by Mike Agostinelli | Mar 18, 2014 | Ask a Tech Savvy Teacher, How-To
Jason and I are excited that we are starting to receive some questions from our readers. Remember, at the very top of the page there is a link entitled “Ask a Tech Savvy Teacher”. Clicking on that link will bring you to a form where you can submit your...
by Mike Agostinelli | Mar 17, 2014 | Announcements, How-To, Opinion
NCCE 2014 just wrapped and a constant theme throughout the conference was the idea of being connected. Connections are key to any successful person, but in many professions the connections are automatically put in place. Think of any CEO of any company in America....
by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 25, 2014 | Announcements, How-To, Media
Digital storytelling is a great way to engage student learning while offering a powerful assessment. Digital storytelling is the use of a digital device to tell a story. A comic strip, movie short, recorded audio, or digital flipbook are all examples of digital...
by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 24, 2014 | How-To
My grandmother wanted to sell her Windows 8 laptop and asked me to help her. Being the kind grandson I am, I helped get it ready to sell on Ebay. As I was getting the laptop ready I thought this would make a great post! (A short aside: My grandmother has decided...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Feb 21, 2014 | Get your geek on!, How-To
I have received two questions via email and social media over the last two weeks on reviving dead hard drives. My first question is always “are you using a cloud-based service to back up your critical data?” If you aren’t, there are some nerdy...
by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 4, 2014 | Announcements, Curriculum, How-To
Many teachers have heard of Khan Academy related to Math instruction, but did you know that Khan has a course completely dedicated to learning coding? The Computer Programming course is broken down into 13 units with an average of 5 lessons per section. The units...
