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Peter McAsh

Breezy GUI - 28 views

turing.cs.wwu.edu/...BreezyGUI

gui java ics4c icsxx

shared by Peter McAsh on 24 May 11 - No Cached
  • Peter McAsh on 24 May 11
     
    Definition: BreezyGUI-- a package of classes that takes the pain out of creating Java GUIs.
Lisa C. Hurst

Inside the School Silicon Valley Thinks Will Save Education | WIRED - 9 views

www.wired.com/altschool

shared by Lisa C. Hurst on 05 May 15 - No Cached
  • Lisa C. Hurst on 05 May 15
     
    "AUTHOR: ISSIE LAPOWSKY. ISSIE LAPOWSKY DATE OF PUBLICATION: 05.04.15. 05.04.15 TIME OF PUBLICATION: 7:00 AM. 7:00 AM INSIDE THE SCHOOL SILICON VALLEY THINKS WILL SAVE EDUCATION Click to Open Overlay Gallery Students in the youngest class at the Fort Mason AltSchool help their teacher, Jennifer Aguilar, compile a list of what they know and what they want to know about butterflies. CHRISTIE HEMM KLOK/WIRED SO YOU'RE A parent, thinking about sending your 7-year-old to this rogue startup of a school you heard about from your friend's neighbor's sister. It's prospective parent information day, and you make the trek to San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. You walk up to the second floor of the school, file into a glass-walled conference room overlooking a classroom, and take a seat alongside dozens of other parents who, like you, feel that public schools-with their endless bubble-filled tests, 38-kid classrooms, and antiquated approach to learning-just aren't cutting it. At the same time, you're thinking: this school is kind of weird. On one side of the glass is a cheery little scene, with two teachers leading two different middle school lessons on opposite ends of the room. But on the other side is something altogether unusual: an airy and open office with vaulted ceilings, sunlight streaming onto low-slung couches, and rows of hoodie-wearing employees typing away on their computers while munching on free snacks from the kitchen. And while you can't quite be sure, you think that might be a robot on wheels roaming about. Then there's the guy who's standing at the front of the conference room, the school's founder. Dressed in the San Francisco standard issue t-shirt and jeans, he's unlike any school administrator you've ever met. But the more he talks about how this school uses technology to enhance and individualize education, the more you start to like what he has to say. And so, if you are truly fed up with the school stat
tthomasuscu

Gun Culture Is My Culture. And I Fear for What It Has Become. - The New York Times - 15 views

www.nytimes.com/...ar-for-what-it-has-become.html

shared by tthomasuscu on 02 Apr 18 - No Cached
    • tthomasuscu
      tthomasuscu on 02 Apr 18
       
      Very clear imagery. He opens the essay with his personal anecdote to set the scene for this discussion. It also lets the reader know right away that he is a gun owner.
  • What I was doing was perfectly legal. In North Carolina, long-gun transfers by private sellers require no background checks.
    • tthomasuscu
      tthomasuscu on 02 Apr 18
       
