Monthly Archives: August 2011

Proficiency Based Learning

Old guys can become cynical. Like, when they encounter some great new idea and it seems pretty much the same thing they encountered thirty years ago. Proficiency based learning – sounds very much like mastery learning from the late 1960s-1970s. … Continue reading

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twtrland

This site is kind of interesting. twtrland analyzes a Twitter profile (perhaps yours) and offers information on the types of tweets they produce, information on followers, most retweeted tweets, etc.  You may find your Twitter behavior is more visible than … Continue reading

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New look in children’s lit: Give your grandchild a Kindle

The post from Hack Education reviews the emerging trend of ebook readers for very young children. Having watched our grandkids interact with an iPad, this trend makes sense to me. Touching stuff to make it react seems a very natural … Continue reading

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Good news on a gloomy “economic” day

I see the market is down 350 points as I write this post. I need some good news. Perhaps this is it. Comcast now offers a plan to provide the family of a child who is eligible for free or … Continue reading

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