I recently read two articles on the New York Times website about how video games can be incorporated into the classroom. The one that I will be focusing on is “The Future of Reading – Using Video Games as Bait to Hook Readers” by Motoko Rich. In the article, Rich talks about many different ways that people [...]
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Video games in the classroom?
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Underground Railroad in Michigan Conference
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, September 26, I attended The Underground Railroad in Michigan: A Decade of Discoveries Conference at Grand Valley State University. I attended Sessions A and C and and saw part of Keynote Speaker Karolyn Smardz Frost’s presentation, as well as that of Christopher Paul Curtis.
In the morning on Friday, I first attended Session A [...]
Cheater, Cheater, Pumpkin Eater
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Throughout the history of the school system, students have always found ways to cheat at their assigned tasks. Taking a peak at their neighbor’s paper, hiding answers up a sleeve, writing answers on the desk, etc. One thing that it has always been a little harder to cheat on, however, is writing. Students can pull an essay off of the internet, but [...]