      Should this be changed to prevent criminals from buying guns from private sellers? How is something this dangerous allowed to take place?
  • ...70 more annotations...
  • so long as the buyer has a purchase permit or a concealed-carry license.
  • I felt uneasy
  • He liked the rifle. I needed the cash. We shook hands, and off we went.
  • There is rarely a moment when I’m not within reach of a firearm.
  • We don’t touch the guns or draw them from their holsters. They are unseen and unspoken of, but always there.
  • Rarely do we mention what we carry
  • I didn’t know what I was doing, but I knew the rules: Always assume a firearm is loaded. Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. Know your target and what’s beyond it.
  • Guns were often a bridge between father and son.
  • or my family, guns had always been a means of putting food on the table. My father never owned a handgun. He kept nothing for home defense.
  • had a gun put to my head
  • I can remember that
  • steel
  • I can remember
  • In the end, what happened was swept under the rug. My parents said the school was probably trying to keep the story off the news.
  • surrounded myself with the people I did as a form of protection.
  • I dropped to the ground as gunfire rang from a car at a bonfire party.
  • I pushed friends behind the brick foundation of a house as a shootout erupted over pills. There were times when someone could have easily been shot and killed.
  • his service weapon pushed into the base of my skull.
  • I stood there trembling while they apologized.
  • Jackson County
  • I found a community that reminded me of my grandmother, where folks still kept big gardens and canned the vegetables they grew. They still filled the freezer with meat taken by rod and rifle — trout and turkey, dove and rabbit, deer, bear, anything in season.
  • hared passion for wilderness and time spent in the field with gun in hand.
  • Those types of things are rare now, even in places like Appalachia.
  • A few weeks later, the boy took that .30-30 lever action into the field and killed his first deer with it — the same as his uncle, his grandfather and great-grandfather.
  • centuries of experience gathered around the campfire each night
  • the .308 blew apart the morning.
  • There is a sadness that only hunters know, a moment when lament overshadows any desire for celebration
  • Life is sustained by death
  • the killing is not easy, nor should it be.
  • would feed me for a year
  • I asked if there was anything I could’ve done differently to make him more comfortable when he first approached the truck.
  • He smiled and told me: “But this is South Carolina. Most every car I pull over has a gun.”
  • As I headed toward the mountains, all I could think about was Philando Castile,
  • situation was re
  • All I could think about was how things might have been different if the
  • versed and that young black state trooper with braces had been behind the wheel, a white trooper cautiously approaching the car.
  • It was impossible not to recognize how gun culture reeks of privilege.
  • Ruger 10/22s and Marlin Model 60s, the .22LRs
    • tthomasuscu
      tthomasuscu on 02 Apr 18
       
      This guy knows his guns. Even though his essay doesn't cite research, you can see his ethos through his personal experience and his use of precise jargon.
  • There were always guns, but nothing like the assault weapons that line the shelves today.
  • firearms whose sole purpose would be to take human life if I were left with no other choice.
  • I’ve witnessed how quickly a moment can turn to a matter of life and death. I live in a region where 911 calls might not bring blue lights for an hour. Whether it’s preparation or paranoia, I plan for worst-case scenarios and trust no one but myself for my survival.
  • they joke about the minute hand of the doomsday clock inching closer to midnight.
  • as they wait for the end of the world.
  • they own them because they’re fun at the range and affordable to shoot. They use the rifles for punching paper, a few for shooting coyotes. E
  • step as close to Title II of the federal Gun Control Act as legally possible without the red tape and paperwork. They fire bullets into Tannerite targets that blow pumpkins into the sky.
  • None of them see a connection between the weapons they own and the shootings at Sandy Hook, San Bernardino, Aurora, Orlando, Las Vegas, Parkland. They see mug shots of James Holmes, Omar Mateen, Stephen Paddock, Nikolas Cruz — “crazier than a shithouse rat,” they say. “If it hadn’t been that rifle, he’d have done it with something else.”
    • tthomasuscu
      tthomasuscu on 02 Apr 18
       
