I am a perfectionist, to an unhealthy degree in fact. Yes, my perfectionism and discipline make me a great worker and employee… and I get a lot of quality work done. But perfectionism is also my greatest enemy. Why do I bring this up? Google tools play a huge place in the future of education, … Continue reading
Posted in July 2012 …
FluidMath: A tool I’m really excited about – for tablet, IWB, or iPad @FluidMath #edchat #mathchat #flipclass #ipaded
I wanted to do a quick post on an awesome tool that I learned about at ISTE, called FluidMath. FluidMath is award-winning educational software that enables teachers and students to easily create, solve, graph and animate math and physics problems all in their own hand-writing on the screen of a Tablet PC or Interactive Whiteboard. … Continue reading
Learning = Iterative Failure. Commenting on “Fail Better” by Kris Shaffer @krisshaffer #flipclass #edchat
I just read Kris Shaffer’s post on his blog: Fail Better. (Please read now so the rest of my post will make sense :)). This idea of supported failure is really important to me… I actually wrote a whole, long post about it but never ended up posting because it became too personal. Maybe one … Continue reading
The greatest rewards in teaching… #flipclass #edchat
I just wanted to capture two messages that I recently received. As teachers, we all know there is no greater reward than a thank you note. A note that I found in my school mailbox after school had ended and grades were already in. A comment that I received on my screencast.com account Sums up … Continue reading