Working on an Astronomy Book
You would think that with all the physics books I have written and the fact that I teach physics, that I really love physics. I don’t. I have never done that well in physics classes and for the most part,...
Category: Reflection
Physics and Programming using the Unity 3D Game Engine
Link to lesson here. I’m hard at work on my next project creating a physics and programming curriculum using the Unity 3D Game Engine (Unity3d.com). I’ve been kicking the idea around for a while but just have not had the...
My Experiences With a High School Student Chat
The task was to “facilitate a real-time chat activity and reflect on the experience.” So I decided my new physics lesson would utilize a Google Doc shared with everyone in the class, with read/write access for all, and chat and...
Organization
Organization is not something I am strong in. So when I started this project to create an organizational graphic, I have to admit I struggled. But in looking at what I have done so far with my Game Physics and...
The Selection Principle
I created these two graphics after reading a chapter of Lessons in Visual Literacy by Linda L. Lohr called The Selection Principle. The Selection Principle describes how readers need to be able to see what’s important in an image to get...
EdTech Definition
When I tell my friends that I am studying Educational Technology they never ask me what it is. If you’ve known me for more than a few hours you know that I am an educator that embraces the use of...
School Evaluation Summary
My school, John George High School, has islands of technology use that are exciting and innovative. But just as there are pockets of innovative tech use, there are also pockets of zero tech use. We lack a current plan to...
Content Curation
View my Flipboard Magazine. Content curation is something I have always been interested in but just couldn’t find the time to do it well. A good content curator does all the work for you by finding great information and making...
The Digital Divide at San Leandro High School
The above image is a link to a presentation I created in my EdTech 501 class on The Digital Divide. I have thought for some time now that the idea that students are advanced with technology is a popular myth....
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