      Where is the fault in this logic? It just doesn't add up.
  • They fear that what starts as an assault-weapons ban will snowball into an attack on everything in the safe.
  • I understand what’s at stake
  • I think about that boy picking up that AR in Cabela’s, and I’m torn between the culture I grew up with and how that culture has devolved.
  • changes I know must come, changes to what types of firearms line the shelves and to the background checks and ownership requirements needed to carry one out the door.
  • an unrelenting fear of what could be lost
  • a subsistence culture already threatened by the loss of public land, rising costs and a widening rural-urban divide; the right of individuals to protect their own lives and the lives of their families.
  • He cut a look in my direction as if I’d absolutely lost my mind.
  • I’d be fine with an assault-weapons ban
  • question is irrelevant, that the reason doesn’t supersede the right.
  • Despite everything we have in common, despite the fact that he’s my best friend and we were going squirrel hunting in a few days, the two of us fundamentally disagree
  • As sad as it is to say, the silence is easier
  • there were kids on the television in the background, high school survivors who were willing to say what we are not, and I was ashamed.
  • ne of those pretty, late-winter days with bluebird skies when the trees are still naked on the mountains and you can see every shadow and contour of the landscape.
  • The muzzle was pointed in our direction. Ashley was terrified.
  • The truth is, there are guns I feel justified in owning and guns I feel belong on battlefields.
  • I know that part of what they’re missing or refusing to acknowledge is how fear ushered in this shift in gun culture over the past two decades.
  • Fear is the factor no one wants to address — fear of criminals, fear of terrorists, fear of the government’s turning tyrannical and, perhaps more than anything else, fear of one another.
  • I recognize this, because I recognize my own and I recognize that despite all I know and believe I can’t seem to overcome it.
  • I don’t buy into that only-way-to-stop-a-bad-guy-with-a-gun-is-a-good-guy-with-a-gun bravado.
  • I have no visions of being a hero. Instead, I find myself looking for where I’d run, asking myself what I would get behind. The gun is the last resort. It’s the final option when all else is exhausted.
  • we walked, I could feel the pistol holstered on my side, the weight of my gun tugging at my belt. The fear was lessened by knowing that there was a round chambered, that all it would take is the downward push of a safety and the short pull of a trigger for that bullet to breathe. I felt safer knowing that gun was there.
    • tthomasuscu
      tthomasuscu on 02 Apr 18
       
      How does fear drive so many of us to distrust and hate our fellow Americans? How does the Gun Lobby and the NRA use this fear to their advantage? What role does fear play in racial prejudice? How do we combat and address this fear?
Trevor Cunningham

Remote GUI for Raspberry Pi » RasPi.tv - 37 views

raspi.tv/...remote-gui-for-raspberry-pi

Libray raspberry pi android

shared by Trevor Cunningham on 16 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • Trevor Cunningham on 16 Jan 13
     
    PiPad?
taconi12

Tricks Guys Can't Do | Girls Can't WHAT? - 4 views

www.girlscantwhat.com/tricks-guys-cant-do

centerofgravity gravity balancing science

shared by taconi12 on 23 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Actually, it’s because of ‘center of gravity’. Women carry ‘weight’ literally in their hips. That’s where we balance from, that’s why the bones in our legs point outward from the knee up. Men and women aren’t that different in muscle strength, etc. BUT: The different center of gravity in a woman’s hips versus a man’s upper body will make it so its a cinch for women and men can’t rebalance their upper body while holding onto the chair.
Kate Pok

Wild Apricot Blog : Top 12 Mind Mapping Tools for Web or Desktop - 164 views

www.wildapricot.com/...-tools-for-web-or-desktop.aspx

mindmapping tools tech tools technology note taking notes brainstorming

shared by Kate Pok on 18 Nov 11 - Cached
  • Kate Pok on 18 Nov 11
     
    The trick to effective mind mapping is finding the right tool for the job - whether that tool is pen and paper, as Guy Lewis used to unravel his personal life, or dedicated software, as Patrick Lynch used to explain Wild Apricot's features to his colleagu
Deborah Baillesderr

This Guy Is Going To Show You One Of The Most Important Things You Can Teach Your Kids - 78 views

www.upworthy.com/ngs-you-can-teach-your-kids-10

upworthy inspiring things teach kids

shared by Deborah Baillesderr on 13 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Deborah Baillesderr on 13 Sep 13
     
    How do you get through your day?
Deborah Baillesderr

TEDxNYED - Dan Meyer - 03/06/10 - YouTube - 76 views

www.youtube.com/watch

math TED teaching mathematics Dan Meyer youtube

shared by Deborah Baillesderr on 30 Oct 13 - Cached
  • Deborah Baillesderr on 30 Oct 13
     
    This guy is such a great teacher and I love his blog. So many ideas!
Bill Kuykendall

