Entries by Mike

BAHS Navigation Signs

This summer I directed some time and energy to make my school a little bit better. I planned out and designed airport style navigation signs for my school to help people navigate the large building.

How a Website Works

I love talking about my gamified class! Whether it is a conference presentation, a county PD, or talking to teachers in a small group, someone wants to know how to do the same thing in their class. When I start talking about that I inevitably have to explain how the internet works. Here is my oversimplified version of how a website works, this is intended to give a teacher the vocab they need to know in order to move forward with setting up a gamified class.

Backblaze

A few years ago I lost the high-quality versions of photos of my son. My Aperture Vault got messed up somehow and I had no way to get those photos back. That started my quest to never lose a file again, that quest ended when I found Backblaze.

Dropbox

Dropbox is now the very first app I install on a new device, I rely on Dropbox to save all of the photos and videos that my family creates, and most of the apps I rely on every day use Dropbox to function.

Square Cash

Square Cash is the futuristic way to send and receive money that Hollywood promised me so long ago and I couldn’t be happier that it is finally here. If you have a friend, roommate, family member or anyone else you have to exchange money with even if only a few times a year you should get them on Square Cash.