“I know my weakness at school: a laptop. I get distracted by videogames.” At least, that’s what the guy at Future Shop told me when I was looking into getting an echo smart pen. And I believe him. I see it all the time with students in my classroom who use assistive technology. The computer […]
Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro by Jan 31, 2013 and save $30
I recently upgraded my old Windows XP machines to Windows 8 Pro. I was talking about this with a few teachers in the staff room, and they didn’t know that, right now, Microsoft has a special upgrade price. Windows 8 Pro costs $69.99 to buy a DVD. You can download the Windows 8 Pro upgrade […]
ThinkGeek T-shirt sale (and other fun stuff for your classroom)
I just got an e-mail from the lovely people at ThinkGeek that they’re having a two-day T-shirt sale right now. (As in, the sale started today, August 1, 2012 and it lasts until the end of tomorrow, August 2, 2012.) It’s a BOGO half off shirt sale, so you buy one T-shirt and you get […]
Using Picassa and Face Recognition Software to Organize Your Classroom Photos
Nobody does it like Google. If you’re like most teachers, you have access to a digital camera. Maybe it’s your own personal digital camera from home, or maybe it’s the school camera, but chances are you’re snapping photos of your students and filling up your hard drive. Maybe you’re putting together a year-end slideshow and […]