OneNote vs. Evernote

The two giants of the note taking world just became a bit closer now that One Note from Microsoft is now free and has their online version easier to access.http://www.onenote.com/ 

I personally like One Note and have used it for my note taking needs for years. I can access my notes on my desktop, my laptop, my iPad, my iPhone, and even online on my Chromebook.
I know many educators who like Evernote and have used it for year. Mainly because whey they started with it, Evernote was free.


If you are looking for a note taking option, these are probably the best two options to choose from. Both programs help you get organized with all of your notes, websites, and documents. But which one do you choose?

Lifehacker posted an excellent blog lately highlighting the pros and cons of each program. Take a look and decide for yourself. Get them both and try them both out. It's free!

Lifehacker OneNote vs. Evernote

Pi Day

Friday, March 14th is Pi day! (3-14).  If you want to get more specific 3/14 at 1:59 would be a wonderful time to wish everyone Happy Pi Day!
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Here are some resources you can use with students

Where does Pi come from Lesson Plan - a lesson I used to do with my students

Pi Lesson handout - the handout for the students


http://teachpi.org/ has many great resources.

http://www.piday.org/2008/2008-pi-day-activities-for-teachers/ - good ideas and videos here.

Search for number strings inside of Pi - http://www.angio.net/pi/digits.html

Pi Day Pinterest board - http://www.pinterest.com/nctmillum/pi-day/


My Favorite Pi book - Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi


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Learn about Pi with Max and Morty




What Pi Sounds Like


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80's Teachers vs. Millennials

A funny look from Kevin Bacon about the hard times of the 80's our students will never under stand.





What is a Millennial you ask? Pretty much most people younger than you. They are a totally different creature that most of us just don't understand.

Here is a great article from NYU for their faculty about Millennials.

Teachers Are Like Gardeners

From Sir Ken Robinson comes another video about teachers and education. He discusses how teachers are like gardeners and it really is a great metaphor for good teachers.

If you get a chance to watch his other videos it would be worth your time.
TED Talk : Do Schools Kill Creativity? - 2006
TED Talk: Bring on the Learning Revolution - 2010
TED Talk: How to Escape Education's Death Valley - 2013

RSA Animate: Changing Education Paradigms


His book The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything discusses the point at which talent meets personal passion and if filled with great stories of people who found their element.

Troubleshoot iPad

There are several things you can try when you are having trouble with your iPhone or iPad. Sometimes the device will slow down or freeze and sometimes it is a problematic app. Most of the time number three below, Restart the Device solves the problem. But if it does not, check out these other steps.

1.  Update your apps. 
More often than not an update is there to fix a bug (problem) that has been discovered.

2.  Force quit the app. Good to do periodically anyway.
In iOS 6:  Double-click on the home button.  Find the problematic app on the bottom of your screen where it shows recently used apps. Press and hold on the app icon until it wiggles.  Click on the red circle with a minus sign.  Your app icon goes away.
In iOS 7:  Double-click on the home button.  Find the problematic app image and swipe up on it to flick it away.

3.  Restart the device. 
Press and hold the power button on the top right of the device until you see “Slide to power off” on your screen.  Now, swipe to power off the device.  Then press the power button to turn the device on.

4.  Delete the app and reinstall (use this for app-specific problems).
Press and hold on the app icon on the home screen until it wiggles.  Press the red circle.  The app will be deleted after you confirm.  This sometimes might also delete your data for that app so only try this when you have to.  Then go to the iTunes store and download the app again.  You will not be charged twice if you are using the correct account.

5.  Restore the device.
This wipes out everything and is done by hooking up the device to iTunes.  I’d only use this if a bunch of apps are giving you problems as it’s a headache having to set up all your apps again. Usually I do this as a last resort.

If you have any other troubleshooting steps, please comment them.

The Teaching Channel

The Teaching Channel

There is a wonderful resource available to teachers about teaching.   It's called the Teaching Channel and you can connect with this organization in a variety of ways. 


http://www.teachingchannel.org/
http://www.youtube.com/teachingchannel
http://www.facebook.com/TeachingChannel
https://twitter.com/TeachingChannel