Tag Archives: tech

Grumpy wizards make toxic brew for the evil Queen and Jack. (Google Fonts)

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Mr. Heyer

Teachers love fonts! This is not always a good thing typographically and technologically. Even though I may be risking unleashing a new wave of font-heavy publications, if teachers are using Google Fonts, they at least won’t be full of fonts … Continue reading →

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How Do You Make A Website?

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Mr. Heyer

I finally decided to post the draft page of “Making A Website” I had written a while back. I’ll revisit it this summer to see if I can add anything more helpful. Comments and questions would be helpful in revising … Continue reading →

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Assignments On Phones

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Mr. Heyer

I keep warning my middle school eighth grades students that one day they’ll groan at the teacher about assignments given on their phones. I predicted it would happen to them in high school, but they had their doubts. Seems this … Continue reading →

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Inbox Zero

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Mr. Heyer

I’ve been reaching Zero more and more lately. Omnifocus and notecards have been very helpful with this.

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Teachers and Social Networking with Dual Personas

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Mr. Heyer

(edit: six months later, here’s a related article: Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time for an Open Alternative | Epicenter | Wired.com) “He accidentally hit ‘accept as friend’ and realized what he had done and quickly undid it,” one teacher told us … Continue reading →

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