By Brian, on October 21st, 2010%
This assignment has been beaten into the ground but it’s still pretty cool. There are a lot of blank Facebook templates out there but I have found many of them lacking. So, I started designing my own (I hope I don’t get sued). This is a great assignment for students because they can relate to . . . → Read More: Facebook Templates for Education
By Brian, on June 1st, 2010%

Enlighten us but make it quick. That’s the moto of Ignite Speeches. http://igniteshow.com/ I have been seriously impressed with this format of giving a speech. 20 slides, 15 seconds each, 5 minutes long. My students were given this option for their end of the year research project. Many have taken the challenge.
How to Give . . . → Read More: Ignite Speech in the Classroom
By Brian, on May 27th, 2010%

My class erupted this week. We are learning about the Medieval times and we took a break from content and focused on one particular siege weapon, the trebuchet. The class was broken down into 5 groups of 3-4 students with one assignment, build a trebuchet. We watched a short documentary by NOVA in . . . → Read More: The Power of Fun