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Forms of Government flashcards | Quizlet - 37 views

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  • rosssgsis on 19 Feb 13
     
    How we organize ourselves
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Government flashcards | Quizlet - 86 views

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  • rosssgsis on 19 Feb 13
     
    How we organize ourselves
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Causes of Texas Revolution - 9 views

www.austincc.edu/...causes.html EDT5372
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  • "Many a Cause, Many a Conflict: The Texas Revolution" Introduction Volumes sufficient to fill multiple warehouses have been written about the Texas Revolution of 1836 in the century and a half since it culminated in the seventeen minute Battle of San Jacinto. Few topics have inspired such polarized feelings. Many blame Mexico's loss of her northernmost regions on a conscious premeditated conspiracy of Anglo-Americans in the United States to steal Texas by whatever means possible. This conspiracy, supported by the American government in Washington, D.C., first bore fruit in 1835-36 with the Texas Revolution and culminated ten years later with the Mexican War which resulted in the loss of the present-day states of New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California. At the other end of the continuum are those who blame the Mexican people for the misrule of Texas and the ruthless dictatorship of Santa Anna for provoking a fully justified rebellion by Anglo-Americans and Tejanos. While such extreme positions are far too simplistic to explain the events of 1835-36, they continue to be voiced today - a century and a half after the fact.
  • pepe1976 on 12 Nov 11
     
    Volumes sufficient to fill multiple warehouses have been written about the Texas Revolution of 1836 in the century and a half since it culminated in the seventeen minute Battle of San Jacinto. Few topics have inspired such polarized feelings. Many blame Mexico's loss of her northernmost regions on a conscious premeditated conspiracy of Anglo-Americans in the United States to steal Texas by whatever means possible. This conspiracy, supported by the American government in Washington, D.C., first bore fruit in 1835-36 with the Texas Revolution and culminated ten years later with the Mexican War which resulted in the loss of the present-day states of New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California. At the other end of the continuum are those who blame the Mexican people for the misrule of Texas and the ruthless dictatorship of Santa Anna for provoking a fully justified rebellion by Anglo-Americans and Tejanos. While such extreme positions are far too simplistic to explain the events of 1835-36, they continue to be voiced today - a century and a half after the fact.
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Keith Hughes - YouTube - 48 views

www.youtube.com/hughesDV history socialstudies government resources videos
shared by Michele Brown on 07 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Michele Brown on 07 Oct 13
     
    Presents short overviews of key concepts and events in U.S. history and government. Engaging and fun.
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Access to Knowledge as a Foundation for an Open World (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE - 9 views

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  • The rights to be a creator, to govern and develop one's own knowledge, and to share with others are fundamental freedoms for the Internet age.
  • Daryl Bambic on 22 Aug 10
     
    The rights to be a creator, to govern and develop one's own knowledge, and to share with others are fundamental freedoms for the Internet age.
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Please Sir, how do you re-tweet? - Twitter to be taught in UK primary schools - 2 views

uk.techcrunch.com/...e-taught-in-uk-primary-schools twitter technology literacy education UK socialmedia
shared by Ed Webb on 25 Mar 09 - Cached
  • The British government is proposing that Twitter is to be taught in primary (elementary) schools as part of a wider push to make online communication and social media a permanent part of the UK’s education system. And that’s not all. Kids will be taught blogging, podcasting and how to use Wikipedia alongside Maths, English and Science.
  • Traditional education in areas like phonics, the chronology of history and mental arithmetic remain but modern media and web-based skills and environmental education now feature.
  • The skills that let kids use Internet technologies effectively also work in the real world: being able to evaluate resources critically, communicating well, being careful with strangers and your personal information, conducting yourself in a manner appropriate to your environment. Those things are, and should be, taught in schools. It’s also a good idea to teach kids how to use computers, including web browsers etc, and how those real-world skills translate online.
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  • I think teaching kids HOW TO use Wikipedia is a step forward from ordering them NOT TO use it, as they presently do in many North American classrooms.
  • Open Source software is the future and therefore we need to concentrate on the wheels and not the vehicle!
  • Core skills is very important. Anyone and everyone can learn Photoshop & Word Processing at any stage of their life, but if core skills are missed from an early age, then evidence has shown that there has always been less chance that the missing knowledge could be learnt at a later stage in life.
  • Schools shouldn’t be about teaching content, but about learning to learn, getting the kind of critical skills that can be used in all kinds of contexts, and generating motivation for lifelong learning. Finnish schools are rated the best in the world according to the OECD/PISA ratings, and they have totally de-emphasised the role of content in the curriculum. Twitter could indeed help in the process as it helps children to learn to write in a precise, concise style - absolutely nothing wrong with that from a pedagogical point of view. Encouraging children to write is never a bad thing, no matter what the platform.
  • Front end stuff shouldn’t be taught. If anything it should be the back end gubbins that should be taught, databases and coding.
  • So what’s more important, to me at least, is not to know all kinds of useless facts, but to know the general info and to know how to think and how to search for information. In other words, I think children should get lessons in thinking and in information retrieval. Yes, they should still be taught about history, etc. Yes, it’s important they learn stuff that they could need ‘on the spot’ - like calculating skills. However, we can go a little bit easier on drilling the information in - by the time they’re 25, augmented reality will be a fact and not even a luxury.
  • Schools should focus more on teaching kids on how to think creatively so they can create innovative products like twitter rather then teaching on how to use it….
  • Schools should focus more on teaching kids on how to think creatively so they can create innovative products like twitter rather then teaching on how to use it….
  • Ed Webb on 25 Mar 09
     
