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Stuff like this keeps me going

An awesome colleague of mine, Dan Donahoo, wrote this article about The Black Line Mystery unit that i’m running. As a result I got quite a few emails from parents asking if their students could join. Then, Patrick, who is already one of my virtual students, left this comment on the article. It’ll keep me going [...]

A Mission Begins In A Far Away Land

The Black Line Mystery now has some international virtual agents. Here is a great recount of The Black Line Mystery beginning for some keen Agents in America…

Dear Agent 42,

Letter arrived yesterday, Senior Handler M determined that mail had not been retrieved by agent B. due to previous night's mission, of the [...]

» Alternate Reality Gaming for Kids

Via Scoop.it – Transmedia for Education One of the most enjoyable games I’ve been a part of in recent times has been an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) being run by an innovative teacher from…Show original

Some Advantages of Teaching With Video – for me anyway

I'm running a unit this term called The Black Line Mystery. It's about the structure of Chinese characters. I'm playing the role of a secret agent – Agent 42 – who gives them their tasks via video. (Agent 42 has made one real-life appearance and will make others). 

So, this means I've made [...]

A Secret Agent Visited Out Class To Teach About Chinese Characters

Well, sort of. It was me really. Black coat, glasses and hat. I looked pretty impressive, even if I do say so myself I did it to introduce 

THE BLACK LINE MYSTERY -  missions in understanding and sharing knowledge of Chinese characters.

and it worked an absolute treat. The kids [...]