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Eric Postman

Working dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • This working dog is a border collie mix. A working dog refers to a canine working animal, i.e., a type of dog that is not merely a pet but learns and performs tasks to assist and/or entertain its human companions, or a breed of such origin.
Denise Whiteman

LA Pets and Families Examiner: Best dog breeds for kids - 0 views

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  • For the hyperactive familyPit Bull Pit bulls are loving, affectionate, loyal and like your ADHD tween, have a boatload of energy. Your kid and dog can wrestle and run for hours together. This breed has an innate ability to detect when aggression is necessary and when everything is okay.
  • For the outdoorsy familyLabrador RetrieverDoes your family get kicks from hiking, camping, and swimming in lakes? A lab will be able to keep up with the sportiest of families. Intelligent, loyal, lovable, and trainable, this breed loves to splash in water and play outside. Get this pooch his own Nalgene bottle and hit the trails.
  • For the big familyBearded Collie Are you rivaling Brangeilna with the number of kids in your house? Consider a bearded collie. This breed loves being around lots of people and its herding instincts will keep everyone in the same room. With a bouncy demeanor and constant tail wagging, the Bearded Collie will win the hearts of your entire brood. Best for families with a big yard.
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  • The apartment-dwelling familyWestland TerrierIf you’ve told your child time and time again, We have no room in our home for a dog! you could be wrong. The wee Westland Terrier needs no yard and very little space to be happy as can be. Your youngsters will be delighted by the westie’s love of play. Just make sure this dog gets a short walk every day.
  • For the couch potato familyMiniature poodleFace it. You don’t want to be seen at a dog park. And your kids are more into watching Star Wars over and over again than running around the yard. Poodles like walks now and then, but will not demand a lot of exercise. They simply like companionship and want to be included in all family activities, like watching Oprah or maybe a trip to your kid’s favorite cupcake stand.
  • Denise Whiteman on 28 Mar 09
     
    Excellent article on 5 breeds for kids - the Obamas have 2!
anonymous

Dogs Are What They Eat - PawNation - 15 views

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dogs food nutrients

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  • There are six nutrient groups that are important for all dogs: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 22 Oct 14
       
      Use the vitamin video from YouTube. www.youtube.com/ksdfjsdflj
  • Essential amino acids are those that are required in the diet because your dog's body is incapable of synthesizing them in sufficient quantities.
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  • Fatty acids, a specific type of fat, play an important role in regulating the body's inflammatory response and are particularly important for your dog's health – particularly for the skin and a coat.
  • anonymous on 22 Oct 14
     
    What a dog needs in their diet to be healthy.
Martin Burrett

Reading to therapy dogs improves literacy attitudes in second-grade students - 8 views

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  • Martin Burrett on 13 Nov 17
     
    "Second-grade students who read aloud to dogs in an after-school program demonstrated improved attitudes about reading, according to researchers at Tufts Institute for Human-Animal Interaction at Tufts University. Their research appears online in advance of print in the Early Childhood Education Journal. Reading skills are often associated with improved academic performance and positive attitudes about school in children. Researchers wanted to learn if animal-assisted intervention in the form of reading aloud to dogs in a classroom setting could contribute to improved skills and attitudes."
psmiley

I Quit Assigning Homework… Too Many Dogs Were Eating It | SeansDesk.com - 1 views

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homework dogs eating

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  • psmiley on 21 May 13
     
    Is homework needed?
Libbey Kitten

Choosing the best dog toys for your dog or puppy - 2 views

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taylor

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  • Tracy Mendham on 01 May 11
     
    This doesn't seem relevant to the Diigo in Education group.
Deborah Baillesderr

Fun and Free Summer Learning Resources | Edutopia - 100 views

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fun free summer learning resources

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  • Deborah Baillesderr on 01 Jun 14
     
    "Summer learning loss is a real problem. In fact, research suggests student lose more than two months of math knowledge during the summer, and reading skill loss is similar. Here, we've compiled a few resources to keep students learning through the dog days of summer, with a particular focus on math and reading."
Steven Young

Demography and the Future of Secularism - Boston.com - 1 views

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demography religion religious fundamentalism secularism

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    • Steven Young
      Steven Young on 25 May 12
       
      The American Enterprise Institute is one of the leading conservative think tanks. The AEI, and the conservative movement in general, have an interest in a more religious population, since religious voters are more likely to vote Republican and for conservative parties elsewhere in the world. Therefore, one needs to skeptical of research emanating from a think tank with a strong ideological bias; especially when that research serves the interests of the institution.
  • Across the world, "population change is reversing secularism and shifting the center of gravity of entire societies in a conservative religious direction." The same will be true here in the United States, where religious families have more children than non-religious ones.
  • It's easy to underestimate the role that population change can have in social change, Kaufmann says, but it can have a huge role, especially when differences in values drive differences in fertility
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  • -- demographer
  • Americans and Europeans
  • Americans and European
  • the fringe of ultra-Orthodox pupils in Israel's Jewish primary schools in 1960 has ballooned: they now comprise a third of the Jewish first grade class. They are gaining power: in Jerusalem, Haredim rioted in late December, demanding the right to segregate women on buses, and have already elected the city's first Haredi mayor.
  • the ultra-Orthodox may form a majority of observant American and British Jews by 2050
  • In the United States, Republicans have a similar values-driven fertility advantage -- an advantage, Kaufmann argues, which will outweigh the Democratic advantage of increased immigration, in part because many immigrants are conservative on social issues and maximalist in their family planning.
  • "In Seattle, there are nearly 45 percent more dogs than children. In Salt Lake City, there are nearly 19 percent more kids than dogs.”
  • Steven Young on 25 May 12
     
