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• Please Flip Switch for Help

  January 27, 2013 in Education, Technology

  While traveling over the holiday break, we stopped at a new gas station that had a peculiar feature in the bathroom. Most public restrooms have a sign that says “Please notify employee if this bathroom needs servicing.”  Of course, that isn’t always convenient, and is sometimes embarrassing.  This discreet switch can eliminate all of that. Imagine [...]

• Using Vernier’s LabQuest2 to Enhance a Demo

  October 1, 2012 in Science, Technology

  Last spring, Vernier Software and Technology released the LabQuest2 - a device that collects data from a variety of sensors and has the ability to share this data wirelessly with any device that has a browser. To me, this is a game-changer in science education. I decided to test it out this year while teaching phase changes. [...]

• Go ahead – play with it.

  September 16, 2012 in Education, Technology

  While in school one day, I caught my son playing with a document camera.  I was amazed by his adventurous curiosity; he had no fear playing with the ELMO – trying to figure out what it can do and how it works. To me, there is no better professional development in learning new technology than [...]

• Vote for Exploding Sink!

  August 13, 2012 in Science

  explodingsink.com has been nominated for a 2012 Fascination Award.  Cast Your Vote for the Most Fascinating Science Teacher Blog of 2012!

• Where are the Apple Projectors with AirPlay?

  February 17, 2012 in Education, Technology

  I’ve been playing around with mirroring content on my iPad2 to my classroom LCD projector (with an Apple TV connected). But now I’m becoming greedy.  I also want my MacBook Air to mirror its desktop content as well.  Why didn’t Apple support AirPlay for Mac OS X when it was released last summer?  That would [...]