking of databases, I’ve long considered teaching a SQL class. Even if only so the students get this comic!
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The LOLCats continue to make me chuckle. Here’s a recent post that is all too familiar now that the students have returned.
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My favorite grammar writer, Lynne Truss (of Eats, Shoots and Leaves fame) has written two children’s books. The Girl’s Like Spaghetti and Eats, Shoots and Leaves (the latter is a kids’ version). I had the chance to flip through them and was really impressed.
From the Amazon.com book description:
Just as the use [...]
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I liked this article, the Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students (thanks Lifehacker!). The big players like Google Docs and Spreadsheets or Wikipedia are there, as you might expect. I am interested in checking out the note taking category because I’m curious to know how an online option beats Notepad.
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In Livin’ la Vida Google: A Month-Long Dive Into Web-based Apps, Wired news editor Michael Calore describes his experiment to ditch desktop programs in favor of Google’s offerings.
I think there’s a huge application for students and teachers with online word processors (and so do many other educators). Here are my top reasons:
Google Docs & Spreadsheets [...]
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