    Summary of article from the American Enterprise Institute journal, "The American", that claims that future of the U.S. is more religious than secular due to the large family size of religious fundamentalists.
onepulledthread

The KYVL Kids Research Portal - 56 views

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research methods education

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  • onepulledthread on 18 Jul 13
     
    wonderful interactive site that offers great instruction on preparing for and carrying out a research project.  Specifically designed for elementary aged students, and uses bright graphics, a cartoon dog, and even has a sound version.
Michael Johnson

Big Dog, Little Dog: Metalearning and Learning Styles - 47 views

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Learning learning styles

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  • Michael Johnson on 23 Jan 10
     
    Learning Styles (or learning preferences) should we be concerned or not. This post argues that not so much (found it through Stephen Downes and he didn't necessarily agree with all of this... I think we should in our attempts to teach people to learn better explore and improve learning in the variety of ways they are likely encounter in life. Then they can either become more proficient at learning in different ways, or learn to adapt  what is available to them in a way that they prefer or need, etc.
Michele Brown

HowStuffWorks - Learn How Everything Works! - 30 views

www.howstuffworks.com

reference science kids howto education technology information learning

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  • Michele Brown on 29 Jan 11
     
    Cool site that provides information on everything from "how dogs perceive time" to Quantum Mechanics.
  • Gerald Carey on 05 Feb 11
     
    Take the site with a grain of salt. It's not very critical of what you might term "pseudo-science" e.g. homeopathy.
anorred79

DragonflyTV . Dog Breeding | PBS KIDS GO! - 20 views

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genetics Science interactive breeding game dog biology

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      anorred79 on 07 Oct 14
       
      Make sure students go through all levels - great for teaching genes (dominant and recessive) & genetic mutations.
Martin Burrett

Improving Writing - 11 views

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writing UKEdChat

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  • Martin Burrett on 12 Nov 18
     
    "Writing is vital to most examples of learning. It is how civilisation conveys information from generation to generation, it is how parents often communicate their needs and fears for their children as notes to the teacher, and it is how little Johnny/Jane tells you about what their cat and/or dog did at the weekend. Some people love writing, while others struggle with it, but everyone has to write to some degree in their daily lives, and all of this stems from their experiences in the classroom."
Martin Burrett

Depression: Impact and Support - 11 views

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depression mental health

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  • Martin Burrett on 30 Jan 19
     
    "Despite the prevalence of depression in the population, the devastating impact it can have, and the rise in public awareness in recent years, schools (and society at large) still find depression a taboo. Something which is often ignored and misunderstood. Where support is available wonderful things can happen mitigating some many of the pressures when the black dog comes barking. While a societal shift is needed, there are many, often small things that educators can do to help those who need help."
Martin Leicht

A Breakthrough for A.I. Technology: Passing an 8th-Grade Science Test - The New York Times - 13 views

www.nytimes.com/...igence-aristo-passed-test.html

Artificial intelligence AI learning technology iteration

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  • But others, like this question from the same exam, required logic:
    • Martin Leicht
      Martin Leicht on 02 Feb 20
       
      Why do we still test rote memory? Why do not more tests in involve logical choices?
  • A science test isn’t something that can be mastered just by learning rules. It requires making connections using logic
  • “We can’t compare this technology to real human students and their ability to reason,”
    • Martin Leicht
      Martin Leicht on 02 Feb 20
       
      And yet, AI continues to improve/make logical connections. What are we doing to help keep students improving?
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  • The new research could lead to systems that can carry on a decent conversation.
  • the world’s leading A.I. labs have built elaborate neural networks that can learn the vagaries of language by analyzing articles and books written by humans.
    • Martin Leicht
      Martin Leicht on 02 Feb 20
       
      This was an improvement. Before, they showed AI thousands upon thousands of photos of dogs. In the end, AI can recognise a dog.
  • Bert learned how to guess the missing word in a sentence.
    • Martin Leicht
      Martin Leicht on 02 Feb 20
       
      Bert (from Google) learned to fill in these missing words by analysing thousands of pages of wikipedia and online books. Bert soaked up so much with so little effort. Never send a Human to do a robots job.
Jeff Andersen

About Us - Outdoor Voices - 11 views

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Active Wear

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  • Jeff Andersen on 16 May 17
     
    We make clothes for sweating in - interchangeable layers that play nice in any season or activity. From dog jogs to dodgeball, we're after a wardrobe that spans gym-life and life-life without sweating the small stuff. Don't know where to start? There's an OV Kit for that. Ready to dive deeper?
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