Cohort 21 | Adam Gregson | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/agregson/activity/ Activity feed for Adam Gregson. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:14:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 71e64864d96d46bc9ef1d8cf5554c1f5 Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/?p=75 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:50:01 -0400 It’s been an eventful year, and, not surprisingly, things did not turn out as I had planned. Most of my more sobering moments revolved around teaching computer science, which I enjoy immensely but in my second […]

]]> 73549e68ea678733d23329619ffe309e Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2015/04/09/girltech-coding/#comment-510 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:37:47 -0400 Hey Ruth,
Sounds like a successful year! There are two easy-to-use platforms for app development that I have seen, App Inventor and Touch Develop. Someone with a foundation in programming should be able to navigate either with aplomb.

In reply to - Ruth Eichholtz wrote a new post on the site deviating from the mean It’s been a busy school year (is there any other kind?) and I have spent a significant amount of time on the club I started this year for high […] ]]> 5a07695bd3f1898e3abad46ef9fe85e5 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/2015/02/28/google-sites-app-inventor-design-thinking/#comment-32 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:54:04 -0400 Thanks, Celeste, that’s great insight. I decided to use Sites, even though everyone I talked to was pretty lukewarm on it. I’ve set up a template and I’m just going to have students write a few notes at the end of each class so I can keep them accountable to something. I’ll let you know how it progresses.
BTW: the link you sent is for a…Read more

In reply to - Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson “Name three things I’ve never used in the classroom”  But I’m going to be using all three starting right after the March Break.  I’ve had a great meeting w […] ]]> 3369cbe2c9c2ea4bfd7025f579ca72c6 Adam Gregson and Tim Rollwagen are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/2507/ Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:12:39 -0500 0 4ecbf2fdc1470a9a4784f7cc4f92ba21 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/2015/02/28/google-sites-app-inventor-design-thinking/#comment-30 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:41:07 -0500 Yeah let me know if your students create some cool apps. Don’t forget to check out Touch Develop as well, it looks pretty slick.
I also look forward, somewhat apprehensively, to hearing how all this plays out in the classroom; hopefully not a disaster!

In reply to - Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson “Name three things I’ve never used in the classroom”  But I’m going to be using all three starting right after the March Break.  I’ve had a great meeting w […] ]]> 68bf08f098b6ce276aee8113dbdb61c4 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/2015/02/28/google-sites-app-inventor-design-thinking/#comment-28 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 20:41:42 -0500 Thanks, Ed, I’ll keep posting updates. Thanks again for pointing me toward this platform; I’ve played around with it quite a bit at this point and it’s really powerful and intuitive.

In reply to - Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson “Name three things I’ve never used in the classroom”  But I’m going to be using all three starting right after the March Break.  I’ve had a great meeting w […] ]]> 9be41a1b8c89133f5c61d82846a1d9e2 Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/?p=72 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:10:43 -0500 Thumbnail“Name three things I’ve never used in the classroom”  But I’m going to be using all three starting right after the March Break.  I’ve had a great meeting with a colleague from the art department who has experience […]

]]> 95d74a1a0de0741013c03671dccccd3d Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/2015/02/21/where-its-at/#comment-26 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:13:35 -0500 To tell the truth, it does feel good! I will try to give these students an enjoyable, meaningful CS class and build on those numbers. I really think all students should have some exposure to this discipline.

In reply to - Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson Thanks to everyone who left insightful comments on my Face-to-Face post.  After looking into MIT’s App Inventor 2, I’ve decided to end off the year on that […] ]]> fa7c1482da4d97cc8f24e6efa496d8da Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/2015/02/21/where-its-at/#comment-24 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:50:39 -0500 Thanks, Mike. I am cautiously optimistic!

In reply to - Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson Thanks to everyone who left insightful comments on my Face-to-Face post.  After looking into MIT’s App Inventor 2, I’ve decided to end off the year on that […] ]]> 3db6f4427e619575af5fb4ecc4d367af Adam Gregson posted an update: Learning App Inventor and Python, and having a blast! https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/2434/ Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:45:57 -0500 Learning App Inventor and Python, and having a blast!

