Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher going to bat for Web 2.0.
Posted in Blog, Classroom Website, Computer Science, Math, Scribe, Tablet PC, Teaching, Video on Jul 21st, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Computer Science, General, Math, Tablet PC, Teaching on Jun 13th, 2008
The world of teaching has found me doing my different things in my spare time. Here are just a few…
Taking Graduate Courses as I attempt to build up toward my MA+ levels on the pay scale
Taking and helping with a training on SMART Notebook software, SMART Boards, SMART Senteos, and Tablet PC
Rearranging my office at [...]
Posted in Computer Science, Math, Teaching on Dec 28th, 2007
Like many fellow AP Computer Science teachers, I like to hammer on concepts and then allow the students to program. Often, after learning a new concept, we work through an example as a class. For example, after learning about arrays, we go through an example of counting the total for each letter in the alphabet. [...]
Posted in Computer Science, Teaching on Dec 24th, 2007
According to Matthew Brenner, it is an IDEA. I could not agree anymore. My students were just assigned a TicTacToe program over the Christmas Break. As soon as I introduced all of the requirements, there was a period of silence where no one knew where to start. It helped when I [...]
Posted in Blog, Computer Science, Math, Teaching on Dec 23rd, 2007
I am publishing this using the new version of Windows Live Writer. It was really difficult to install and I’m not convinced it is installed correctly at this point. With that being said, I really like the interface; therefore, I’m giving it a chance. Here are the issues I have been having with the [...]
Posted in Blog, Computer Science, Math, Tablet PC, Teaching on Aug 16th, 2007
As I have in the past, I am going to involve a content management system which allows me to utilize many great tools. However, this year I am switching to Moodle despite my love for Drupal. The advancements of DrupalED are just not enough compared to the many features of a moodle. [...]
Posted in Computer Science, General, Teaching on Jul 9th, 2007
First things first…
I could basically do a cartwheel right now after seeing my APCS A students AP Examination scores. Scores will remain anonymous; however, I will say that the average score was 4.8. I hope you (”you” know who you are out there) learned a great deal from the course. I guarantee I learned a [...]
Posted in Computer Science, Teaching on Jul 4th, 2007
Wait a second….I just realized that the title of this blog entry is an oxymoron. There is no such thing as teaching training for computer science teachers. As a matter of fact, I only qualify for an alternative license through the Ohio Department of Education because I have 30 hours of college coursework [...]
