by Ari Yares | Mar 8, 2016 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Unlike my childhood home, my house is covered in bits and pieces of Barbie and other doll accessories. As the oldest of four boys, I’m still getting used to the infusion of dolls and other traditional girl toys. I’m frequently amazed at the way my children...
by Ari Yares | Oct 19, 2015 | 21st Century Learning
I’m not sure if you notice, but the number of ways that we can communicate with each other has exploded almost exponentially. Here’s a short rundown of the tools that I’ve used to communicate with others in the past week or so: E-mail Texting Google...
by Ari Yares | Sep 10, 2015 | 21st Century Learning
Ever since I saw this image on Facebook, it’s been bothering me. On the surface, it’s a great teacher hack – get the phones out of the kids’ hands and take attendance. It’s a marvelous mix of classroom management and administration,...
by Ari Yares | Apr 18, 2013 | 21st Century Learning
In an era where we are supposed to be promoting the use of technology, I have to admit that there is one tech tool that I just see as overused and poorly applied. It’s PowerPoint.When I taught instructional technology at Temple University, I devoted a few...
by Ari Yares | Jan 23, 2013 | The Innovative Dad Blog
I had an interesting internal debate in my head the other day.My wife and I have been very careful with how much “screen” time that we give our girls (ages 2 and 4 1/2) as we don’t want it to become an electronic babysitter for us. Television viewing...
