the third rail

Well its been a few weeks since I read this post about using a 2 X 10 method instead of a 2 X 4, and it inspired me to take a different approach to one of my own “troublesome” students. The 2 X 10 method is talking to the student for 2 minutes every day [...]

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I just saw the FaceBook page for Abe Lincoln and it struck me, what a great way to do a biography report. Have you seen these Tweets from historical figures?  Students could also use comic creators for short book reports. I know that these may not be 21st century skills, but teaching kids how to [...]

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This weekend was the CUE conference in Palm Springs. I was lucky enough to be able to present with my great friend, Nori, on ways shift your teaching by matching 21 c. tools with the more traditional teaching methods. Our handouts are here if you are interested. I loved the weekend and I am already [...]

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As you might know I got a new netbook last weekend. I love it! The specs are here so I am not going to go on about that but rather, how this could be the gamechanger that nobody notices.
Netbooks are new and only about $300. As time moves on these should get cheaper, say, $150. [...]

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