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Educator - Tech Nerd - Mathematics Fan

Erich Forler is a graduate of the Bachelors of Education program at University of Ottawa.
Divisions: Junior/Intermediate
Teachable subject: Mathematics, Computer Tech (9/10)
Currently: Math, Computer Tech at Sir Wilfrid Laurier SS

Recently Taught:
OCDSB LTO Intro to Computer Technology (Robotics) Sir Wilfrid Laurier SS
OCDSB LTO Gr. 8 Alta Vista PS
OCDSB LTO Gr. 5/6 at Sir Winston Churchill PS
WQSB Grade 11 Math, Grade 11 Computer Science,
Ontario Gr. 10 Computer Science

Recent Posts

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This is a collection of 82 short videos (5-6 minutes) of an interesting logic problem including the solution. Ted Education Riddle Videos...

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For students who like story-telling but are a bit hesitant to enter the world of programming, twine.org is a soft entry point for getting them to work in the intersection of stories and logic pathways...

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My wife gave me a Lego Mindstorms 2.0 kit not long after we were married. I used it for a while but then kids appeared and my toys were put away. Skip ahead 20+ years and I'm now a classroom teacher (...

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There’s been a lot of talk about the impact of ChatGPT on the classroom as people speculate that students will use it to do all of their homework and teachers will be unable to assess student’s abilit...

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Visual arts class is not an area of strength for me, so I look for activities that play to my strengths and that are different from what my grade 8 students have done for the past 8+ years of elementa...

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As an extension to my unit on determining the general term for a linear series, my students learned to flowchart the process and then create Scratch programs that implemented their process. My student...

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In my quest to link more computing into my curriculum, I introduced my grade 8 class to flowcharting and Scratch coding as a continuation of their unit on determining the general term for a linear dat...

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This is a short article that talks about some fundamental differences between the big screen of the TV and the small screen of tablets and phones. My kids are past the age where this is important from...

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Conrad Wolfram brings his knowledge of mathematics to the discussion of what we should be teaching in math class. It's a thought provoking piece about how we should be using technology in teaching mat...

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 The title for this video was pure click-bait, "The Biggest Myth in Education", but it was from Vertasium which generally has well researched and informative videos, so I followed it. If you're ...

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A short but insightful video about the benefits of asking questions until you understand. Now, if I can just convince my students of the benefit of asking questions this way. ...

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When you start researching robotics for educational purposes, you encounter a lot of stuff. I'm making notes to help myself decipher what's most useful. This document is evolving as I encounter more ...

Blog - Hands-On TechErich Forler
Introduction This lesson uses a Raspberry Pi 4, an HYSRF05 distance sensor and Python to measure distance. The video has all the details. The accompanying video does he following: shows how to wi...

Blog - Hands-On TechErich Forler
The Challenge Create a system that will turn a fan on when the temperature in a greenhouse reaches a specific threshold temperature and off when it falls back below that threshold. This project uses...

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https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/green-bronx-machine/ Steven Ritz - Green Bronx Machine :https://greenbronxmachine.org/ He also does a Ted Talk (13 minutes) https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_ritz_a_tea...