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Apple vulnerable because of China dependence
9 to 5 Mac has carried several articles explaining Apple’s vulnerability because of the assembly of Apple products and the creation of chips in Taiwan and China. Lovejoy (9to5) suggests that despite the Taiwan Relations Act which stipulates that the … Continue reading
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Twitter Chats
Summer gives educators some relaxed time they can use to search online for new ideas and interact with colleagues. Twitter chats offer an opportunity to meet both goals. I admit I have not been a huge fan of chats because … Continue reading
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Amazon Book Promotion
I am running a quick price promotion beginning this Friday for my book Designing Instruction Using Layering Services. The beginning price is $.99. I hope to attract educators and those who support classroom educators who are interested in the potential … Continue reading
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At the expense of what
I have stumbled on an academic food fight of a sort. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) have authored a position statement arguing educators need to increase their focus on media education. This translates as a greater emphasis … Continue reading
One Note Update
It is fashionable for those who collect and then distribute information to describe their workflows and the tools that are involved. I have a workflow that begins with reading content from multiple sources. When the content I consume is online, … Continue reading
Multiple Choice Flashcards
Questions are one of the most effective learning tools easily made available to both educator and student. I like to describe answering a question as using an external task to manipulate a cognitive behavior. Whatever the fancy models and descriptive … Continue reading