Artichoke
The Artichoke blog is an online scratch pad for my “ignorance” in all matters educational. It is a place to explore differences in opinion and alternative viewpoints to educational policy and practice in New Zealand and elsewhere.The challenge and collaboration in comments from other edubloggers are the best part of “Artichoke”. Their contributions help explore [...]
Henry Jenkins et al: Confronting the challenges of participatory culture (PDF)
This white paper was written as part of a larger grant provided by the John and Catherine MacArthur Foundation in support of what we are calling Project NML (or New Media Literacies). Over the next few years, we will be developing and publicizing a [...]
A Difference
I am the Department Head of Mathematics at Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute, a grade 9-12 (students aged 14 years to 18+) high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A Difference is my personal professional blog where I explore the meaningful and concrete pedagogical applications of the read/write web in my classroom. The first post I [...]
Be all that you can be
My blog is currently somewhat of a hodgepodge regarding educational issues. I share my experiences in the classroom, my questions as a pre-service teacher, and opinions on other educational issues.
I am a preservice teacher at a small, public university. I am currently placed in a practicum with first graders (ages [...]
APWH Wiki
APWH – This wiki served as the center for two major projects for Dan McDowell’s Advanced Placement World History classes. The first project had students collaborating to review for the AP exam. The Holocaust Wiki Project was the second undertaking by the students. For this project the students created a branching simulation based upon [...]
