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Multiple Choice Flashcards

Questions are one of the most effective learning tools easily made available to both educator and student. I like to describe answering a question as using an external task to manipulate a cognitive behavior. Whatever the fancy models and descriptive … Continue reading →

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Journey North

It is growing a little late for this post this season as I have saw loons near our lake property several weeks ago, but better late than never. This site was a recommendation from the woman doing the weather on … Continue reading →

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Line art

I read somewhere that every blog post should include a relevant image. The intent is to provide an element that increases interest. I also know that unnecessary images can generate a distraction that can tax working memory. With blog posts, … Continue reading →

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School Tech in a Recession

This article from Tech and Learning considers the challenges to K12 tech departments in a recession. When budgets are tight, leaders endeavor to keep cuts as far away from the classroom as possible. Thus, reductions are made in “nice to … Continue reading →

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Trout in the classroom

I encountered this story through an outdoor segment on one of our local television stations. The story describes a project of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in which the department provides classrooms with trout eggs and allows students to rear … Continue reading →

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Twitter facts

The Pew Internet and American Life project conducted a recent survey addressing U.S. citizen use of Twitter. Here are some of the facts I find most interesting. About a quarter of those surveyed say they use Twitter. This means Twitter … Continue reading →

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