Learn By Doing

A Lifelong Learner Shares Thoughts About Education

Author: John Walker

  • Vernier Summer Updates

    Vernier Software & Technology launched the Connected Science System this summer, which networked educator and student devices such as the iPad, iPhone, Google Chromebooks, and Android devices with LabQuest 2 this June. This means that its three major features – Graphical Analysis for iPad, Vernier Data Share, and LabQuest Viewer – became collaborative across devices…

  • Google Hangout On Air: Password Concepts

    My First Google Hangout On Air I had to try a Google Hangout On Air both for professional development as well as teaching.  I think that annotating it with links would be useful.  The trick is that it is not as quick or as brief as one of my more professional appearing Videos, simply a…

  • Envisioning the Future of Education Technology

    They may not be correct, but they certainly aren’t wrong.  Envisioning Tech.

  • Ladies Learning Code

    From this article at ReadWriteWeb on the Ladies Learning Code team come the story of them starting HackerYou and pursing other opportunities for women to learn to code and not in a University setting.  Read the article, it is an interesting team of women tackling a difficult problem. A university alternative As to the need…

  • Education at SparkFun Electronics!

    About the SparkFun Education Department SparkFun Electronics thrives by sharing ingenuity and developing a more approachable environment for everyone, regardless of their technical experience level. The Department of Education is dedicated to improving the interest and diversification in the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics fields by encouraging kinesthetic and tangible learning with affordable, accessible…