]]> 0 6f6faa5c828ef08f89408cb62cbcd6e0 Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/?p=69 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:20:42 -0500 ThumbnailThanks to everyone who left insightful comments on my Face-to-Face post.  After looking into MIT’s App Inventor 2, I’ve decided to end off the year on that platform, as it will make a great foundation for the […]

]]> b8988f63bc25a03fac4cd3f89fc0f377 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/2015/01/23/seven-hours-in-the-clouds/#comment-19 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:13:40 -0500 Thanks, Ed, I’ve heard of it but haven’t really delved into it much. I’m still trying to firm up my end-of-year plans, perhaps I will pilot this platform.

In reply to - Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson One of the reasons I applied to attend Cohort 21 was to connect with innovative and dynamic teachers.  During today’s meeting, I had the privilege of talking […] ]]> d0d876c31c3dfbc84b6a12bdd50e0ce6 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/2015/01/23/seven-hours-in-the-clouds/#comment-18 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:12:19 -0500 Thanks, Ruth, I’ll definitely be in touch. It’s great to know there are people out there pushing the envelope!

In reply to - Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson One of the reasons I applied to attend Cohort 21 was to connect with innovative and dynamic teachers.  During today’s meeting, I had the privilege of talking […] ]]> 97fa33e1fe294e1db1b86c929d1becb5 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/tiachambers/2015/01/23/who-says-6-year-olds-cant-code/#comment-13 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 23:16:10 -0500 Sounds like an awesome plan, Tia; I’m sure the kids will take to it like ducks to water. What coding apps are you planning to use? I’m looking forward to hearing about your progress.

In reply to - Tia Chambers wrote a new post on the site Tia Chambers I’m a little behind in posting my action plan but I’m glad I waited because in the course of just one day, it has been radically transformed. Initially, I was […] ]]> b65ef2f0e6dcfb0607f81da18cdaaf2b Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/?p=66 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:31:09 -0500 One of the reasons I applied to attend Cohort 21 was to connect with innovative and dynamic teachers.  During today’s meeting, I had the privilege of talking with several colleagues who are passionate about […]

]]> f20904582cc09d9791d27a51a0b35013 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/kylecardinale/2015/01/15/how-do-we-get-girls-hooked-on-stem/#comment-14 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:16:35 -0500 Hi Kyle,
Looks like we are planning to tackle the same issue. I find it particularly alarming that female graduates of computing programs have been declining since the early 80s. Perhaps we can share successes and failures over the next few years.
See you tomorrow.

In reply to - Kyle Cardinale wrote a new post on the site Kyle Cardinale As the flurry of report cards start to wind down, after a busy busy holiday season I finally have time to sit down and think about my action plan. The […] ]]> 5fa8eb9c86f2affd3e118f02d4f2aaa6 Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/?p=59 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:03:49 -0500 I am a math teacher.  At least, I was until a year and a half ago when, for a variety of reasons, I volunteered to teach computer science.  Since then, I have written many thousands of lines of code, mostly in […]

]]> 8a6830aff96e21623fddacbf7757a974 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/dannyneville/2014/12/31/mindfulness-in-the-classroom/#comment-9 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 13:37:57 -0500 Hey Danny,
This is a great initiative. There has been a few people suggesting this in my school, and a Wellness Team of committed staff and students has worked hard to get people to be mindful in their day-to-day life. Aside from whatever pedagogical benefits there may be (and this seems pretty hard to measure), it seems to me to be a healthy…Read more

In reply to - Danny Neville wrote a new post on the site Danny Neville What is mindfulness? I discovered mindfulness last year, just as the school year was wrapping up. I’d been hearing the word thrown around for quite a w […] ]]> 05eff89d991f9b6b7b9e87dd2c21e372 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/2014/11/25/learning-from-youtube/#comment-10 Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:35:32 -0500 HI Les,
Thanks, I liked Ed’s post on Desmos; I’m already a fan, and I hope others get turned on to it, too. Khan Academy is a great resource as well, my students report that they use it regularly as a supplement to my classes.

In reply to - Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson I am (just barely) old enough to remember a time when people argued about facts. I might mention off-hand, for example, that Meg Ryan was in “Top Gun”, one of […] ]]> 5355475a10366302f360509621416358 Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/?p=46 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:48:00 -0500 I am (just barely) old enough to remember a time when people argued about facts. I might mention off-hand, for example, that Meg Ryan was in “Top Gun”, one of my ne’er-do-well friends would disagree, and we could […]

]]> 6c2d416f9849f1a10254ecf3df6107ee Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/edhitchcock/2014/11/23/desmos-now-thats-what-im-talkin-about/#comment-21 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:24:24 -0500 Yes, I’m a big fan of Desmos as well. Along with Wolfram Alpha, it has given me and my students very powerful tools to check our intuition, along with our calculating abilities!

