Mr. Higgins’ Blog

I wanted to experiment with having the students submit files online through my website in order to cut out the time it takes to collect and print out programs.  I can now view the file in the browser, copy it off the server, or actually comment back to the student on the forum all using [...]

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I am really looking forward toward the start of the K-12 online conference with speakers such as David Warlick and Will Richardson. Those of you out there in the educational blogging/web 2.0 universe should check out the k-12 online conference which starts on October 23rd.

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ok, I don’t really have much of a history; however, I feel I have developed some programming assignments thus far that allow tihe students to wrap their heads around all topics in Java. Both of these programs are not necessarily original ideas, but they allow the students to develop through the thought processes needed to [...]

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Sorry for the absence over the last couple weeks…I have been really busy with school stuff. When people ask me how things are going so far, I respond usually by saying that they are going great overall and that I continue to show up everyday. Of course they know i’m kidding, but those who have [...]

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After my first week of teaching I feel the confidence flowing and can tell that many of the students agree with my style and know that I care. I’m working more on respect than the students “liking” me because of my inexperience. Especially in my AP Computer and Algebra II class I wanted to establish [...]

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