Scat is the “solid waste, or droppings, of carnivorous animals.”* It is also a book by Carl Hiaasen rated for ages 9-12. When my son was much younger we used to go on a lot of backpacking trips. I think we have slept in a tent in over twenty states. We always use to carry [...]
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Read It, Write It, Say It – Using Google Maps
Reading, writing and oral communication are extremely important skills in all academic areas. We can improve these skills through practice and authentic audience. Technology has made it easier for teachers to provide their students with an authentic audience. Blogs, Wiki’s, and podcast are some of the most popular tools for publishing student work. I think [...]
Harry Truman
Since I live on the shore of Lake Huron just north of Port Huron, I had to share this little piece of insignificant history. Today I was reading Truman by David McCullough. McCullough was talking about Harry Truman marrying Bess Wallace. The honeymoon couple stopped by Chicago, Detroit, and Port Huron, Michigan. In Chicago, they [...]
Student Behavior
I found Chris Lehmann’s post “Expectations of Student Behavior” to be an excellent reminder to all of us about behavior. He raises the question: Do we expect more from our students than from ourselves? His list of questions are excellent: “Ask yourself, in your school, does the teacher with the most draconian lateness policy often [...]
A Snapshot in Time
I wanted to record a “Wordle View” of my blog while it is only a week old. My goal is to repeat this in a year or so and see how the words have changed. My guess is that book which is the word that stands out the most will move towards the background. On [...]
Are You a Criminal?
You may be guilty of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 if you have lied about your identity on the Internet. By using a false identity you may have violated the law. The recent case about the woman who bullied a young lady who ended up committing suicide brings up that issue. [...]
Technology, Banks, Cars and Education
About fifteen years ago, I took a proposal for wiring a new school to the school board. The bid for the work was all most nine hundred thousand dollars. I was concerned about what questions the school board might ask me. Before the board discussed my bid they had to approve a bid for refrigerators, [...]
More about Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen
In my previous post, I wrote just a little of what I got from Disrupting Class. There is a lot more to the book. One big issue that Christensen raises is why computers have not made a difference in education. He makes the case that any institution will fight change and innovation. Organizations will take [...]
Great Read
I recently read Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton Christensen and others. I usually never mark or write in a book when I read it, but I made an exception for this book since it had so many important things to say. I’m just going to share [...]
One More Move
I have decided to move my blog again. It will take me some time to get this up and running. I think I have lost everyone who ever read my blog. Hopefully they will find me again.