Archive for February, 2009
Teacher Welcome Messages: Myngle Walks the Plank
Posted on26. Feb, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.
When you read the title of this post, you probably think, “there’s no way this is in any way interesting.” I agree, but it gives me an excuse to show you one particular welcome message that looks like it was written after a little too much drinky drinky. Seriously, this is the most unbelievably unprofessional (even less professional than a pirate, yar!) welcome message you will ever see, and it’s after the jump. [...]
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Using Drop.io to Share Files with Your Students
Posted on24. Feb, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.
I absolutely love simple, technology-based solutions to simple, irritating problems. In this day and age, it doesn’t matter if you are an online or offline teacher. You’ll need to share files with your students via the net. One solution is to send e-mails out to you students, and attach the readings or handouts you want to get to them. The main problem with this, though, is that if you made a mistake, or want to add more files later, you have to send another e-mail with new files. If you’re teaching online, often times you won’t even have the option to attach files if you’re using the messaging system of an online learning site. Luckily, Drop.io solves most of these problems in a slick, simple interface. First, let’s go through a quick “how-to” on using Drop.io, and then we’ll talk about its implementation in the classroom. [...]
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6 Ways the Internet will Change Home Schooling Forever
Posted on21. Feb, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.
Now, I’m no home schooler, but I am an expert in online education, so you’ll have to meet me halfway, here. I do know that a lot is about to change in the home schooling world, thanks to resources and possibilities available via the Internet. Gen-Y kids are getting to the age where they’ll start having children, and believe me, those kids will live and breathe technology, even more than their parents. This is going to show in homeschooling, too. Here are six ways I think we’ll see homeschooling change in the near future, all because of the web: [...]
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Welcome to eduPirate!
Posted on10. Feb, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.
There are a lot of education blogs out there, and trust me, none of them are quite like eduPirate. It’s not the occasional “yarr” that you’ll find in certain sentences. It’s not necessarily the content, though that’s pretty good as well. It’s that we’re making education walk the plank. We’re “pirating education” over here, kind of like how you pirate music, or pirate DVDs (which of course we thoroughly don’t recommend you do). Anytime we see something that makes education easier. Anytime we see change. Anytime something challenges the status quo, you’ll hear about it here. There’s so much going on in the education industry, and not enough blogs covering it all, especially from a modern and fresh angle. We look forward to learning from you, and hearing from you in the near future!
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