Posted on May 8th, 2007 by mssigman
The two YouTube videos below are a part of a debate on the efficacy of interactive boards (read SMART boards) in the classroom. The speakers are policy makers for school districts as well as a representative from SMART technologies. They make many salient points.
My experience in this area would seem to bear [...]
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Posted on May 7th, 2007 by mssigman
I was reading the blog Cosmic Variance and came across this post called Absorbed in which the author apologizes for not posting recently due to her utter absorption in her current work. Below I am including a quote from the blog which I found illuminating:
This IS what science is like! When you get so caught [...]
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Posted on May 4th, 2007 by mssigman
Today I have been reading several blogs by teachers, consultants and other techno-residents of the blog-o-sphere. I am constantly impressed and amazed by what students and teachers are able to achieve using this technology. Here are a few student blogs that are excellent examples of what students can do given the freedom, environment [...]
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