Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher going to bat for Web 2.0.
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 explained that we have [...]
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 installation… [...]
Posted in Classroom Website, Tablet PC, Teaching on Nov 21st, 2007
For those of you who thought I was done blogging, I was for a while. I was out of inspiration and organizing my own life and thoughts in my complicated brain. I have not had a great deal of time to share my ideas and converse with the educational bloggers out there. There have been [...]
…you can with FlashEarth. This is a great altenative to Google Earth becuase you simple go to flashearth.com and can begin finding any place by entering a city or attractin. Do not expect to enter an address necessarily; however, it does a great job with coordinates if entered correctly. I was introduced to this when [...]
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. I am lucky [...]
Posted in Classroom Website, Teaching on Jul 26th, 2007
In a previous post titled ClustrMaps as Student Motivation I pointed out how my students affected by visitors to my school website. I made the post after being motivated by the words of Will Richardson (weblogg-ed) at the 2007 Ohio eTech Conference. I wanted to take some time to share a few more of my thoughts about how [...]
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 [...]
This blog is going to bat for Web 2.0. My name is Chris Higgins and I am a high school mathematics and computer science teacher at Norwalk High School in Ohio. I am a lifetime learner, Web 2.0 advocate, blogger, tennis coach, and a huge sports fan. Go Browns! Go Cavs! Go Tribe!
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