11 Oct 2019
The Best New Review Activity For Any Class

The Best New Review Activity For Any Class

In this video, I chat about a new review activity I tried called the Three 3's. I really enjoyed it. Students had 9 questions and they had to ask a different person each question and summarize their answer. Got them up out of their seats and working with students they don't normally work with. Can work in any content area. Here is the example I showed in the video for my Pre-Algebra class. I got the idea from a book called Total Participation Techniques. https://youtu.be/RXWDuAKq_Lk
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08 Jun 2017
Entry 33 – School Has Come To An End

Entry 33 – School Has Come To An End

Today is the first official day of summer for me!  Started out with breakfast for some friends, the first swim in a long while at the lap pool (taking a break for a week from the weight lifting as I've had some shoulder pain), and some good time to get a lot of little tasks done that have been on the back burner for a few weeks. My summer plans include doing some possible videography work (sent out a ton of inquiries this morning) and a trip at the end of summer to China!  Sara and I found a Groupon…
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03 Oct 2016
Visme – A New Presentation Software I Actually Like

Visme – A New Presentation Software I Actually Like

A few weeks ago, I got an email from a company called Visme.  They wanted to give me a premium account on their website and just asked if I could write about my experience with the platform.  I said sure! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbtT2jcmQ1s Visme is a presentation tool that I think iss sheeker than Powerpoint or Google Slides.  They offer slides but also templates to make banners on social media and infographics.  So far, I've spent more time on the slides and infographic. THINGS I REALLY DUG: It's a super clean user interface for starters.  Tools you need appear whenever you click…
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