For language teachers trying to incorporate Web 2.0 and yet keep their sanity.
Category Archive: Writing
Jan
21
Jan
09
Erin McKean asks for help collecting words for “The Dictionary”
A long time ago (in blog years) I wrote a post entitled: You won’t find any snarky, grammar/spelling Nazis here, in which I attempt to encourage you to write without worrying too much about stumbling over all those silly and often confusing rules and conventions. Then, as sort of a disclaimer, I wrote another post …
Jan
08
“Why I’m Not Sorry.” Inside the Adolescent Mind
I collected this about a year ago as part of a disciplinary plan from a student who cut a healthy lock of hair from a girls head. I had posted it then, but some of his classmates alerted him to the posting and made a big stink out of it. So I post it again …
Apr
02
Proudly Introducing: Think Thank Thunk!
Today, I’d like to proudly introduce you to the project that I feel like I’ve been giving birth to for the last couple of weeks: Think Thank Thunk (found at www.3thinks.com)is my humble attempt at a blog specifically written and designed for parents and teachers. It’s still a bit under construction, but I thought I’d …
Jun
29
How this blog made $400 in its first month with AdSense . . .
. . . and over $850 the second. I really enjoy blogging. In fact, I remember saying to my wife one night before chriswondra.com was even a twinkle in my eye: “I think I was born for this.” Early on there were a number of things that made blogging attractive: Control: you have total control …
Apr
26
On being a superhero
The subhead for this blog reads “School teacher, dad, homeowner turns superhero but has to learn his powers along the way.” Lately I’ve had a weird sort of feeling about that. Like I’m supposed to explain what it means or something. And since, in my own mind, that would be a lot of work and I’m …
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