tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post3231552237023368410..comments2024-03-27T15:13:24.764-04:00Comments on Computer Science Teacher: Idea vs Implementation–Using What We LearnAlfred Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575057876858763822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-45460447722493249282014-10-17T10:50:12.717-04:002014-10-17T10:50:12.717-04:00You make a great point Garth. if it doesn't ch...You make a great point Garth. if it doesn't change the way we teach it is of little use. One of the things I am doing with Code Hunt (and Office Mix to some extent) it to change the way I teach. I want the students to do more hand on problem solving than I can do in a class situation. My creating some code duels I can assign problems to work on at home without students needing more than Internet/web access. Alfred C Thompson IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011086242006020298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-82939992270528687262014-10-16T11:00:41.702-04:002014-10-16T11:00:41.702-04:00Many of the cool tools I see presented add to the ...Many of the cool tools I see presented add to the list of things to teach or learn. That list is already jam packed so an addition is just not needed. Now if the tool replaced something or made some task significantly easier then it is a winner. I have just started using Geogebra to help solve simple linear programming problems. The kids know how to find the intersection of two lines by hand so why not use a tool that does it quicker and easier. The tool in this case shortens and improves the task. It is also easy to do and is much prettier. My school had several in-services a couple years ago on all the Google tools. She was very excited to give all this new stuff to us. It did not improve what we were doing, it just added to the classroom teaching load. Most of it is long forgotten. Garthnoreply@blogger.com