The other day I was in a Zoom meeting with someone who is relatively new to field of educational technology. I was asked about any "must read" books or sites. The first thing that came to mind was Seymour Papert's Mindstorms. Mentioning Mindstorms then took me down the path of talking about Logo and its importance in the development of using personal computers in the classroom. Logo was my introduction to programming back in my elementary school days 30+ years ago. You can still find and use Logo and its many iterations today. There are also many other good sites and apps that can introduce your students to various types of programming and coding. Here's a short list of some of...
In 2020, Game Theory Tables unleashed their Origins Board Game Table on the world via a Kickstarter campaign. I was lucky enough to review the table, and it’s been a very welcome addition to my game nights since. Starting today, Game Theory Tables is launching The Origins Season 2 Kickstarter campaign. In this campaign, not only will they be offering an updated Origins Board Game Table and accessories, but they are debuting a new piece in the Origins line: the Origins Board Game Coffee Table. Game Theory Tables sent me over a prototype of the table to take a look. The Origins Board Game Coffee Table As this was a prototype, the Origins Board Game Coffee Table arrived fully assembled,...
This will be my last post about the London lads' visit, but before I commence with that, let me just say that we have been having some glorious Spring weather. Seriously beautiful with bright blue skies and very little humidity allowing us to have the windows open! It is hard to explain how much I love having open windows, but I just love feeling the natural air rather than forced cold air, something we put up with for far more months than I would like. Also we are being terrorized by a screaming Limpkin out back, presumably looking for a mate. Even on the day or two that we have had to shut the house up, we could hear the plaintiff...
Oh my word, Jazz is on a roll. She is really getting a lot of quilts done. Today she’s sharing her latest. Jazz writes: “Jo, have you ever tried to assemble a jigsaw puzzle without seeing the picture? Does it make you anxious to construct furniture from Ikea if many parts remain unused after it’s built? That’s how intimidated I felt when I tried to fashion a quilt with the parts given to me in a bag by Sue R. from Pearland, a suburb of Houston, about a year and a half ago. You connected us when Sue told you she had scraps to donate. We met at the police station in her town, and she gave me many, many...
March’s Best Books includes some books Iwill definitely read again! March was a spectacular month! The ones I am featuring are almost all 5-star selections and you must read them! I am listing other books I read this month without reviews just to give you some ideas for your own next-reads. (Keep in mind that I only list books I liked!) I did not have a disappointing book this month! Get ready for March’s best books:) In this post, for your convenience, you may find Amazon Affiliate links to resources. This means that with your purchase of items Amazon will pass on small percentages to me. This will not create extra costs for you at all! It will help me...
