Archive for December, 2009

Mr. Ballew’s video production class . . .ROCKS!

Video of the Day, videos December 19, 2009 at 10:23 pm Comments are Disabled

A simply mind blowing example of creativity, precision, collaboration, and most importantly – – coordination. You have to see it to believe it.

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Creativity Lives! Halleluiah!!

Video of the Day, videos December 17, 2009 at 4:03 pm 1 comment

A great example of creativity by a group of students.

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Eric Hoffer

Quote of the Day December 14, 2009 at 12:22 pm Comments are Disabled

“In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”

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Brain Sex: The real difference between men & women. Moir, A., Jessel, D.

Annotations December 13, 2009 at 12:35 am 2 comments

An Annotation Moir, A., Jessel, D.  (1991) Brain Sex: The real difference between men & women. New York, NY: Carol Publishing Company This book is […]

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Sax, L. Why Gender Matters

Annotations December 13, 2009 at 12:33 am 1 comment

An annotation Sax, L. (2005)  Why gender matters: What parents and teachers need to know about the emerging science of sex differences.  New York, NY: […]

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Wilhelm, J. (2002)

Annotations December 13, 2009 at 12:25 am 1 comment

An annotation: Wilhelm, J. (2002). Getting boys to read: it’s the context! It’s not the       text type so much as the situation that determines why […]

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The Edge of Education–Guidelines

The Edge of Education–Guidelines

Uncategorized December 11, 2009 at 5:36 pm 2 comments

The idea of this carnival is to share experiences of “edgy” teaching and learning. There are a lot of great things happening out there in […]

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Myths, History, Technology, Control, Critical Thinking, Lobsters

Video of the Day, videos December 11, 2009 at 2:16 pm Comments are Disabled

Myths and Opportunities: Technology in the Classroom by Alan November from Brian Mull on Vimeo.

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The Edge of Education Carnival. Issue 2

The Edge of Education Carnival. Issue 2

Featured Articles December 9, 2009 at 11:15 pm 1 comment

Welcome to the second issue of the Edge of Education Carnival, a collection of links to the most innovative teachers using and sharing tips and techniques on the cutting edge of teaching and learning.

Again, thanks a ton for all those who took the time to contribute. There really are some amazing teachers out there doing amazing things.

This month’s edition has a wide range of topics from making literature more interesting, to the assumptions we make when teaching technology. But enough talk. Let’s get to the good stuff.

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