Zachary Flower
@flower.codes
Teacher; Freelance Writer; Recovering Coder.
And the trolling by my students continues 😒
March 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
And the trolling by my students continues 😒
42 hours. 200+ students. Pure creativity.
At Creative Jam, teens built games, murals, music, movies—even a DIY smart treadmill & a scavenger-hunt wearable that shocks you if you're too slow to find and scan an item.
Teens are *wildly* capable when given space to create.
I love this job ❤️
#edusky
At Creative Jam, teens built games, murals, music, movies—even a DIY smart treadmill & a scavenger-hunt wearable that shocks you if you're too slow to find and scan an item.
Teens are *wildly* capable when given space to create.
I love this job ❤️
#edusky
February 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
42 hours. 200+ students. Pure creativity.
At Creative Jam, teens built games, murals, music, movies—even a DIY smart treadmill & a scavenger-hunt wearable that shocks you if you're too slow to find and scan an item.
Teens are *wildly* capable when given space to create.
I love this job ❤️
#edusky
At Creative Jam, teens built games, murals, music, movies—even a DIY smart treadmill & a scavenger-hunt wearable that shocks you if you're too slow to find and scan an item.
Teens are *wildly* capable when given space to create.
I love this job ❤️
#edusky
I decided to teach the TCP/IP model in an… unconventional way, today.
Instead of a standard computer-facing lecture, I thought I'd move the lesson outside and have the students adopt the roles of each layer themselves.
It was a blast! I can't wait to do it again next year.
#csed #edusky
Instead of a standard computer-facing lecture, I thought I'd move the lesson outside and have the students adopt the roles of each layer themselves.
It was a blast! I can't wait to do it again next year.
#csed #edusky
February 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
January 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Decided to kick things off with a sorting exercise for the OSI model.
I haven’t done one of these yet, so wasn’t sure how it’d go, but it was really cool to see some immediate evolution in understanding as they worked through the exercise.
Definitely something I’ll do again!
#edusky #csed
I haven’t done one of these yet, so wasn’t sure how it’d go, but it was really cool to see some immediate evolution in understanding as they worked through the exercise.
Definitely something I’ll do again!
#edusky #csed
January 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
So proud of my students for being one of the few teams selected present their #NASA HUNCH project at NASA's Human Research Program Investigators Workshop next month!
Doubly proud of our school as a whole for representing 24% of all of the teams nationwide that will be in attendance!
#CSED #EduSky
Doubly proud of our school as a whole for representing 24% of all of the teams nationwide that will be in attendance!
#CSED #EduSky
December 16, 2024 at 10:06 PM
This is as much smart as any watch needs
December 14, 2024 at 3:42 AM
This is as much smart as any watch needs
Hey @notion.com, can y'all add a blink tag so I can *really* make sure my students pay attention to some of these deadlines?
I'm like 36% positive none of them are epileptic.
I'm like 36% positive none of them are epileptic.
December 12, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Hey @notion.com, can y'all add a blink tag so I can *really* make sure my students pay attention to some of these deadlines?
I'm like 36% positive none of them are epileptic.
I'm like 36% positive none of them are epileptic.
It’s the last week of the semester, which means a little less work, and a little more play.
We’ve been playing c-jump—a ridiculous combination of Chutes and Ladders and Candyland… but for #csed.
6/10 - well below their skill levels, but still fun (if not particularly addictive)
www.c-jump.com
We’ve been playing c-jump—a ridiculous combination of Chutes and Ladders and Candyland… but for #csed.
6/10 - well below their skill levels, but still fun (if not particularly addictive)
www.c-jump.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:18 PM
It’s the last week of the semester, which means a little less work, and a little more play.
We’ve been playing c-jump—a ridiculous combination of Chutes and Ladders and Candyland… but for #csed.
6/10 - well below their skill levels, but still fun (if not particularly addictive)
www.c-jump.com
We’ve been playing c-jump—a ridiculous combination of Chutes and Ladders and Candyland… but for #csed.
6/10 - well below their skill levels, but still fun (if not particularly addictive)
www.c-jump.com
AI tip for students: give your favorite LLM (i.e. ChatGPT) a copy of the rubric for a given assignment, and ask for templates, suggestions, etc. to help you both *meet* and *exceed* expectations.
Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started, which is something these tools are *great* at.
Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started, which is something these tools are *great* at.
December 10, 2024 at 8:07 PM
AI tip for students: give your favorite LLM (i.e. ChatGPT) a copy of the rubric for a given assignment, and ask for templates, suggestions, etc. to help you both *meet* and *exceed* expectations.
Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started, which is something these tools are *great* at.
Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started, which is something these tools are *great* at.
You used to be able to get ChatGPT to consistently miscount things (such as the number of “e’s” in “freezer”) but the latest models are a bit more reliable.
That said, responding with any level of “are you sure?” can sometimes induce hallucinations as it attempts to “please” you.
That said, responding with any level of “are you sure?” can sometimes induce hallucinations as it attempts to “please” you.
December 10, 2024 at 6:20 PM
You used to be able to get ChatGPT to consistently miscount things (such as the number of “e’s” in “freezer”) but the latest models are a bit more reliable.
That said, responding with any level of “are you sure?” can sometimes induce hallucinations as it attempts to “please” you.
That said, responding with any level of “are you sure?” can sometimes induce hallucinations as it attempts to “please” you.
It was really cool having Google come in to speak to the class about the product development lifecycle, and what it takes to go from idea to reality.
Definitely an awesome way to kick off #CSEdWeek!
Definitely an awesome way to kick off #CSEdWeek!
December 9, 2024 at 10:56 PM
It was really cool having Google come in to speak to the class about the product development lifecycle, and what it takes to go from idea to reality.
Definitely an awesome way to kick off #CSEdWeek!
Definitely an awesome way to kick off #CSEdWeek!
It’s nothing special, just the “safe” way to edit the /etc/group and /etc/gshadow files directly in something like vim or nano.
I’m sure there are more acceptable ways to do it, but old habits die hard.
I’m sure there are more acceptable ways to do it, but old habits die hard.
December 7, 2024 at 3:21 PM
It’s nothing special, just the “safe” way to edit the /etc/group and /etc/gshadow files directly in something like vim or nano.
I’m sure there are more acceptable ways to do it, but old habits die hard.
I’m sure there are more acceptable ways to do it, but old habits die hard.
My students have been having just a little too much fun with the dot matrix printer lately, and now these damn things keep popping up all over the lab.
I’m not sure if I should be flattered or horrified.
I’m not sure if I should be flattered or horrified.
December 6, 2024 at 11:57 PM
My students have been having just a little too much fun with the dot matrix printer lately, and now these damn things keep popping up all over the lab.
I’m not sure if I should be flattered or horrified.
I’m not sure if I should be flattered or horrified.