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The Excitement Graph: Plot and Word Choice
Every year, I do this activity when teaching Narrative Plot. I’ve used it from 3rd grade to 12th grade. I learned a version of it first in 1993 at a UCLA Extension class on “Teaching Reading to Secondary Students” and
Collaboration…Blocked by a Firewall Near You
I just saw Doug Fisher's presentation on ELL students in the Language Arts classroom. I got me reflective on tech's role in collaboration in the classroom.
Computer Literacy Support should not be Conditional: Joanne Jacobs comment
Supporting computer literacy should not be conditional. Joanne Jacobs challenges in her recent article, "Computers Don't Boost Poor Kids' Grades," that computers in many homes are only used to games and not for literacy. I say, it's a start.
Credential Programs: Give us your money and we’ll give you a classroom
I comment on the Education Week's article, Busywork 101.
It’s the End of The Internet as we Know It (and I feel…)
Is the Internet as we know it really coming to an end in 2012? Well, not if Google and the porn industry have anything to say about it.
Education X-Prize
Education needs to reach beyond those within education for ideas on how to solve its problems. Maybe the X Prize Foundation can figure it out.
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