Downunder and Back and Back Again
I returned three weeks ago from a whirlwind trip to my adopted homeland, Australia, where I enjoyed the great privilege of being a Visiting Scholar …
Welcome to the World of Probability
Originally published in the September 2000 issue of Australia’s Hotsource online newsletter Now that most of you can be considered advanced beginners in using MicroWorlds, …
The Flip Side of Logo Maths
Originally published in the September 2000 issue of Australia’s Hotsource online newsletter LogoWriter and MicroWorlds have done so much for interdisciplinary projects that it is …
1:1 computing / classic Stager / creativity / leadership / learning / project-based learning / teaching
On Learning Ideas and Clip Art
Originally published in the September 2000 issue of Australia’s Hotsource online newsletter I recently attended the American Association of School Administrators Conference. The wares being …
MicroWorlds for Munchkins
Originally published in the September 2000 issue of Australia’s Hotsource online newsletter and 1997 issue of Logo Exchange Since the 1960s, Logo was intended to have …
Make Your Own Wallace and Gromit with One Line of Code
Originally published in the June 2000 issue of Australia’s Hotsource online newsletter The recent success of Rick Park’s brilliant Wallace and Gromit films has inspired …
New Ways to Remember in MicroWorlds
Originally published in the October 2000 issue of Australia’s Hotsource online newsletter Most MicroWorlds users are familiar with the local and global variables built into …
1:1 computing / classic Stager / creativity / learning / project-based learning / teaching / technology
Every Kid a Publisher
Originally published in the Dec 1999 / Jan 2000 of Australia’s Hotsource online newsletter Cable television, specialty publications and the Internet have seen the rise …
President Obama Is Right
I’ve never understood what the protestors who commit mayhem at nearly every gathering of world leaders hope to accomplish via their chaos, incoherent messages and …
Back-to-School Night: America’s Annual Torture Convention
I used to refer to Back-to-School Night at my kids’ schools as “The Night of 1,000 Columns,” because of the comical inspiration provided by each …