Author: John Walker
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How To Be Happy
The Science of Happiness. Happiness means different things to each of us, but biology and psychology reveal a lot of factors that contribute to our overall mood and emotions. Read through this infographic to learn tons of easy tips and hacks to improve your happiness levels and better understand how our minds work. by WebpageFX.…
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Hour of Code
We did this is all of my classes and I was impressed with what the students accomplished. I hope to make this approach, and these tools, a regular class activity to direct students to learn something about Computer Science. Thank you for supporting computer science and making the Hour of Code an amazing success. In…
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Updated Microsoft Photosynth
From the NYTIMES, this is a partial reprint to update the local knowledgebase of understanding, for the complete article, full pictures, comments and all the useful items head over to the full article on NYTimes.com Updated Microsoft Photosynth Makes HDTV Look Low-Resolution, the pictures are amazing. Microsoft’s latest update to Photosynth, a technology that stitches…
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Why We Do The Thoughtful Footprints Project!
Partitions may divide countries, but friendships find a way. A touching story about the power of information in improving people’s lives. (Be sure to watch with English subtitles.) A special thank you to all of you, who make this sort of thing possible every day through all of the incredible local knowledge you contribute to…
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Are We Still Teachers?
The next collaborative project between English and Information Technology is going to be this project from the NYTimes Learning Network: Student Contest | 15-Second Vocabulary Videos If we can fit this into CCSS, the deliverology we are mandated, collection of Data Team results, statistics for evaluations, new systems implementation, and everything else required this year.…