by David | Classroom Management, Games, Learning
Yesterday, I shared why I don’t use overt competition in my VYL classrooms. Today, I want to share my favourite quote on competition, it comes from an Amazon.com reviewer of Alfie Kohn’s book ‘No Contest: The Case Against Competition’. “I...
by David | Classroom Management, Kindergarten, Lessons
There’s a fairly common view held by teachers of very young learners that competition doesn’t work well in the classroom. Generally they say this is because young children find it stressful. My sense is that very young children can’t relate to...
by David | Software, Tools
One of my favourite Mac utilities (ever), just got a major update. It’s called EasyFind and is created by DEVONTechnologies, the team behind DEVONThink. EasyFind is kind of like the Spotlight utility on the Mac, except, um, it actually works. So much so, that I...
by David | Technology, Tips, Video
Following a big payout last year for not doing enough to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, YouTube made changes to the features available on content made for children. That basically includes the majority of videos you might want to watch...
by David | Kindergarten, Phonics
I’m very excited about my latest project of creating a phonics curriculum specifically for EFL very young learners. One of the reasons I want to take on this project is that most commercial phonics programs (like Jolly Phonics) are designed for native speakers...
by David | Software, Technology, Tips
Image Used Under Creative Commons 3.0 License (Jojo Mendoza) Sometimes I’ve had the need to open Microsoft Publisher files my colleagues made, to either view or edit them on a Mac. There are a few ways to handle this workflow. First, you can buy apps for the...
