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Recommended summer reading – books about education
Here is the second in my recommendations for books educators might read this summer. This set focuses on books about educational practice. Kahn – The One Room Schoolhouse – this might now be described as an oldie, but goodie. This … Continue reading
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Recommended summer reading – context for educators
I have observed that other bloggers with an audience of educators have been suggesting books for summer reading. I have decided to do the same. My first set of recommendations concerns what I would describe as an attempt to broaden the … Continue reading
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Can less be more?
Urging innovation seems a political position that is too easy. I guess the idea is to encourage exploration by promising not to judge. Or, perhaps the suggestion amounts to “I have no ideas, but change sounds good.” US News and … Continue reading
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Browser improvements stress ad avoidance
Both Google and Apple held recent events to announce improvements to their products and services. Among the upgrades announced by Apple at WWDC were some interesting improvements to the Safari browser. These changes, explained as security improvements, involve the display … Continue reading
Google Alerts – Search Continuously
Google alerts allow a user to set alerts that identify topics specified by the user and return a list of what is found on a periodic basis. Alerts let the user know when new content fitting designated search terms appear. … Continue reading
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Change to YouTube ad policy
I have ad-enabled videos on YouTube. These videos are mostly tutorials I have created to accompany my “tech for teachers” books. Instructional videos do not generate the millions of views sometimes associated with the popular entertainment videos, but I have … Continue reading