Comments for Patrick Truchon's Web Portal

Comment on Free Software (Part 2: In Schools) by Wojtek

Wojtek — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:42:47 +0000

Again, do not agree. Most of people use quite advanced software. Why the developer should not have salary if everyone else in society had it? I do not believe in open source software, or, better to say, I do not believe that open source will be as good as a commercial one. There is a simple reason: a motivation of developer.

Comment on Digital locks picking by Wojtek

Wojtek — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:39:05 +0000

Sorry, Pat, but I don’t think you are right. People don’t feel electronic medias are as same things as a “physical” things. The feeling in our mind is different. I will never steal DVD in a shop but I don’t have a problem to watch illegally copied movie.
Totally different issue is the price of electronic media, but it’s not a topic of this talk.

Comment on Driving Me Nuts by @polarisdotca

@polarisdotca — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:17:20 +0000

On the one hand, sorry about that, Patrick. ‘Wasn’t trying to drive you nuts!

On the other, terrific post! Your idea to colour the folds and exits and then unfold the strip is very cool. I wonder if the “mathematics of knots” people have an answer for us, where everything is determined by the number of under- and over-crossing. Or something like that — my math course on knots was a loooong time ago.

On the other, other hand, geez I love Twitter! They say you should think of every new tweet as the first line in a conversation. All of us toss these 1-liners into the twittersphere, hoping to start something. This time, mine did. Thanks, Patrick. Makes it all worthwhile :)

Comment on CO2 Levels (a depressing story) by A Math Educator Connecting the Dots of Data -Lessons Learned

A Math Educator Connecting the Dots of Data -Lessons Learned — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:53:22 +0000

[...] then so happened that I turned to my RSS reader and found Patrick Truchon’s latest post which explained the math behind forecasts about the incredibly fast growth of atmospheric CO2 which [...]

Comment on Going one-to-one by David Carpenter

David Carpenter — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:20:16 +0000

Thanks for putting this thoughtful review together. What made the 1:1 effort so interesting is that it was lead by innovative and flexible teachers willing to try new strategies and adapt when needed.

Comment on Math Wiki by “Alone Together” & Geogebra Math Tip | Lessons Learned

“Alone Together” & Geogebra Math Tip | Lessons Learned — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:41:06 +0000

[...] Sketchpad and are looking for an open source alternative, check out Patrick Truchon’s recent post about his use of [...]

Comment on Pondering the Next Semester by Panda

Panda — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:39:01 +0000

Sounds like a classic case of Evolution vs. Revolution ;) One thing that I have learned since leaving Taiwan is that sometimes it’s okay to give yourself permission to try an idea in baby steps. It might not be what you know it could be…but you can always let it improve over time. I think your post needs an option #4: a scaffolded option. Start with option 1 and then slowly intoduce more ownership to the students. Of course, you want to be transparent about why you are doing it that way… for increased buy-in. This also allows you to account for the difference in motivation between classes.

Have I mentioned that I miss teaching with you?

Comment on A Bad Day at School by Panda

Panda — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:25:10 +0000

There are many times I have pondered this since leaving a 1:1 laptop school. It seems that giving kids more options in how they research and present their learning can actually provide more levels of engaging kids. Basically, they might not be inspired by the content, but are inspired by the investigation or platform used to show the learning. The question then becomes : as an effective teacher, what can I do in the classroom to provide these choices when technology is not readily available?

Comment on iPads for a 1:1 School? by Jeff Utecht

Jeff Utecht — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:20:36 +0000

Your writing is way more elegant than mind and I agree. As a create I’m trying to find ways to create for the iPad. I do think it’s going to change how we consume information. But I want my students to think of ways to create for others to consume, and in order to do that you need a computer with the SDK iPad kit. :)

Comment on Study Hacks by jeromine

jeromine — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:07:32 +0000

http://his-jeromine.blogspot.com/2009/12/maths-hw.htmlJeromine's blog