Like A Wrecking Ball
The future of education puts me in awe. The possibilities I see with technology, while scary and overwhelming, make me feel giddy inside, like a kid on Christmas morning. I am invigorated by the challenges of transforming learning for our future and I am equally as blessed to work...
TCEA 2015 Whirlwind
About 14 years ago I attended my first TCEA conference. Tech was still confined to computer labs and maybe one or two computers in a classroom if you were lucky. I enjoyed using technology even in the early years of its inception into education. I realized it was “hooking”...
App Anxiety: Don’t Be Scared To Experiment
Choosing the best app to meet the level of Bloom’s your teaching doesn’t need to be daunting. To be honest, there is no exact way to determine this for an app. As an instructor, you have to use good teaching skills to make the app meet your needs. You...
Big Dreams On Gamification
After watching how well my own children respond to playing games, I’ve been tinkering with the idea of gamification in education. My children are diligent students and enjoy learning, especially things they find interesting. They love comic books and video games. They watch countless videos, read blogs/articles, and even...
Highlighting Tech Infused Lessons
So I saw something pretty cool in our theater class the other day. Mr. Sanders showed the kids how to do a split screen in PremierePro.Something like this certainly falls on the create side of Bloom’s and does take some rather advanced technical skills to pull-off. The kids really...