If you had told my ten-year-0ld self that as an adult, I would send most of my career teaching people how to do things on computers, I would have laughed in your face. You see, at ten, I was a bookworm who would rather read than socialize and computers occupied entire floors of research universities and … More Setting Students Up for Future Success by Using Hour of Code
My head is still spinning (in a good way) from all the new learning at MIGooglefest. Even if you were not able to attend, there are links to hundreds of resources on the schedule page. One thing that was obvious to me is that every human is uniquely created to innovate. There were dozens of … More Fifty Shades of Innovation
In thinking about how to teach digital citizenship from a positive perspective, I have been studying the work of Angela Maiers. Getting students to recognize their genius seems to be key in establishing a culture of positive contributions. If students understand that they are expected to contribute what they know and can do, then digital … More Helping Students Find Their Genius
I have spent my morning working on the first module in my Cyber Certainty Game for my third grade kick off unit in the fall. the big picture is that I feel I need to step up my game in the area of teaching digital citizenship. I have not entwined it throughout the curriculum as … More Teaching Password Security to Elementary Students
I have the privilege of speaking with Vicki Davis for her podcast Every Classroom Matters next week on the topic of gamification, so I have been spending time contemplating what I feel are the most important parts of this topic. One extremely important part about any classroom strategy is what factors are needed for it to succeed. … More What Makes Gamification Work
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