‘Tis the season for giving. and wanting. I’d like to get my sweetheart an iPhone 5. I haven’t really decided between an iPhone 5s or an iPhone 5c, but that’s beside the point. (But, come on, that touch ID fingerprint logon system seems pretty darn cool.) My sweetie currently uses an old school flip cell […]
How to project computer to TV and show different display on laptop / projector / TV
How to project computer to TV article was last updated: Nov 24, 2019. FYI: When I first wrote this post in 2013, I used Dragon Naturally Speaking to dictate to my computer to type down what I said. Back then, I was one of the only classrooms in my school to have my own projector… […]
How accurate is Dragon NaturallySpeaking in a noisy classroom?
I have a cat. I also use Dragon NaturallySpeaking. One day, my cat was meowing at me as I dictated to my computer. Really loud persistent meows. There I was, trying to talk to my computer, correct mistakes (to train Dragon), and play with my cat all at the same time. It didn’t work very […]
How to Hide Unmoderated Comments from Students in WordPress
Many teachers are blogging in the classroom. It’s authentic writing that hooks struggling readers and writers, especially boys. However, there is one huge flaw with using WordPress or Edublogs in the classroom. Students can read unmoderated comments when they are logged into the edublog or class blog before the comments get moderated and published online. […]
Eduwikis: Create a Wikispace for your Classroom or School
This post is a work-in-progress as we experiment with using wikis in the classroom and school environment. What is a wiki? Why use a wiki in the classroom? How to start an educational wiki for your classroom Things to know about Using Wikis in the Classroom