June 30, 2009
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I’ve received several emails and tweets requesting updates from colleagues who could not attend NECC. I PROMISE I’ll share. Right now I’m still busy looking at things. Here are a few things I’ve liked so far: Great ideas for using … Continue reading
June 29, 2009
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Last night’s keynote by Malcolm Gladwell focused on the need to persevere. I’m not sure he used that word, (although he did say “apotheosis” which is a cool word) and he used some interesting and entertaining examples. He said success … Continue reading
June 26, 2009
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I am writing this post using the browser in Sugar, the OLPC desktop environment, running in the Sun VirtualBox on my Mac. I have to admit, this is meant for kids to use with minimal instruction, but my brain is … Continue reading
June 24, 2009
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Way back when I came to Goochland County I started this blog. I was so overwhelmed: the switch to Mac, the Promethean boards, all the new people, and the different role. I just typed in a random title and tag … Continue reading
June 22, 2009
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I’ll be at NECC next week, and I’ll be showing how our teachers and students have worked this past year on project-based learning units. I have trying to anticipate the questions I’ll get, and think of every possible answer. I … Continue reading
June 13, 2009
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So, why is grabbing images off Google to use in your own stuff wrong? Danielle Smith from St. Louis can tell you exactly why. Someone else could grab YOUR picture. As NPR reports, a Czech supermarket chain used a family … Continue reading
June 7, 2009
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This past week our Goochland Teacher Blogs were added to the WordPress.org Showcase. We are listed right along with blog sites from The Wall Street Journal, Ben and Jerry’s, and the MTV Newsroom. Wow! I shared with some friends, and … Continue reading
June 4, 2009
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The Dictionary Team at Oxford University Press has analyzed randomly-selected tweets and has found the sentence length is cut roughly by half than in general usage, gerunds are the norm, and most statements refer to the author of the tweet. … Continue reading
June 2, 2009
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Today I watched a video from TED by Joachim de Posada about kids who could (or couldn’t) resist eating a marshmallow. Kids were told that they’d get a second marshmallow if they did not eat the first one while alone … Continue reading