Class Work...

This is how much class work I got done yesterday...........ZERO! Uggh...

Basic Formula for an Excel Gradebook

My students do a daily reflection on how they performed in class, and they keep in Excel as a gradebook. I showed my 7th and 8th graders how to do a basic formula in the gradebook today--and they got it. I'm wondering about ways to teach math with Excel...

Championship Monday

Lost a humiliation bet to a friend tonight on the championship game. Now my colleague gets to design a shirt that I have to wear at school for a day. It'll probably be PINK. Can you say Teacher Workday loophole?!? The Spartans were outmatched by a determined opponent tonight. Sad.

Moving video from Windows to a Mac

Workaround if your Mac won't import video from your camera. 

1. Import video to Windows Movie Maker in .avi format instead of .wmv. 
2. Drag it to a flash drive and onto a Mac. 
3. From the File menu of your iMovie, select Import. 
4. Navigate to your video on the flash drive. 
5. Wa-la!
   

Quick Fix 1

Fixed an overhead screen with packing tape this afternoon. It doesn't stand a chance of working. Oh well. My engineering degree from Jerryrig University has already been conferred.

They can't have it back.

Workout 4 is History

That was sure fun. Uggh. Added pull-ups to the circuit.

That went well. Double Uggh.

-ej

Workouts

I have my 4th workout with Perform-X this afternoon. The first three have been nothing short of humiliatingly tough. It's good for me. Bad for my already delicate ego, but good for me.

Facebook

Apparently, before yesterday, I was one of about three people on planet Earth that was NOT on Facebook. Now I'm on--and I really think that it's a full-time job just maintaining your presence there. Oh well, teaching, doctoral work, coaching and reffing were easy! :-)