obama – Transition Zone

What do the inauguration and math have in common?

January 23, 2009 by Phil Macoun Leave a Comment

The truth is I’m not sure what the inauguration and math have in common, but I decided this morning that it was important for my grade 7 math class to watch this historic occasion. As we sat in the computer lab watching streaming video live from Washington it occurred to me that this was an … [Read more…]

Obama, Social Networking, and Digiteen

November 6, 2008 by Phil Macoun 4 Comments

There have been a bunch of thoughts swirling around in my head over the past week that I really have to write down so that I can move on to other things. My experiences as a teacher involved in the Digiteen Project this year have gotten me thinking alot about how to engage teenagers in … [Read more…]