Curiosity and NASA team… You’ve made us all proud! This is the Olympics of engineering! Wow! The rover sent back pictures too! MarsCuriosity You asked for pics from my trip. Here you go! My 1st look (of many to come) Read more…
We’re about to land on Mars! Wahoo! Watch it live! Streaming video by Ustream To learn more about the mission, please visit this article from CNN. Links: http://eyes.nasa.gov/index.html How does the rover land? – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2I8AoB1xgU Mission details Nasa.gov Thanks @doctorjeff for Read more…
MetaBlast is an amazing first person shooter quest through a cell. After playing it a few times, I had to share this video game. To learn more about this game, please visit http://www.metablast.org/ . I did have a few issues starting Read more…
Why is game based learning a meaningful trend in education? Even though millions of children do not finish high school in the US, million of people play games for more than 45 hours per week. How can we influence that Read more…
https://twitter.com/AngelaMaiers/status/230334473017884673/photo/1 Bill Gates through his foundation has challenged our community to discover what makes a great teacher. In this vision, we need to regularly find and celebrate great teachers. I greatly appreciate the work Microsoft has done Read more…
What aspects of games help enhance learning? Check out this awesome TED talk from Dr. Richard Van Eck. For additional examples of gamification and game based learning, please consider reviewing my previous blog entries. Dr. Van Eck feels that games Read more…
I have the great pleasure of sharing my life with my wife who teaches college Biology. We have a number of friends who are preparing their final plans for the fall semester. I have to admit the process of planning Read more…
Photo from http://www.public-domain-image.com I cherish my mission as a father. My wife and I have been blessed with two wonderful boys who are going up so quickly. I often ask God to help me become the best dad that I Read more…
I teach at a small college that typically serves non-traditional students from lower income brackets. I find one of my biggest challenges is to get my students truly engaged in the material. I am competing for their attention in a Read more…
As a musician and software designer, I care about my children and future generations being creative. I believe creativity fills my life with passion, teaches me to be expressive, and helps me as a problem solver. Sir Ken Read more…