World History
Archimedes takes a bath and comes up with one of the great principles of mathematics in this great three minute TedTalk.
- Deadliest Massacre In American History
I was shocked and horrified yesterday as I watched the news reports of the massacre at Virginia Tech. The death of 33 people in such a senseless act is horrible to contemplate. I can only wonder if such an act could occur at the campus where I work. What...
- 1927 School Bombing Killed Nearly 40 Children
1927 school bombing killed nearly 40 children. It happened in Bath, Michigan. It was the worst attack on students in American history. And worth noting, it was done without any guns. From the site: BATH, Mich. ? The magnitude of the horror that...
- How Ancient Greeks Shaped Modern Math
Here's a great animation by the Royal Institution about revolutionary Greek thinkers who shaped our ideas about mathematics. Among the thinkers reviewed are Archimedes, Euclid, Plato and Pythagoras, who show us the importance of proofs. Thanks to...
- How To Escape The Death Valley Of Education
Here is Ken Robinson at his best, which I found on Open Culture. In this 20 minute talk, Robinson takes on the test-centric culture of American education and argues that it is destroying creativity and curiosity....
- Tell A Story With Qr Codes
The blog, Instructional Design Fusions, has an interesting story on how to use QR Codes in the classroom. The video above is a bit long and takes a minute or so to get used to the accent, but you'll get the general idea after a couple of minutes....
World History
Archimedes Takes a Bath
Archimedes takes a bath and comes up with one of the great principles of mathematics in this great three minute TedTalk.
- Deadliest Massacre In American History
I was shocked and horrified yesterday as I watched the news reports of the massacre at Virginia Tech. The death of 33 people in such a senseless act is horrible to contemplate. I can only wonder if such an act could occur at the campus where I work. What...
- 1927 School Bombing Killed Nearly 40 Children
1927 school bombing killed nearly 40 children. It happened in Bath, Michigan. It was the worst attack on students in American history. And worth noting, it was done without any guns. From the site: BATH, Mich. ? The magnitude of the horror that...
- How Ancient Greeks Shaped Modern Math
Here's a great animation by the Royal Institution about revolutionary Greek thinkers who shaped our ideas about mathematics. Among the thinkers reviewed are Archimedes, Euclid, Plato and Pythagoras, who show us the importance of proofs. Thanks to...
- How To Escape The Death Valley Of Education
Here is Ken Robinson at his best, which I found on Open Culture. In this 20 minute talk, Robinson takes on the test-centric culture of American education and argues that it is destroying creativity and curiosity....
- Tell A Story With Qr Codes
The blog, Instructional Design Fusions, has an interesting story on how to use QR Codes in the classroom. The video above is a bit long and takes a minute or so to get used to the accent, but you'll get the general idea after a couple of minutes....