Gaming to Learn by Learning to Game

Gaming isn’t about merely playing games. It’s about learning through creative problem solving, social interaction, diplomacy, collaboration, and critical thinking. On Friday, December 9 at 1:00 PM GMT (7:00 AM Central Standard Time) the K-12 Online Conference will release a 20-minute presentation that I created on Gaming. (If you haven’t […]

K-12 Online Conference – Purposeful Play

Have you heard of the K12 Online Conference?  It is a wonderful idea! Once a year, educators submit 20-minute videos along a specific educational topic and then they release these videos throughout a 3-week virtual conference. The website describes it as a “FREE online conference open to ANYONE organized by […]

K-12 Online Conference – Purposeful Play

Have you heard of the K12 Online Conference?  It is a wonderful idea! Once a year, educators submit 20-minute videos along a specific educational topic and then they release these videos throughout a 3-week virtual conference. The website describes it as a “FREE online conference open to ANYONE organized by […]

Products of Innovation

I have a bumpersticker on my car that says “Education is Innovation, Not Imitation”   It is exciting when we see minds who “think different.”  Here are a few products that I just found that exhibit innovation.  These may seem stupid, but fun.Each of the photos are linked to the […]

Products of Innovation

I have a bumpersticker on my car that says “Education is Innovation, Not Imitation”   It is exciting when we see minds who “think different.”  Here are a few products that I just found that exhibit innovation.  These may seem stupid, but fun.Each of the photos are linked to the […]

Digital Storytelling can be Strange.

Digital Storytelling is an instructional process where we are linking to the part of the brain that makes sense of the world from stories instead of facts. Both teachers and students will assure you that they will remember details better if they are embedded into a storyline instead of a […]

Digital Storytelling can be Strange.

Digital Storytelling is an instructional process where we are linking to the part of the brain that makes sense of the world from stories instead of facts. Both teachers and students will assure you that they will remember details better if they are embedded into a storyline instead of a […]

Making Learning Meaningful for Millennials

Today I have the opportunity to provide a session at The Way Up XXV conference in Des Moines. This is an opportunity for about 100 women from Iowa higher education to experience learning opportunities in seeking leadership. It is a wonderful opportunity for networking both professionally and personally. I am […]

Making Learning Meaningful for Millennials

Today I have the opportunity to provide a session at The Way Up XXV conference in Des Moines. This is an opportunity for about 100 women from Iowa higher education to experience learning opportunities in seeking leadership. It is a wonderful opportunity for networking both professionally and personally. I am […]

iPad Glows with Magic Halloween Horror Masterpiece

He did it again!!!! Simon Pierro brings his genius to another iPad-dish demonstration of Digital Prestidigitation. I am continually amazed by Simon’s ability to find the mystical powers of his ipad and share them with eerie Halloween wonder. When asked, Simon said that it took 10 weeks including over 100 […]