Do your students lose their notes? Do they just put them randomly into their backpack? Are they constantly missing pages or important sections of notes? Mine do, all the time! It’s crazy to ask a student to take out their notes on mitosis and see them pull out 3 history pages, 1 geography note, and a partially finished English paper before finding the one they need, crumpled inside their backpack. However, it does explain their inability to study effectively. Here’s what I do to … [Read more...] about Keep your students’ notes organized and complete while teaching them how to study
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How to Integrate ConvertKit inside Blogger
Connecting your ConvertKit account to your Blogger is straightforward. 1) Create your opt-in form inside ConvertKit Forms --> + Create Form 2) Click Form 3) Choose your style then design your form 4) Click Settings --> Style --> Click inside the Custom CSS box and enter the following .ck_powered_by { display: none !important; } .ck_first_name_field_group {display:none;} This gets rid of the ConvertKit branding and removes the First Name box if … [Read more...] about How to Integrate ConvertKit inside Blogger
How to setup a Google Classroom and upload your first assignment in 3 minutes
Are you interested in using Google Classroom? You should, once you get over the small learning curve, it's great. Super easy for you, no problem for your students, and certainly the way education is moving. I created a short walkthrough video below that outlines the process. Creating a Google Classroom 1) Go to www.google.com. 2) Click the set of 9 boxes in the top right. 3) Choose Classroom. This may not be part of the first set. If it is not, scroll down the dropdown set … [Read more...] about How to setup a Google Classroom and upload your first assignment in 3 minutes
The Dangers and Science of Speed
The Dangers of Speed We see it everywhere from sports like NASCAR to video games to movies like The Fast and Furious and even on our local highways. People, especially male teenagers, have this need for speed but why do people love to go fast and what are the potential consequences? In our need it now society, people want to get things done quickly but there’s more to it than that. People don’t jump out of airplanes or participate in street races because they want to arrive at their … [Read more...] about The Dangers and Science of Speed
Solar and Lunar Eclipse
Eclipses occur when one celestial body is shadowed by another. On Earth, we observe two types of eclipses: solar and lunar. Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes precisely between the Sun and the Earth and all three bodies are aligned. The moon casts its shadow on the Earth and blocks the Sun from our view. Lunar eclipses occur when the Earth passes precisely between the moon and Sun, casting a shadow on the moon. Solar eclipses happen at the new moon and lunar eclipses happen at the … [Read more...] about Solar and Lunar Eclipse