Daily Archives: July 30, 2010

How To Turn Your Handwriting Into A Font

Remember how great your handwriting and cursive was during grade school when you spent hours each day writing, practicing penmanship, and actually using a pen and paper? Times have changed and more and more communication is done using a keyboard instead of a pen or …

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Why School Websites Suck.

Ever been to a school website trying to find the mailing address of it… only to find yourself assaulted with racially diverse pictures, a virtual tour, and a lot of marketing language? As someone on the inside of education and web design, this has frustrated …

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What Can A PLN Do For You?

I’d first like to acknowledge UPS for this great slogan. Secondly, I would like to express my humble thanks to my personal learning network. Last Monday I lost my job due to budget constraints at my former charter school. It was both shocking and humbling. I …

Teaching Tool Upgrade: Google Earth Now Shows Live Weather

Google just can’t seem to take a day off. Google Earth, one of the most popular online tools in the classroom, now shows live weather. It does so by displaying preset animations over targeted areas. In other words, it looks like it’s raining over your …

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