Archive for January, 2008
Even if you don’t like rap and hip-hop, give this post a chance. I know Jose has quoted Jay-Z and met Rakim, Dan’s spotlighted a homemade Jay-Z poster, and Taylor loves Eminem and Ice Cube; I’m counting on you (& similar-minded folks) to help me out here and in the next post. The [...]
The verdict is in: this past semester’s Twitteracy Project was a bust.
To put it succinctly, I think the two main roadblocks were 1) the technology at home and 2) student motivation. Many kids reported problems even being able to log in to Twitter from home, let alone send messages. I suggested they upgrade [...]
(*Not Safe For Work - seriously, wait ’til you get home to read this post/view the video)
Came across this story via the BBC today. After poking around the Internet, I’ve pieced together the following timeline:
2004
Attractive young woman works as model/actress
Said woman stars in a short film/advertisement for Scruffs workwear (seems to be British [...]
My dilemma: I love collaborative group work - I think there’s potentially a great deal of value in group projects - but I can’t always trust my students to all contribute equally. I’ve tried assigning specific roles, I’ve tried having kids sign “Equal Distribution Agreements” in which they promise to share the workload equally, [...]
When it comes to wikis (my first real foray into the read/write Web, they hold a special place in my heart dontcha know), I’m usually thinking in terms of classroom models; however, I recently had the chance to create a wiki for special ed department members members of my school’s Special Education department. I [...]
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