MyWorld 1.95

I'm beginning my summer by teaching Economics. The students aren't quite what was expected but they are proving to be highly motivated and eager to please. They're also soooo used to being spoon fed notes and filling out worksheets. I refuse to do that with them (to them!) It is a bit of a struggle to move them from their comfort zone, but how can I not teach seniors in high shcool through technology? I've set up an account on Nicenet. I do A LOT with the discussion boards and am glad to see the… Continue

I've been stuck on one simple question that was asked of me lately: What technology at your school has had the most impact on student acheivement? Not a good question to ask of someone working with a staff that is still resisting technology. . . I suppose our online learning environment has been effective, I can't really say what else. Someone suggested graphing calculators. Sure would be interesting to hear what others have found effective and what the indicators would be.

I jusr read this over at Librarian in Black.

"It's long been an irritation to me that libraries have summer reading clubs. I want a library to have a summer non-reading club. You'd get points for using the various services and resources the library provides that don't deal with reading. You could combine the two and just call it the Summer Library Club. Some points for reading, some points f… Continue