Behind the Scenes: Child's-Eye View of Haiti - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com - 31 views

lens.blogs.nytimes.com/...behind-33

photojournalism haiti kids curricula

shared by Bill Kuykendall on 18 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Bill Kuykendall on 18 Feb 10
     
    "For two weeks, 28 young Haitians used their perspective as citizens to create a distinctive document: pictures of Haiti, as it regenerates, through the eyes of insiders. With point-and-shoot digital cameras, students ranging in age from 9 to 18 participated in a project organized by the nonprofit Zanmi Lakay Photography Workshop, run by Jennifer Pantaléon, 48, and her husband, Guy Pantaléon, 41."
James Shockley

Web 2.0 Smack Down - 149 views

www.techlearning.com/38258

tools tech learning resources Web2.0

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  • James Shockley on 14 Apr 11
     
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Tena Nelson

Cybraryman Catalogue of Educational WebSites - Educational Web sites for Teachers, Educ... - 139 views

cybraryman.com

resources cybraryman education

shared by Tena Nelson on 07 Apr 11 - Cached
  • Tena Nelson on 07 Apr 11
     
    This guy is amazing... check out all the great resources!
Carl Bogardu

EduGeek.net - The Front Page - 60 views

www.edugeek.net

technology education community support forum blog technical ict resources tools

shared by Carl Bogardu on 13 Jul 11 - Cached
  • Carl Bogardu on 13 Jul 11
     
    For the education it guy
Jon Tanner

Hopscotch Challenges: A Free Curriculum eBook for iPad Coders - 41 views

www.speedofcreativity.org/...rriculum-ebook-for-ipad-coders

moving speed creativity ebook code hour of code code.org

shared by Jon Tanner on 18 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Jon Tanner on 18 Nov 13
     
    An eBook on how to use the iPad to code, written by Wesley Fryer, the guy who writes the "Moving at the Speed of Creativity" blog.
Martin Burrett

Bill Nye - The Science Guy - 71 views

ukedchat.com/...bill-nye-the-science-guy

science videos science videos experiments

shared by Martin Burrett on 28 May 15 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 28 May 15
     
    The blog of science communicator Bill Nye. The site is full of science activities and experiments to try, with video demonstrations and things to download for your class.
  • Elaine Matheny on 29 May 15
     
    Thanks for sharing!
psmiley

Educational Technology Guy: Google Apps and Chromebooks Training Resources - 6 views

educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/...-and-chromebooks-training.html

Google apps chromebooks

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  • psmiley on 22 May 13
     
    Google Apps and Chromebooks Training
David Sladkey

SMARTBoard Camp 2013: 16 Hours of SMARTBoard PD in Naperville IL July 8th and 9th - 25 views

teachingwithsmartboard.com/...ing-with-smartboard-episode-91

smart notebook pd smartboard camp 2013 naperville IL teachingwithsmartboard

shared by David Sladkey on 18 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • David Sladkey on 18 Jun 13
     
    From the SMARTBoard guys at www.teachingwithsmartboard.com you can immerse yourself with new teaching ideas and techniques while also learning to use your SMARTBoard. Space is limited.
Lauren Rosen

Texting With Teachers Keeps Students in Class -- THE Journal - 2 views

thejournal.com/...s-keeps-students-in-class.aspx

texting mobile BER sms

shared by Lauren Rosen on 12 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • While much of the deluge was back-and-forth banter on tardiness, homework, or grade anxiety, Campbell also began using the constant communiqués as a means to engage students in learning. He began texting a daily journal topic every morning and encouraged students to think about it before they came to class. So far, it's been largely effective, perhaps as a result of the psychology that makes cell phones so addictive for teens in the first place.
  • "Everyone has a compulsion to read that text message when it bleeps, bings, chimes, or vibrates. No exceptions," Campbell has written of the program. "Sooner or later you have to open that text and read it. It's like captive-audience advertising, but for the good guys in education, rather than marketing."
  • Lauren Rosen on 12 Apr 12
     
    Nice article on reaching the less advantages and using technology to meet their needs. Teachers can engage students before they enter the classroom.
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