6 Reasons Google Apps Rock at School
In Livin’ la Vida Google: A Month-Long Dive Into Web-based Apps, Wired news editor Michael Calore describes his experiment to ditch desktop programs in favor of Google’s offerings. I think there’s a...
View ArticleWeb 2.0 Backpack
I liked this article, the Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students (thanks Lifehacker!). The big players like Google Docs and Spreadsheets or Wikipedia are there, as you might expect. I am interested in...
View ArticleWhy, You Can’t Live Without Apostrophes
My favorite grammar writer, Lynne Truss (of Eats, Shoots and Leaves fame) has written two children’s books. The Girl’s Like Spaghetti and Eats, Shoots and Leaves (the latter is a kids’ version). I had...
View ArticleThe Cats Are At It Again
The LOLCats continue to make me chuckle. Here’s a recent post that is all too familiar now that the students have returned.
View ArticleGeek + School = xkcd Comic
Great comic today on xkcd.com: Speaking of databases, I’ve long considered teaching a SQL class. Even if only so the students get this comic!
View ArticleOur New Fish: fish 2.0 (Beta)
My classroom is home to a aquarium made from a converted monitor. After several months of fish-lessness, we finally received a new pet fish. His (her?) name is fish 2.0 and is (of course!) a beta...
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