Today was a challenge. The Google server was intermittent and a challenge. We quickly became experts at chrome’s offline capabilites.
Author: kathyhanke
Learning is not linear just because they start with the same letter.
We learn when we encounter a change in our environment.
Sheets, Another Thing to Love, Protect Specific Cells
The collaborative nature of GAFE is both a blessing and a curse. You want to give collaborative access to others but what if you want to place certain areas off limits. Did you know that you can protect a range of cells within Google Sheets? With just a few clicks you can make certain areas off limits to others while still allowing editing on other areas. I could see this being useful with students as you could share a sign up sheet with the confidence of knowing that the basic structure is protected. I’ve designed a demo that shows how this works.
Cold Day Science
Another cold day in Wisconsin! Dangerously cold weather has kept us all inside but just because you’re not in school is no reason to stop learning. I’ve always wondered what happens to things in the bitter cold and have been fascinated by crystals so when suggestions of blowing bubbles when its cold started showing up on the internet I just had to try. Below is a little video that documented my efforts. By all means, try this at home but make sure you are bundled up and don’t stay out too long.
I’ve added the tools I used to the video. This project gave me good reason to learn how to use Soundzabound from WiMediaLab.org to incorporate royalty free music. If you are from Wisconsin and have yet to use the resources of WiMediaLab.org, I would highly recommend it.
Watch and wonder as the bubble blown starts to crystallize. You can actually see the crystals forming around the bubble.
Wonderopolis, did you ever wonder…
With Common Core now in full swing and taking center stage it would be easy to set aside the magic and fun that teaching and learning can bring. Luckily with great sites like Thinkfinity’s Wonderopolis you don’t have to. The site can bring out the natural wonder of the every day by offering brief excursions from everything from animals and architecture to volcanoes and woodworking all high interest in an easy to digest format. Users can search the site for CCSS aligned wonders or explore the “Wonder of the Day”.
I wonder what I’ll explore next…
Wonderopolis
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Project Based vs Projects, what’s the difference?
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The Trouble with Teaching Tech
Kids would actually change their online behaviour if they knew their parents were watching [Report]
Definitely food for thought. Parents should never underestimate their influence.
Lately, I’ve been thinking more and more about the relationship between children, their parents, and the Internet. Most of us would probably agree that parents need to educate their kids about getting the most out of the internet while staying safe. The problem seems to be that, although parents worry about their kids, they are unable, or unwilling, to take the necessary steps to create the next generation of Netizens.
The truth of the matter is that the Internet is an 18+ world – always has been. Kids need to be shown early on how to navigate and keep themselves (and others) safe and productive online.
The 2013 McAfee Digital Deception Study explores the online disconnect between parents and pre-teens, teens, and young adults. This 23-page report makes it clear that many parents’ perceptions are out-of-sync with today’s online reality. Some of their findings include:
- 62% of parents don’t think their…
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Found! Right from Ruben himself, SAMR Ruben R. Puentedura’s Weblog
Ruben R. Puentedura’s Weblog has been found! Ok, it wasn’t lost, I just found it. It’s actually been active since 2003 but it’s taken this long for me to notice. Dr. Puentedura has made available to all his thoughts, slides, resources, wisdom, as well as 10 years of archival information regarding technology initiatives. It looks well worth the visit.
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