No More iPads

Innovative uses of edtech. The graduate school I attend has announced they are no longer providing iPads for their students. They gave two reasons; budget cuts, and they have observed students don’t use the iPads. No one can deny the impact of budget cuts, the school is also no longer going to loan textbooks- studentsContinue reading “No More iPads”

What’s this Minecraft stuff all about?

Last weekend I was lurking in another Twitter chat. This time it was #CAedchat, a weekly chat that happens Sunday nights at 8:00 PM. Many educators I highly respect participate in it. This particular evening the topic was gaming in the classroom, something I have no experience in, so I didn’t have a lot toContinue reading “What’s this Minecraft stuff all about?”

The Restroom Pass.

I was lurking this past weekend in a Twitter conversation about restroom passes in schools. @davidtedu I don’t use passes, never have. But I don’t care if other teachers want to. I just don’t want the paperwork. — Alice Keeler (@alicekeeler) April 28, 2013 It is a fairly common pet peeve among teachers. We allContinue reading “The Restroom Pass.”