Andy Losik’s Islands of Geektopia

Andy Losik is a STAR member of the Discovery Educator Network and teaches in Hamilton, Mi

Andy Losik’s Islands of Geektopia

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Teaching in the Sticks: The Future of Media?

January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Like in schools around the country, many students at Blue Star Elementary in Hamilton, Michigan watched history unfold as Barack Obama took the oath of office and became the 44th President of the United States of America. The big difference though was the fact that nobody at Blue Star watched it on a TV. Every [...]

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Classic: Death by PowerPoint

January 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

This guy is hilarious…..and so truthful. Warning: one word in here isn’t quite appropriate to show to a class. Watch on your own and enjoy.

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Catch me at MACUL 2009

January 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I will be presenting “Build Your Own K-5 Literacy with Google Maps and Lit Trips.” on Friday March 20th from 10:00 to 11:00 am at the 2009 Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning conference at Cobo Hall in Detroit. Check conference program for exact location. Links to all of the websites from my 2008 [...]

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Office for Mac ’08 Tutorials

January 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The team that created Office for Mac ’08 USED to have an awesome site detailing all of the features of the new suite as they presented them at Mac World a year ago. Well, that great resources seems to have gone hooves up. Ahhhh, it must be the economy! Here is another one with some [...]

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Hold on Folks!

January 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

You can’t move an island in a day…although it only took me an hour to build one in photoshop. Lots of stuff on the way. Check out the old Geek Islands site at http://hcsgeektopia.blogspot.com.

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My First Post on my Discovery Blog

January 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

We are working with 3rd grade teachers in Hamilton, MI today and introducing them to blogging opportunities.

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