    The British government is proposing that Twitter is to be taught in primary (elementary) schools as part of a wider push to make online communication and social media a permanent part of the UK's education system. And that's not all. Kids will be taught blogging, podcasting and how to use Wikipedia alongside Maths, English and Science.
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Data.gov - 2 views

www.data.gov data government statistics database research socialstudies datasets data.gov
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  • Marge Runkle on 31 Jul 09
     
    The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the executive branch of the federal government.
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iPads for Learning - Why the iPad? - 134 views

www.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/why-ipad iPad pilot tablet review school technology Apple evaluation resources
shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 06 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • To date, feedback from participating schools has been overwhelmingly positive. For instance the touch screen interface of the iPad is proving to be a great success for students with special needs.
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 06 Feb 11
     
    "We, here at the Victorian government school system, are proud of our internationally recognised eLearning achievements. The iPads for Learning trial is no exception. We are working with Apple to test the value of the iPad, and the applications it can access, as an additional opportunity to engage students and to improve their educational attainment."
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 06 Feb 11
     
    Review website by state government to share resources and evaluation for iPads and tablet computers used in a school setting. Includes details of current pilot schools.
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Twitter Reacts To Massive Quake, Tsunami In Japan - 25 views

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  • Twitter users shared the tsunami’s estimated times of arrival on U.S. shores — before an official government tsunami warning
  • Bob Rowan on 13 Mar 11
     
    worth noting for volume of Twitter posts following 2011 tsunami in Japan, use of Twitter following phone outages, and sharing expected arrival time of waves in US before official government announcements
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Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - 4 views

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  • Kelly Boushell on 01 Aug 11
     
    A great collection of resources about government for kids. Topics include declaration of independance, constitution, bill of rights, and more! Content is even organized by grade level.
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HippoCampus - - 59 views

www.hippocampus.org environmental science US history American government Help biology physics religion resources math science education history elearning homework algebra
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  • Greg Limperis on 19 Dec 13
     
    Homework and Study Help - Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework
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Why Changing the Mission of Grad Programs is Hard… and Getting Harder | Sad Iron - 16 views

www.sadiron.com/ams-is-hard-and-getting-harder higher education tenure workload faculty governance
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  • onepulledthread on 22 Sep 13
     
    blog discusses increasing workload for faculty, threats to faculty governance, and lower number of tenured professors.  Good blog generally to follow on higher ed issues
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https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/388838/GCE_AS... - 3 views

www.gov.uk/...nt_for_further_mathematics.pdf mathematics government curriculum
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  • Caroline Kuhn on 12 Feb 15
     
    The 2016 math changes for GCSE and A levels
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25 Awesome Virtual Learning Experiences Online - Virtual Education Websites | Ace Onlin... - 164 views

www.aceonlineschools.com/al-learning-experiences-online education learning virtual
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  • Just because you’re online doesn’t mean that you can’t experience the world first-hand — or as close to first-hand as possible. Here are websites that feature virtual learning experiences, exposing online visitors to everything from history to geography, astronomy to anatomy, literature to government.
  • Carol Mortensen on 21 Jul 11
     
    Just because you're online doesn't mean that you can't experience the world first-hand - or as close to first-hand as possible. Here are websites that feature virtual learning experiences, exposing online visitors to everything from history to geography, astronomy to anatomy, literature to government.
  • jsummers on 22 Jul 11
     
    Virtual field trips are something I am wanting to explore this year. Thanks for posting this.
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Big food corporations work with corrupt government agencies to eliminate "small time" c... - 25 views

www.zmescience.com/...corporations-monopoly-28022013 food corporations government agencies competition industry capitalism monopolism corpocracy
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  • Big food corporations work with corrupt government agencies to eliminate “small time” competition and take over the industry Published on Thu, Feb 28, 2013 by Mihai Andre
  • Three companies now account for more than 40 per cent of global coffee sales, eight companies control most of the supply of cocoa and chocolate, seven control 85 per cent of tea production, five account for 75 per cent of the world banana trade, and the largest six sugar traders account for about two-thirds of world trade, according to the new publication from the Fairtrade Foundation.
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Atom Bomb [Joe Bonica's Movie of the Month] : Bonica (Joe) : Free Download & Streaming ... - 38 views

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  • anonymous on 04 Dec 12
     
    This archive--the pre linger--is filled with government and educational films. Great period pieces for history teachers.
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PARCC Governing Board Quarterly Meeting | PARCC - 15 views

parcconline.org/erning-board-quarterly-meeting PARCC Retest Policy
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  • Retest
  • allow retest opportunities in the summer of 2015
  • PARCC will
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  • offer retests once per year for grades 3-8 ELA/literacy and mathematics
  • three times per year for each high school end-of-course assessment
  • PARCC will make these retests available
  • states will set their own policies
  • Josh Flores on 11 Mar 13
     
    PARCC retest policy
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http://www.sos.mo.gov/Kids/packet/Brief%20Look.pdf - 9 views

www.sos.mo.gov/...Brief%20Look.pdf
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  • jhuberss on 26 Feb 13
     
    A consice description of Missouri government
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Book Chat: Why Does College Cost So Much? - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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      Celia Emmelhainz on 08 Feb 13
       
      yeah but then what? you still aren't dealing with the economic motivation for attending college, and the fact that it may not pan out for disadvantaged students. i.e. they get the 4.0 and degree, and still don't have the networks or corporate savvy to get a good job. 
  • Georgia HOPE scholarship has increased college attendance in Georgia
  • erit-based price discounts only help determine which school a student attends.
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  • Everyone has three objectives for higher education: lower tuition, higher quality, and less government spending on subsidies. The unfortunate truth is that we can have any two of these, but we can’t have all three. If we mandate low tuition, we have to give on one of the other two. Either the government has to increase spending on subsidies, or the quality of the education schools will be able to provide will suffer. There are no easy choices
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