March 2011
8 posts
Tex. fifth-graders learn lessons in finance →
Great teaching in action :-)  I’m definitely impressed with the ingenuity and hands-on approach of this lesson.  It’s getting kids excited about learning! On the other hand (and no slight against the teacher…this is just a personal thing), it’s slightly uncomfortable for me to think of 5th graders believing that MONEY is the ultimate goal.   Again, no slight against the...
Mar 30th
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Little GameSalad quirks
Oh my dear Gamesalad, why is the “registration point” for your objects in the MIDDLE?  Is there a way to change this?
Mar 23rd
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ListenBecause iD UCLA 2010 couldn’t be...
Mar 21st
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Adventures in GameSalad :)
I’m working in GameSalad today, much as I did yesterday.  Trying to get a jump on this summer when I’m supposed to be teaching a class on this software.  So far…so good.  It’s not a completely realized program yet…though it is pretty good.  But some things are certainly missing - like when I resize an “actor” on the stage, there’s no easy way to view...
Mar 20th
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ListenDear Ms. Victoria Justice, If you happen to...
Mar 14th
WatchWatch
Poor Unfortunate Souls… :-D
Mar 14th
A beautiful song that I've been listening to...
I would not be here tonight If I had to choose. It’s always the bigger things in life That seem to choose you. You can say what you want Believe what you will believe But I’ll take what I want And see what I need to see. When I’m buried in the questions I can’t find the answers; I close my eyes and listen Til I remember Everything was beautiful Notthing seemed...
Mar 14th
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Dreams and Goals
I realize I don’t really have these anymore.  How depressing is that?  I’m just kind of here.  Right now my biggest goal is pretty much to not die and be a nice person so that when I DO die, someone will say something nice at my funeral.   The dreams are there I think.  Trapped deep inside my head…I just don’t have the energy anymore to do anything.  Sometimes I wonder if...
Mar 14th