- My name is Katrin Becker. This is my blog. It is about Digital Games, Educational Technology, Computer Science, Academia, and sometimes Rural Life and other notions. Comments are welcome but will be edited as necessary to maintain relevance.
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“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my life. I have lost almost 300 games. 26 times I have been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I have failed over and over and over again. That is why I succeed…”
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I’m not the only one who has issues with the iPad 3
List of iPad gripes goes on and on – latimes.com. No Siri (not that I care to talk to my iPad in the first place) Weighs more. Gets physically hot. VERY fragile screen (DON’T EVER drop it). Takes a long … Continue reading
iPad3 means no shuffling between several gadgets … REALLY????
iPad3 means no shuffling between several gadgets | NextWorth. Professing never-ending love for the iPad has taken on a real cult-like fervor. It’s really quite embarrassing. The digital world is converging on a revolutionary all-in-one device, the powerful, brand-new iPad. … Continue reading
Choose: Education OR Fun. Apparently, you can’t have both.
I’ve talked about this before (Trading off between Education and Fun??? SRSLY?, and FUN Should NOT be an ‘F’-Word). I even wrote about this in my book. Many people in Education seem to believe that fun and education are at … Continue reading
If you fly, you can’t use their dictionary….
Anyone know a a good dictionary/thesaurus app I can install on my PC? I used to use the offline version of Websters, which I loved, but it is old and won’t install on my 64bit machine. Lately I’ve been using … Continue reading
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Why I Hate My iPad
I bought an iPad in September. I was not really excited. There is no question that Apple products are sleek and good-looking. Beautiful even. For some of us though, functionality is a bigger part of the user experience than how … Continue reading
Academic Travesties – Open Access Publishing
I got ANOTHER invitation to publish an article the other day – this time it was a call for book chapters. I get quite a few of these, as I’m sure others do too. Personalized invitations are always flattering, but … Continue reading
The Decorative Media Principle in Action
There are thousands (maybe even millions) of examples of the Decorative Media Principle out there in the Internets. The Decorative Media Principle involves creating a visually pleasing background and other decorations for a worksheet, website, etc. that is usually thematically … Continue reading
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A Programming Language does NOT count as a second language
Although I still think learning several is good for you. Hello Worlds (why humanities students should learn to program) « Matthew G. Kirschenbaum. (May 23, 2010) While I do agree with some of what he says, his misconceptions convince me … Continue reading
