On Friday, I was so pleased to be able to return to one of my favorite days of the year, High-Interest Day at Brookfield Elementary School. This is a day where I have been able to bring the concepts of physics to k-5 graders. You may be asking yourself, "Elementary students doing physics?" YES! Not just experimenting, but understanding the concepts behind the physics of electricity and sound. This is a very special day I have had the opportunity to be involved in since 2017. So, how are we able to bring the concepts of electricity and sound traditionally taught to high school 11th and 12th graders to the elementary level? There are a few keys 1) make it a hands-on experience 2) remove the mathematical calculations and make it practical. In the past, I had the luck of bringing a handful of my physics students with me to guide the elementary students through the concepts that they had learned over the course of the year. But in my new role as a Teaching and Learning Speciali
So, I’ve been seeing people with beautiful Twitter Cards in my Twitter Stream. They make it clear that there is a web page to visit and give a quick preview of what would be found. Something like the one below: I’ve been wondering how to get one of the cards to appear when I tweet out a link to my latest blog post. Since I use Blogger, there is not a simple button to click to turn this on. I had to find a way to paste new code into the HTML code of my blog. It took some searching from multiple sites to get a completely functional. This site though was quite helpful. But, I’d like to walk you through my process and hopefully it helps a few out. There are a few types of Twitter Cards. Two that at most frequently see are the basic summary card and the summary card with large image. Below you can see the layout of each, but realize that they both have the same content pieces. This is going to look like a lot more work than it will actually be