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Alex Lancia

Reflections on teaching, learning, and life

March 3 #SOL18: The Match

Anxious eyes look up at the ref.  The ref looks down at his watch, raises his whistle and blows three times.  Game over.  The victors are jubilant - all screams and shouts and hugs and high fives.  The vanquished are... Continue Reading →

March 2 #SOL18: Thankful

The first comment I received as I started my 2018 Slice of Life Challenge was "brief and to the point."  As I type this the ubiquitous evening thunderstorm is rolling in bringing a much needed respite from the heat and... Continue Reading →

March 1 #SOL18: Time

6:37 The pressure. What to say? So much to do. How do I choose priorities? What matters most people tell you. So start a brand new to-do list? Yes! And top the list with writing everyday.

How to Add Icons in Seesaw Activities

Enhance your Seesaw activities with these quick text shortcuts to replace your words with symbols and images. Now updated (Sept. 2020) with the new shortcuts! Here is a link to the Google Drawing if you want to make a copy... Continue Reading →

Why Together We Are Better

In the 1990s Simons and Chabris conducted the following experiment at Harvard: Rolf Dobelli, author of The Art of Thinking Clearly states that, The monkey business test is considered one of the most famous experiments in psychology and demonstrates the... Continue Reading →

Love & Life & Darker Places

February 14th is traditionally known as Valentine's day, a day to celebrate love in all its forms.  However, as poetic justice would have it, this year's Valentine's day also coincided with the first funeral I have had to attend for... Continue Reading →

The Power of a Good Read Aloud Book

"If you are what you eat, then I only want to eat the good stuff." - Remy (Ratatouille) The same analogy applies to books.  Not all books are created equal.  Some books I wonder how they ever got published in... Continue Reading →

Automatically Force Users to Make a Copy of Shared Google Files

We've all done it ... opened up a shared Google doc, started editing, and then realized we are not working on a copy.  Then you frantically hit "undo" or revert to an earlier version of the doc.  Meanwhile the author... Continue Reading →

Google Inbox Basics

Is your inbox out of control and stressing you out? Then take a look at Inbox by Google.  To-do lists, calendar events, emails all in one package to make the daily digital grind easier to manage.  Takes a little getting... Continue Reading →

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