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We are Vermeer

by Mark March 7, 2010 classroom_management

Anyone who communicates in this modern world is an artist. You are either a good artist or a bad artist, but an artist you are–like it or not. We are all artists, and are students who are publishing are artists. To acknowledge this, in our pursuit of education and technology publishing, will help everyone.

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Snow Hangover Planned

by Mark February 20, 2010 instruction

There is a proposal to our School Board that recommends extending the school day for a half hour from March 8, 2010 to June 21, 2010. I can’t begin to tell you what a negative impact that will have on learning…

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exosolar

by Mark February 19, 2010 instruction

Here’s a webpage for the ultimate astronomy nerd.

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Dorothea Lange

by Mark February 18, 2010 instruction

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” Dorothea Lange
This can be said of any technology used for education …
The objective is not to teach our students how to use the technology.  It’s to teach them what, by using the technology, we all can learn about interacting with [...]

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Entelechy

by Mark February 18, 2010 instruction

(Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality

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Interactive White Board and Joint Computing

by Mark January 28, 2010 instruction

The killer app for Interactive White Boards ( SmartBoards ) is the fact that groups of students can easily cooperate using a single GUI.

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