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Writing & Grammar: Then Versus Than

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

The pen is mightier (then/than) the sword. A chill wind brushed the treetops, (then/than) the sun rose. Using than and then correctly is yet another of those little details what will make your writing clear and professional. The hummingbird sipped the nectar, (then/than) flew off. The raven is much larger (then/than) the crow.

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Developer Diaries: Using a Drawing Tablet Instead of a Mouse

eLearning Brothers

Recently, when I needed to add two shadows for chairs to match the light for a background (the sun was coming through window), a tablet made it so much easier to draw the shadow. Using a pen puts your hand in a better alignment, more of a ‘handshake position’. A pen is much lighter than a mouse. It’s just not natural.

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Writing & Grammar: Writing Badly

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

The pen is mightier (then/ than ) the sword. A chill wind brushed the treetops, ( then /than) the sun rose. Answers to last Week's Challenge. Answers to the then versus than challenge are brought to you by  Debra Mascott. The hummingbird sipped the nectar, ( then /than) flew off.

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Classroom without walls

Learning with e's

Today, with the sun shining down on the UK's warmest March in recorded history, my students and I sat in a classroom without walls - literally. We went outside and held our final teaching session of the term in the warm sun. Today, all they had was a pad and pen to scribble their notes.

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It's not really learning anymore

Learning with e's

It wasn't her fault though - it was rather a distinct lack of wifi connectivity and technology failure on my part that made me resort for the first time in ages to taking notes with - shock horror - a pen and paper! It's like riding a bike, apparently you never forget - but you do slow down with age.

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Cat and My Room: Influences that Shaped Me.

ID Reflections

I loved it when the sun streamed in in the morning, the rays turning to vibrant, mystical shades as they filtered in through the differently coloured panes. The window deserves a special mention. Because the house was built during the British regime, the room had a classic stained glass window with wooden blinds that could be pulled shut.

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Video Fatigue is Real

Meridian

You could move around, sit on your porch or sit outside in the sun and give your muscles and eyes some relief. When you’re tuning into a business meeting, use your phone and focus on listening and taking paper-and-pen notes rather than doing “double screen”. It can feel less stressful using the “voice only” option.

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