In reply to - Ed Hitchcock wrote a new post on the site Ed Hitchcock At yesterday’s Cohort 21 Face to Face (F2F) session we learned about different models of how to look at tech integration. Probably the most well known of […] ]]> 618622a451591461907ba58aa76f3a96 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/erinorourke/2014/11/18/coding-with-kids/#comment-32 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:17:29 -0500 Thanks for this post, Erin. One of my goals is to get a 1:1 ratio of girls to boys in my CS classes (one of my other goals is to get 1:1 ratio of all students to CS-enrolled students, but they go hand in hand). I’m interested to hear more about your #girlsintech initiatives as I start to formulate my own plans.

In reply to - Erin Orourke wrote a new post on the site Erin O'Rourke Well…it’s certainly been awhile since I’ve posted, but I guess a 6-month sabbatical from blogging isn’t too bad. I literally feel like I’m just getting back […] ]]> 6de84a81131105fa2db0f8bd33d5200b Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/11/10/how-cohort-21-continues-to-inspire-me/#comment-96 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:48:40 -0500 I can say that pretty much everyone Mike comes in contact with is somehow enriched by the experience.

In reply to - mikefarley wrote a new post on the site Mike Farley This week I’ll be presenting at the Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario (STAO) annual conference in Toronto. I’m a Geo teacher but I’ll be doing a session on […] ]]> a941ec9e52f40aea97c93d1fbeaa5a9d Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/2014/10/20/jazz-impressions-of-cohort21/#comment-7 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:52:22 -0500 Thanks for all the supportive comments; right now I’m wrestling with Java and trying to up my game as a programmer. I have a lot of accomplished and brilliant students to keep up with (or at least not fall too far behind!) Still fighting the multi-platform blues: Edsby, FirstClass, Edmodo, SurveyMonkey, PowerShell, bash, Google Forms, Excel,…Read more

In reply to - Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson The question you ask yourself at the beginning is important, so naturally you spend some time crafting it. Certainly “Should I use technology in my […] ]]> 3e91b24edd8844f71f8590aa1f6d8f7c Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2014/11/10/announcing-girltech/#comment-501 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:44:31 -0500 Great initiative; I’ll look forward to more posts, and to stealing your ideas for my own practice!

In reply to - Ruth Eichholtz wrote a new post on the site deviating from the mean hello world: meet GirlTech. What is GirlTech? Before I tell you that, I have to tell you where it comes from. (tl;dr – an awesome new club fo […] ]]> 0a9cb65c22f565c2bfd2816e4aecf584 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/allisonharding/2014/10/20/navigating-the-digital-superhighway/#comment-7 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:22:50 -0400 Hi Allison,
Thanks for the kind words; funny how we happened to be “elbow partners”, and had similar reflections after the conference. Keep chipping away at it!

In reply to - Allison Harding wrote a new post on the site Allison Harding 1,373,000. According to AppBrain Stats that’s the current number of Android apps on the market. Not to mention the additional 1.3 million that […] ]]> d3b54d461dd5ae9795cdb1d9bcddf112 Adam Gregson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/andrewruston/2014/10/20/getting-set-up-for-cohort-21/#comment-2 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:12:31 -0400 I would add one thing that was good about Saturday, and that was the professionalism and polish of the presentations and the day as a whole. The transitions were smooth as glass, I felt engaged but never overwhelmed, and the day flew by.
A big take-away for me was that this is how you sell your audience on what you’re selling. The preparation,…Read more

In reply to - Andrew Ruston wrote a new post on the site Andrew Ruston I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy to be awake early on a Saturday morning since I was 6 years old and watching Barney. The first cohort 21 face to […] ]]> 0b684116c42da4574f72e34a38e760e9 Adam Gregson wrote a new post on the site Adam Gregson http://cohort21.com/adamgregson/?p=40 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:03:06 -0400 Thumbnail

The question you ask yourself at the beginning is important, so naturally you spend some time crafting it. Certainly “Should I use technology in my classroom?” is a starting point, but you probably have no […]

]]> 8bafea0743aca09260618c293bed4db8 Adam Gregson posted an update: I wrote an .xml file, and I thought I saved it on Google […] https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/1510/ Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:32:40 -0400 I wrote an .xml file, and I thought I saved it on Google Drive. I did not.

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