Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Tag: computer

  • Deep Work and the Race to Minecraft

    Last Thursday was the last day of our second trimester at school, and therefore the end of my second opportunity in 2019-20 to teach Digital and Media Literacy to 5th and 6th Graders. As classroom teachers, one of the things we quickly learn is how different the dynamics of separate classes can be based on…

  • MinecraftEDU House Spanish Labeling Challenge

    Today I co-taught a lesson with one of our middle school Spanish teachers called the “MinecraftEDU House Spanish Labeling Challenge.” Students worked with a partner to build a house in MinecraftEDU, and then labeled items in Spanish using Minecraft signs. To keep the focus on building and labeling items in Spanish, students worked in a pre-configured MinecraftEDU world which…

  • This is a LOT of computer monitors!

    It’s interesting to notice how in the UNT college computing environment, an office computer setup with two flat-panel LCD monitors has become “the standard” for most faculty and staff. Even as a lowly adjunct instructor this semester, the Windows desktop computer in my office is connected to two monitors. If a two flatscreen monitor setup…

  • Great tech gadget finds at Target this morning

    Our morning schedule this Sunday was a bit different because of a combined service and all-church potluck, so after a breakfast at iHop with the nursery staff I had some time to drop in and visit Target. I love Target stores. Their technology department often has clever gadgets and accessories I have not encountered previously,…