Dan Meyer’s twelve minute talk at TEDxNYED in March 2010 is one of the best videos I’ve seen not only discussing how multimedia can be used effectively by math teachers to bring “real world” problem solving into the classroom, but even more importantly how we as math teachers can fundamentally change our PEDAGOGY to encourage [...]

Whoever was missing their favorite instant messaging (IM) chat client, the Windows Live Messenger on their iPhone should be happy now. The official (yes, by Microsoft itself) app of Windows Live Messenger is now available at Apple’s App Store for download on your iPhone and iPod Touch. Not only Microsoft has graced the app store [...]

Adding a Facebook Like Button on your website or blog is perhaps one of the easiest and most effective way to get more fans and earn more likes. If you have hundreds, thousand or perhaps tens of thousand of fans, it might be a good idea to publish a fan count. Fan count displays in [...]

It’s pretty amazing how piles of colorful plastic bricks can build wonders when they are attached together. Lego was first introduced by Lego Group in 1949 and have been everyone’s favorite ever since. What we are going to show you today are some Lego models you don’t get to see often, not available for purchase [...]

Call to action in web design is a term used for elements in a web page that solicit an action from the user (clicking, hovering, etc). Today we’re going to create an effective and awesome call to action button with some CSS and jQuery that grab the user’s attention and entice him to click . [...]

Baby pictures are one the most fascinating pictures on earth. And I think they are the most photographed subject in the world. As with any photo, finding the right angle or choosing the right perspective will result in an amazing photo. Capturing adorable moments with that innocent smile requires luck and patience. Getting your baby [...]

Firebug is absolutely my favorite addon to FireFox. It is an extremely powerful tool for diagnosing issues, as well as for development. Here is a brief video tutorial I did showing you some of the basics of using this great tool.

Thanks to the generosity of family and friends, my daughter and I attended the Kansas State versus Colorado men’s basketball game last weekend in Manhattan, Kansas, and the Kansas State versus Oklahoma men’s basketball game in Norman, Oklahoma, today. I used the $3 iPhone application Pano to capture a panorama inside each fieldhouse. Each of [...]

I answered the following question this evening on the FAQ blog for the course I’m teaching this semester, “Technology 4 Teachers” at the University of Central Oklahoma. Question: I don't understand the difference between Creative Commons and Flickr.  To me they look like they are interconnected with each other. Answer: Creative Commons is a nonprofit [...]

I answered the following question this evening on the FAQ blog for the course I’m teaching this semester, “Technology 4 Teachers” at the University of Central Oklahoma. Question: I don't understand the difference between Creative Commons and Flickr.  To me they look like they are interconnected with each other. Answer: Creative Commons is a nonprofit [...]