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StyleCure Day 3 – What Works and What Doesn’t?

raccooncity August 12, 2013 StyleCure Day 3 – What Works and What Doesn’t?2013-08-12T11:05:46+00:00 Design No Comment
Dining Room - before: too dark, too sterile, too cluttered = not inviting One of my biggest issues with this room is how dark it is. There is no power…
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StyleCure Day 2

raccooncity August 11, 2013 StyleCure Day 22013-08-11T18:58:17+00:00 Design No Comment
StyleCure Inspiration, a set on Flickr. This assignment was all about going out and snapping pics of what appeals to you. Instead, since I am behind schedule, I went back…
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Design

Apartment Therapy Style Cure Begins…

raccooncity August 11, 2013 Apartment Therapy Style Cure Begins…2013-08-11T16:11:32+00:00 Design No Comment
As a teacher you would think that with the whole summer "off" I would get a lot accomplished. It is always amazing to me how the time flies by and,…
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Workshops

What Makes a Lifelong Learner?

raccooncity July 8, 2013 What Makes a Lifelong Learner?2013-07-08T23:23:21+00:00 Workshops No Comment
I just finished leading an IB PYP Workshop in Reading and Writing through Inquiry. I have now run this workshop four times and it never ceases to amaze me how…
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Teaching

Creativity in Math Class

raccooncity November 4, 2012 Creativity in Math Class2016-10-31T19:56:29+00:00 Teaching No Comment
based on CC licensed photo (BY-NC-SA) from infilmity's flickr photostream I have recently been thinking a lot about developing an ICT curriculum at school. I am of two minds about…
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New School Year

raccooncity September 5, 2012 New School Year2012-09-05T22:46:11+00:00 Teaching No Comment
It never ceases to amaze me how much there is to do to get set up at the beginning of every school year. Here's a glimpse into what goes on…
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Reflecting on Camp Magic Macguffin

raccooncity August 12, 2012 Reflecting on Camp Magic Macguffin2016-10-31T19:55:07+00:00 ds106 No Comment
I am now back from my holiday in Paris and can properly embed my video Solving the Mysteries of Camp Magic Macguffin that was completed before I left and before…
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Solving the Mysteries of Camp

raccooncity July 29, 2012 Solving the Mysteries of Camp2016-10-31T19:53:43+00:00 ds106 No Comment
I finished this just before I had to leave for the airport and can't find the embed on my phone. Hope you can see it here anyway: ;feature=youtube_gdata_player It was…
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Is Everything Good a Remix?

raccooncity July 22, 2012 Is Everything Good a Remix?2014-08-17T17:17:47+00:00 ds106 No Comment
So you want to be creative? 1. Copy 2. Tinker 3. Combine In part 3 of Everything Is a Remix: Elements of Creativity, Kirby Ferguson states that "creativity isn't magic.…
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7-day Daily Create Mash-up

raccooncity July 17, 2012 7-day Daily Create Mash-up2016-10-31T19:45:45+00:00 ds106 1 Comment
About a week ago, I resolved to do some of the Daily-Creates for ds106. In perfect "make a resolution" style, I promptly failed and didn't complete the first one on…
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