nick barrinKhan Academy Early Product DevelopmentUnrealized Game Metaphor #57: A Taste of Powergaming has a neat trick for this that I’ve yet to see product learn. TV Tropes calls it “A Taste of Power.”3 min read·Nov 8, 2018--1--1
nick barrOnly pets allowedThis weekend Pamela Fox organized an “UnHookathon,” a hackathon for building Chrome Extensions and other tools that help us break out of…3 min read·Oct 2, 2018--1--1
nick barrinKhan Academy Early Product DevelopmentExplain to who?!Standardized exams frequently ask students to provide explanations.2 min read·Aug 24, 2018----
nick barrinKhan Academy Early Product DevelopmentCurated work can help develop student understandingWe’ve been having many conversations with history teachers to understand their challenges and how we can help. Andy wrote about a method we…3 min read·Aug 24, 2018----
nick barrCatching up with Brooklyn Bradley, winner of the K12 mini-grantIn October, I offered a $2018 “mini-grant” to a K-12 educator with ideas for transforming their classroom. Brooklyn Bradley received the…5 min read·Jan 19, 2018----
nick barrinThe Strange Games ReviewUniversal Paperclips doesn’t make a noise until about 5 hours in.I start a project called “Threnody for the Heroes of Austerlitz.”2 min read·Dec 10, 2017----
nick barrRounding up my mini-grant for teachersThe results are in! I’m so pleased to be supporting Brooklyn Bradley in her efforts at implementing flexible seating into her classroom.3 min read·Oct 17, 2017----
nick barr$2,018 to a teacher with ideas***UPDATE: The application window is now closed, and a winner’s been announced! Read my reflections .***3 min read·Aug 2, 2017--2--2
nick barrinAlgorithms and AuthorshipI shall sing you the song of my peopleReading the first few pages of The Heights of Macchu Picchu and it sparks a little something, not the words so much as the way the words…2 min read·May 8, 2017----
nick barrinAlgorithms and Authorship3 weird things about MetamorphabetI’m about a year late to Metamorphabet, an interactive alphabet out for iPhone and iPad. It’s an Apple Design Award Winner and has gotten…4 min read·Feb 8, 2017----