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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, 20% Where are we? Where do we go from here?, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Thanks, Ian! Yes, it is interesting to see it grow and change. If this project were placed on that image of stages of human evolution, I think we would be about at the second stage where we aren’t dragging our […]
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, 20% Where are we? Where do we go from here?, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Thanks! I’m really looking forward to seeing how we can fine tune it next year. I’m also going to be teaching a trimester long Challenge Based Learning elective and that will really open up all kinds of possibilities.
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, 20% Where are we? Where do we go from here?, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Thanks Marius! Yes, he is aware of the intentions to get people to Mars. It is fascinating stuff.
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, Web Tool: Powtoon, on the site The Peanut Butter Classroom 4 weeks ago
Hi Sarah,
Powtoon – just had my first experience while working on part of the Course 2 Final Project. It is a great tool and in the end, makes an engaging presentation, but it can take a lot of time. I think […]
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, 20% Where are we? Where do we go from here?, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month ago
I would love to talk about possible ideas for math projects. I believe in choice as a motivator for sure and I’m looking for new ideas for math projects for next year.
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, Course 2 Final Project, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month ago
Thanks, Wendy! See you at FlipCon! I look forward to tossing around ideas with you again in the future.
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Laurie Larsen wrote a new post, 20% Where are we? Where do we go from here?, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month ago
I tell you what, that 20% project was the project I was most excited about in my classroom all year long. I was excited by the idea. I was excited by finding other people doing it in their classrooms. I was […] -
Laurie Larsen wrote a new post, Course 2 Final Project , on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month ago
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, Killing or Cultivating Creativity?, on the site Musings & Mutterings 1 month ago
The ultimate free choice still scares me even as I try it out more in my classroom and see such positive benefits. I guess the time to make sure we do it all while still covering what needs to be covered is what […]
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, Course 2 Final Project: A Collaborative Screencast about Copyright/Fair Use With Screencasts, on the site Left Handed Math 1 month ago
Great, Wendy and Drew! I’ve embedded the video on our wiki. http://techcollection.wikia.com/ on the “Copyright in the Classroom” page. Sharon and I will be adding our part and then promoting the wiki in our […]
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, How did I survive before hyperlinks?, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month ago
Thanks, Jennifer! Listen – I love the way that the kids turn in assignments by linking. Other collegues have the students share a Google Drive folder and then put the assignments in their folder. Personally, I […]
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, How did I survive before hyperlinks?, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month ago
Hi Ian,
I’ll edit my post and put in a picture of one of my sites. I have a google site that has links for the students to resources and assignments that I make on google docs (or the odd google presentation). […]
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Laurie Larsen wrote a new post, How did I survive before hyperlinks?, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month ago
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, My Place in this Digital Community, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month, 1 week ago
I totally agree!
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Laurie Larsen commented on the post, Who is Responsible for Teaching Kids to Be Safe Online?, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month, 1 week ago
Someone is the bully – that is the truth – and the kids often do not see themselves that way. For example, one of the students told me about how they were being called ginger on facebook and they took that as […]
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Laurie Larsen wrote a new post, Who is Responsible for Teaching Kids to Be Safe Online?, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month, 1 week ago
That’s the essential question for this lesson. Who has the responsibility?I think that is like asking who has the responsibility for teaching a kid to be polite or to be wary of strangers or to work well with […]
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Laurie Larsen wrote a new post, High Tech Bullying in the Malaysian Election, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month, 1 week ago
Yesterday there was a much anticipated general election in Malaysia. I, admittedly, know little about most of the politics here but what I’ve seen pop up on my friends’ phones is something I do recognize – […] -
Laurie Larsen wrote a new post, “If this is a crime, then we have a whole generation of criminals.”, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month, 1 week ago
I’ll start by citing my source for my title: Creative Commons founder, Lawrence Lessig, said this during a speech of which I saw part of in a good open source documentary film called RiP!: A Remix […] -
Laurie Larsen commented on the post, Embracing My Footprint, on the site Run, Block, Blog 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Well written post about the importance of our digital footprint and how we can use it in a positive, community building way, but, buddy, what I’m really curious about are these magical pigs of friendship. If I […]
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Laurie Larsen wrote a new post, My Place in this Digital Community, on the site SpectacuLarsen vs. the World 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Every morning I drive the E12 – the AKLEH highway – to work. Every morning I read an electronic sign that says “Thank you for helping to keep our highway accident free!” It’s “our” highway. Like we are […]
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