Homework TONIGHT In prepartion for our work with model rockets, I am asking that all Mod Tech students bring in a ZIPLOC bag, gallon sized, please. We will start our consturuction and studies with model rockets tomorrow. Mr. Meta Full Story...

Extension In class today, we decided to work one more day on the motor challenges. Wednesday, we will start to look at the sensors on the machines! Full Story...

Lego NXT Motor Challenges The students started today working on 2 challenges with their NXT robots. The first challenge is to take the robot and have it trace a star. The second challenge is to program the robot to start at the Mod Tech room and move it into the art room. This Full Story...

There is homework over the weekend!!! Over the weekend, I want the 6th grade tech students to spend some time working in WORD and explore the Menu toolbar. Then the students need to go to their Schoology Discovering Computers class, and discuss what they explored and also tell me what versio Full Story...

Schoology Hey guys, if you get a chance, check out the following site where we will be blogging and working online for part of our class. olentangy.schoology.com Make sure when you get to the site is has Olentangy Local Schools as the school. Not a blank space. Full Story...

Homework tonight for PowerPoint--11/2/2011 Tonight the students need to complete their "research" for finding 3-4 facts about each of their 6 "Favorite Things." They also need to save a picture of each of these things. If they need to, they can save these pictures in their First Class for homewo Full Story...

My 15th Year of Teaching I am starting my 15th year of teaching! I cannot believe that I am halfway done with my teaching career. This is my 13th year with Olentangy Schools and my 5th year with Hyatts Middle School. I spent 8 years at Scioto Ridge Elementary. My first two ye Full Story...

About Me! Read this and the entries below to learn more about me! This picture is of me when I graduated from the University of Dayton in 1997. I LOVE my job and I am so happy that I am teacher in Olentangy! I am thrilled to be working with all of the students an Full Story...

My Family I have lived in Columbus ever since graduating from the University of Dayton. I was married in 2000 to my wife, Beth. She is a school librarian for Westerville City Schools. In 2008, Beth and I adopted Adam, our son, from Karaganda, Kazakhstan. He was Full Story...