With classes dismissed and final exams marked, the first year of our 1:1 Tablet PC learning initiative has officially concluded. The past 10 months have been a learning experience for everyone–students, teachers, parents, administrators–and some feedback and reflection are in order. Before departing for the summer, our seventh grade students completed a brief survey and [...]
Computer programming has changed considerable since the days of FORTRAN and BASIC. Today, tools like Scratch can be used to engage and teach even young students fundamental programming concepts. As described on their About page: Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and [...]
When I was a physical science teacher, one of my students’ favorite activities was to use water bottle rockets to explore Newton’s Laws of Motion. Eighth grade algebra teacher Nancy Pierson and I recently hauled my old launcher out of storage and designed a three-day lesson that combined rocketry, quadratics, and real world data. Utilizing [...]
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