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K12 CS Status
Descriptive statistics are very useful in the kind of writing that I do. Whether it is a textbook for future K12 educators or a blog post for practicing educators, being able to factually support a description of trends or offer … Continue reading
Photo sharing
I came across this article from Forbes that is kind of a mix of a complaint focused mostly on the business model of Facebook/Instagram and a promotion of the photo sharing service – Waldo. The article is worth your time … Continue reading
Layering categories
Richard Byrne who writes the Free Tech 4 Teachers blog and I seem to have similar interests. In a recent post, he describes three services that allow an educator to add questions to a video. The idea is to encourage … Continue reading
50 Year Anniversary of Oregon Trail
I recently wrote a post describing the most recent offering of the Oregon Trail. Those of us working in the midwest who participated in the early days of classroom uses of technology are likely to have a special fondness for … Continue reading
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Windows 11 SE vs. Chromebooks
I think Microsoft just announced hardware and a modified version of Windows 11 (Windows SE) to challenge Chromebooks in Education. The company was promoting Surface laptops under $250. I had read a Chromebook columnist predicting this possibility and watched the … Continue reading
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Competency is mastery by another name
The Office of Educational Technology provides resources and information to educators covering multiple topics that may involve technology. Here is a link to a comment on state-by-state implementation of Competence-Based Education. The links from this resource allow educators from different … Continue reading