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Next Gen Objective Tests
This is an interesting article in THE Journal (you will see an ad first) that describes prototypes for new objective test formats attempting to evaluate skills (21st century skills) in a different way.
A bedtime math problem
A colleague (with a young child) brought this topic to my attention. I found the logic behind the idea quite interesting. By the way, the colleague teaches statistics and is female which may in some way explain why she was … Continue reading
News360
I am kind of a news junkie, but I have grown concerned that the movement toward presenting news from a perspective makes it difficult to really become informed about what is going on. I really do not know that news … Continue reading
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Twitter as a Gauge of Public Political Sentiment
Without getting into my personal political beliefs, let me just make the comment that the political sentiments I frequently hear seem completely irrational. Hence, I have concluded that political leanings have little to do with rational thought and logic, but … Continue reading
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Connected Educators
The Department of Education has embraced social and is attemptIng to assist educators in supporting each other. The Department is highlighting this effort by declaring this connected educators month.
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Getting Noticed
AppleInsider offers an interesting post noting that nearly 2/3 of the apps available through the Apple store receive no attention and very few downloads. Zombie apps. Assuming some of these products are worthy of a try, the challenge is how … Continue reading
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