October 2011
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Wonky queues
Anyone contact support about queues not posting on time yesterday and today?
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How to Play Left Field at Job Interviews →
If, while interviewing for a job, you get a hard drive into left field (the zany realm of irregular and unnerving queries and comments that job candidates have suffered during interviews), you have several options.
Ignore it
Strike back
Have fun with it
Run with it
Use it to your advantage
Write it off
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Student Facebook Groups, Privacy, and Parents →
The need for students to have a space they feel they can share information and express themselves openly is an important one; at the same time, transparent structures that encourage and allow for parental participation and involvement are also important. How do we negotiate these tensions while respecting the needs of both teens and parents, particularly when the communication medium is...
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How do you find good educational apps?
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The Neuroscience of Beauty →
The notion of “the aesthetic” is a concept from the philosophy of art of the 18th century according to which the perception of beauty occurs by means of a special process distinct from the appraisal of ordinary objects. Hence, our appreciation of a sublime painting is presumed to be cognitively distinct from our appreciation of, say, an apple. The field of “neuroaesthetics” has adopted this...
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“We need to remember that the process of learning is much more important for our...”
– Process and Product
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Google: 2/3rds of our mobile search comes from... →
via bijan
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Understanding the Potential Pitfalls of Social...
Thinking of using social media in your classroom? This list may help you establish boundaries and help minimize your risk before you jump in head first.
Don’t … set up a class Facebook page over which you have no control.
Do …
Follow your institution’s established guidelines or policies regarding use of social media
State the purpose of the site on the site itself
Educate students in the...
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“We need to prepare our students for the real world, which has standardized, high...”
– Standardized tests - why we still need to prepare students for them
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It's All in the Design →
What if schools applied Google’s 80/20 innovation Model with its workspace structure and culture? Would it work?
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“A universal and exclusive focus on low-achieving kids ignores the fact that...”
– Frederick Hess Why Achievement Gap Mania Isn’t Cost-Free
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No more anonymous 'defriending': New Facebook... →
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Could we please have one drive without penalties...
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Starks is cut.
Seriously
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Tradeoffs
Marginally competent commentary and poor camera work.
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