Monthly Archives: April 2008

Something about Leamington


There’s lots about Leamington that makes it one of my favourite places.  And yet, it makes my satellite radio and GPS go wonky. I love the town’s unique features.  Down to the dock, on the beach, out to the tip

Posted in Just Rambling

How to Blog


Blogging is easy. In fact, Blogspot calls it one click publishing and it really is that easy. To create your first blog and your first blog entry anyway. The challenge is how to keep it up. That’s the hard part.

Posted in Just Rambling, Read/Write Web

Embarrassment to Improve School?


From this morning’s Toronto Sun comes this story. http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/04/27/5401181-sun.html In an educational world where schools receive ranking, there will always be a first, and there will be the others. The unfortunate thing is that when statistics and ranking are involved,

Posted in Education

Pictures from ECO Schools


As promised, here are some pictures from the ECO Schools presentation. Mr. RRRbit talks about greening and the project. (and the swamp) Watching the Video The group is focused on juice boxes in the garbage. Opening Page of the SMART

Posted in Uncategorized

Top tools for Learning


Interesting list of the top tools for Spring 2008. How many of these do you use? http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html It’s scarey to go through the list. I find that I use many of them for my own personal use to help me

Posted in Uncategorized

Why Canadians shouldn’t play poker


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080424/lf_nm_life/lying_face_dc;_ylt=AisZAacmnDnJSEWkMUkpo0UDW7oF Blogged with the Flock Browser Tags: Emotions

Posted in Just Rambling

Ridiculous Jargon


Not all the words that I want, but “PowerPointless” made the list. http://www.theofficelife.com/business-jargon-dictionary-A.html Blogged with the Flock Browser

Posted in Just Rambling

Teaching Logic


One of the frustrating things is watching someone go and perform an internet search with the simple tools. i.e. go to the front page of Yahoo! or Google or your favourite search engine where you have the most basic of

Posted in Computers, Education, Read/Write Web

Live Blogging from ECO Schools


ECO Schools will be held this year at the beautiful Caboto Club.  We’re in the Windsor Room downstairs and the room is ready to go.  For three hours of the student and teacher time, literally weeks have gone into the

Posted in Education

ECO Schools


We’re about to embark upon an interesting adventure. With ECO Schools, this year’s focus is on greening. Not necessarily just going out and buying tulips but to analyze individual school ground for various patterns like sun/shade, wind tendencies, etc. and

Posted in Computers, Education
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