Everybody eats when they come to my house
26 Jan 2015

Everybody eats when they come to my house

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I love to be in the kitchen. The kitchen is my playhouse. It’s a place where I can focus, where learning and doing emulsify, where this singular moment connects to long tradition. I expect I could find the path from the stove to the fridge to the sink with my eyes closed. OW! Well, I can … Continue reading Everybody eats when they come to my house →

Five Golden Toques
26 Jan 2015

Five Golden Toques

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I was watching YouShow Episode Zero this morning, and about 3 minutes in, my wife called out “What is that, Bob and Doug McKenzie teach the web?” Hmm… getting Photoshopped by their students is exactly the kind of thing my faculty are afraid of. I might be doing this wrong. Good thing it’s not graded. I … Continue reading Five Golden Toques →

Playing in the Fields, Ripping through the Streets
25 Jan 2015

Playing in the Fields, Ripping through the Streets

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I just spent part of my morning playing on Twitter with my friends from Massachusetts, Egypt, and France. Yeah, I still get jazzed at that, a Kentucky boy living in the hills and hollars near Mammoth Cave National Park. It got me thinking about how ‘play’ has infiltrated my working world. It is part of … Continue reading Playing in the Fields, Ripping through the Streets →

Mr. ’94 vs Mr. ’11
22 Jan 2015

Mr. ’94 vs Mr. ’11

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Here is a freestyle Poem *ahem* (clearing throat) I love sports, I love hockey, I love Canucks, I love video, I love me, Here is me making a video of Canucks who are my favorite hockey team in a beloved sport of mine. But for real, The Vancouver Canucks visited the Stanley Cup Finals in … Continue reading Mr. ’94 vs Mr. ’11 →

My Sound Tracks
22 Jan 2015

My Sound Tracks

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Sound Track Who reading this blog had someone say to them that in life there are crossroads, a point at which a vital decision must be made and a path chosen. I have. That has been preached to us we were kids. I can still hear my elementary school teacher giggle when I handed in my “All … Continue reading My Sound Tracks →

Following the Bouncing MultiMedia Ball: Playing in the Popcorn Fields
22 Jan 2015

Following the Bouncing MultiMedia Ball: Playing in the Popcorn Fields

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I am embedding a PopcornMaker Mix here so that others may share in it and play with it. PopcornMaker allows for such collaborative play. Join in. Not sure how this will work but that is the nature of the infinite game of play and life.  You can watch the progress here throughout the course of … Continue reading Following the Bouncing MultiMedia Ball: Playing in the Popcorn Fields →

being present
21 Jan 2015

being present

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A recent article at The Chronicle (5 min read) highlighted what I think is the essence of using photography and imagery in a blog post. All learning environments are mediated in one form or another and distance learning environments are mediated in such a way that personalities are invisible. In the same way that Lang […]

SCRATCH – Create fun learning resources
21 Jan 2015

SCRATCH – Create fun learning resources

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While following my online course on Microsoft Partners in Learning Network, I came across this wonderful program in one of my units. With Scratch, you don’t need much programming skills to create your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others around the world. Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group […]