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Robots for all
We are attending FETC and when we go to the tech conferences we attempt to predict what will be some of product themes. Evaluation, common core referenced resources, whiteboards and short throw projects were possibilities, but we predicted 3-D printers … Continue reading
Teens read less for recreation?
This NPR interview involving a PEW researcher and a librarian consider the reading habits of adolescents. The article proposes that teens are reading less for fun. The one data point I found noted that between 2011 and 2013 there has … Continue reading
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Blue Spring
We were looking for something unique to view over the weekend and we found it in the Blue Springs Manatee Festival. Hundreds of manatees in the stream below the springs because of the cold weather (for Florida). Lots to see. … Continue reading
Screen time
I just used screen time and obesity in my intro psych class as an example of correlational research. Cause and effect can be tricky. Today the NY Times has a piece on screen time and the type of content that is … Continue reading
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Is the Internet making us stupid?
Is the Internet making us stupid (with apologies to Nicholas Carr). This article from the Atlantic offers data on the reading of books. It reports that 23% did not read a book in any format (hard copy or ebook) last … Continue reading
College students are taking more online courses
Here is a study from the Chronicle of Higher Education indicating the number of students who presently take online courses.
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