A different kind of homework

Shortly after my daughter arrived home from elementary school today, she began talking about what to do if a shooter showed up on campus. She and her friends had apparently been discussing it during the day. That’s not unexpected. The news has been too full of reports that they…

Connecting students (or myself) with an authentic audience is my primary goal when we blog. I admit I never thought about Google’s search algorithm’s being responsible for the lack of authentic connection. What has been your experience with Medium and the algorithms it uses to promote blogs? Is there a tag that you recommend students use when they…

Cubs in the Hood

Friday, I probed a different kind of bubble. Just a stone’s throw away from the place that pools my energy most of the time, this world is made out of fourth and fifth graders.

The cubs enter the room, line by line, marching, waiting for the code I am yet unfamiliar with…

The Power of Media in 1:1

We have all heard the saying that a picture speaks louder than a hundred words. We all know that a good picture is a lot more effective than trying to articulate the same in words. And with the new generation it could be a combination of pictures or a video. Show a group of people…

More on Typing

About ten days ago, I wrote about teaching typing: https://1to1ipadprogram.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/to-teachlearn-typing-or-not-to-and-at-what-stage/

The main point I was trying to drive at is that with students (no matter what the age, even adults), when you do something once and don…