September 2019 Reading List
August was another great month for reading. I was able to slip in some extra books. Now I am in the process of writing book reviews among other things. With… Read more »
ITC: 33 – How to Start Using Twitter in Your Classroom
Twitter can be used for more than finding out what someone had for lunch. It is a powerful tool for taking the pulse of the activity for a given topic… Read more »
ITC: 32 – How You Can Increase Engagement by Using World of Warcraft in Your Classroom
How is it that a student will spend hours in a video game but not 15 minutes on your homework assignment? Perhaps you should use the game to create engagement… Read more »
ITC: 31 – Can Specification Grading Simplify Grading and Increase Learning?
Does grading stress you out? Perhaps there is a simpler way that yields better results. Have you ever heard of specifications grading? I use a variation of it and I… Read more »
Book Review: The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More With Less
Have you ever heard about the economist, Vilfredo Pareto? He discovered something rather peculiar about distribution. It does not distribute equally. It follows a model closer to 80/20. It is… Read more »