What a day! Today was definitely work day here at my job.  Most of the day was spent cleaning house and making sure that I don't forget about anything that I need to do before my family leaves for a week.  We will have no access to phones, or internet, so if my work needs me I will be unreachable...yikes! However, if nothing catastrophic happens (like the internet going down at work or something) then we should be good.

As far as tips or hints: never eat soggy waffles. Unless they are soggy from syrup, and then they are delicious. Oh, and if something stops working on your computer or device, try rebooting. 

Ok, so I know this is a day late, but here is the post that I came up with yesterday.  I don't often talk about the games I love.  Today I would like to highlight some of the games that I love and the apps that help me out with that.

There are tons of champions available, but it is random (most of the time) which ones you get.  My top champions are Ultron, Yellow Jacket, Daredevil, and Iron Patriot. I my most recent champions are Iron Man, and Captain America.  This game gets me excited, and I love to play it.  My brother and I have an alliance that we enjoy being a part of. We work together to complete quests and to battle other alliances.  So if you like superheroes and want to find a fun game to play that allows you to play solo or with other players, consider Marvel's Contest of Champions.

I thought I would comment about the new MacBook Pro lineup.  Many people comment on the price first.  I agree that the new MacBook Pro is expensive.  One of the challenges with being in the middle-class is that it is hard to justify the purchase of a machine that costs over $1000.  However, I want one.  That doesn't mean I'm going to get one though.

Here's what I like the most:

OLED Touch Bar 
I am very impressed with the Touch Bar. It changes how the user interacts with the computer.  Apple has always been good at coming up with new ways to use their products. When I first started using a MacBook Pro I "fell in love" with the touchpad because it was better than anything I had ever used before, and it had Multi-touch gestures that made multi-tasking seamless. To me, the trackpad became an indispensable part of how I used the computer. Now, with the new MacBook Pro, the trackpad is bigger and better. Definitely something I find appealing.

Now there's the touch bar.  It looks amazing and seems to be exceeding Apple's expectations (as far as I've seen). You can use it with all kinds of apps and use Touch ID. Some people may be complaining about the loss of the function keys, but I think they'll find that it will redefine and streamline the way we use computers.

If I were to get a new MacBook Pro, I would get the 15 inch with 2 TB hard drive.

I have been teaching Computer Tech for a couple of years, love Microsoft Excel, and just started the spreadsheet unit this year.  This application is such a powerful tool, and I keep looking for ways to improve my lessons so my students will learn to love Excel as much as I do.  There are so many features that make it amazing, but it seems like it is the art that makes it appealing to some. 

I recently published the Microsoft Excel module in our LMS and the following picture was waiting for them:
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So, before I even posted the assignment they started creating their own.  Several of them have created a few already and the assignment (called Pixel Art) isn't due until this Friday.  I'm excited to look through what they create and I will post some pictures soon.