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Bursting the Filter Bubble
Eli Pariser in a Ted Talk and book (The filter bubble) proposed that the way Google personalizes search based on personal preferences may mislead us into believing we are learning more when we are actually just hearing what we want to … Continue reading
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Home environment
Brett Dickerson cites recent SAT data to conclude the reform efforts focused on high standards and rigor have been ineffective. He describes the focus on rigor as an example of “white privilege”. High expectations for a student’s education are effective … Continue reading
Election Analysis
Bing (bing.com/election) has organized information related to 2014 political races. A user can view the country as a whole or select a state and obtain a prediction for individual races. In addition, the return page for each race offers annotated … Continue reading
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Thinking like a historian
STEM subjects seem to be prioritized when it comes to K-12 education. This despite the importance of skills – e.g., communication and critical thinking – that can be developed in other content areas. Way back when I began blogging (more … Continue reading
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Edchats – if you must
You may think I am anti-edchat. I have been misrepresented – I am against Twitter chats. Just because I recognize my opinions are not shared by all (not sure why), here is an informative site providing everything you might want … Continue reading
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Google Play Books
I believe if you are willing to advocate for the purchase of certain apps you also must be critical when criticism is called for. I am advocate of ebooks in education and we have an ebook (a textbook) in the … Continue reading
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