Mr. Higgins’ Blog

Link to Project: Video Student Focus #1 Please feel free to leave comments/ratings via this blog or YouTube that are directed at me or my students.  Also, I have given you the opportunity to rate the videos through the use of Google Forms below the videos.  – Thanks from Mr. Higgins and the Honors Algebra [...]

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Link to Project: Video Student Focus #1 Please feel free to leave comments/ratings via this blog or YouTube that are directed at me or my students.  Also, I have given you the opportunity to rate the videos through the use of Google Forms below the videos.  – Thanks from Mr. Higgins and the Honors Algebra [...]

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So much technology in one place with so much positive vibe.  It is almost like being at a college campus; however, we have replaced all of the people that will NEVER change regardless of the demand.  What am I talking about?  With all of these motivated individuals listening to people such as Wesley Fryer discuss [...]

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Video Student Focus #1 for Honors Algebra II and Pre-Calculus "If you build it, he will come" – Field of Dreams Darren Kuropatwa may have beat me to the punch; however, he ended up providing me with a great template for a great assignment in which the students create video content in the mathematics classroom.  [...]

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Here is a YouTube video of my experience today with my Zune 30 GB media player that I have learned to love…just not on a Y2K like day. Aren’t those beautiful hands?  Anyway… According to many different reports out there, the Zune 30 GB version has a hardware configuration problem which made EVERY SINGLE ZUNE [...]

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2008 Sports Moment not easily forgotten Like any other year, the trend is to look back on the year with a view on biggest positive and biggest negative moments.  In the world of sports, being a Cleveland fan can be lonely; however, there is one moment I have not been able to forget about which [...]

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My students in Pre-Calculus and Honors Algebra II have been doing great work on the class blogs.  Their scribe posts and Student Focus assignments have made me smile, laugh, and feel a sense of pride that I hope all teachers feel someday.  It is amazing the sense of pride and accomplishment that I feel AND [...]

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Going into my third year of teaching, I would like to thank all of the avid blog readers for taking the time to discuss issues relating to Math, AP Computer, Education, and Web 2.0.  It is quite a motivating feeling when I know that others are reading the material and expanding on the ideas of [...]

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