I recently asked my newly-graduated son a question: "Why do ice cubes melt?" I had been thinking about my 9th grade science students working on a project that involved designing a container that would maintain an ice cube in its frozen state for as long as possible.

My son thought a moment, then said with a laugh, "Because of the heat."

"Yes, I know," I replied, "But how does heat make ice melt?" Read more »

After reading the book Toys to tools : connecting student cell phones to education by Liz Kolb, I decided to see what tools are out there for the use of mobile technology in the classroom setting. Using technologies that students come to school with and always have seems like a win-win situation. Here are some of the tools I have found.

•Evernote: The primary use of Evernote is to jot notes, clip web content and capture pictures. http://www.evernote.com/
•Jott: Jott is a voice-to-text-enabled online service that lets you create memos, set reminders and send emails. http://jott.com/ Read more »

First, as I'm encouraging others to blog and write articles, I want to "walk" my "talk" by beginning a blog on iteachnet.org. Secondly, I want to clarify for myself and others what the difference is between blog-entries and Webzine2 articles. By definition, a blog is a diary or "log" entry on the Web. In practice, however, the distinction between a blog and an article, especially a newspaper column, is not so clear.