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Daniel Pinkwater on Pineapple Exam: 'Nonsense on Top of Nonsense' - Metropolis - WSJ - 18 views

  • An agent I had years ago said just because it’s nonprofit and educational, don’t let them not pay you, because they’re making money.
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      Wow. What is done in the name of "educational". So much exploitation by an industry that makes much money off the misery of high stakes accountability!
  • They basically turned it into test-ese.
  • and I must interject that I admire the job they did, because it makes even less sense than mine
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  • We don’t count that against the kid’s grade, we put that there as a sort of brain teaser to show them that not everything is quantifiable, and to let them have a little fun,” then I’ll retract all my aspersions about how they’re money-grubbing b——- and overcharge for this stuff and sell it over and over again and underpay the poor authors they buy it off of
  • those stupid tests — and you can quote me, stupid tests
  • maybe I misjudged them. Maybe somebody working on the test was slowly going crazy, and wanted to put in something amusing for him or herself, and also for the kids.
  • I’m on this earth to put up a feeble fight against the horrible tendency people have to think that there’s a formula. “If I do the following things, I’ll get elected president.” No you won’t. “If I do the following things, my work of art will be good.” Not necessarily. “If I follow this recipe, the dish will come out very delicious.” Maybe. Trust me, there is no formula for most things that are not math.
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    "Daniel Pinkwater on Pineapple Exam: 'Nonsense on Top of Nonsense'"
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World of 7 Billion | Population Education, PSA Contest for Students - 3 views

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    Neat resource for exploring the impact the world's population has on our resources and a perspective on how we got here. Site features a student video contest.
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Italian-American Committee on Education - 1 views

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    Invaluable resources for Italian educators and students
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BalancEdTech - Bring Your Own Device - 3 views

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    Affordances and Constraints Related Resources
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How to Make a Fork and Spoon Appear to Defy Gravity: 7 steps - 1 views

  • An alternative technique is to use two forks and put a quarter (or other medium-sized coin) between the middle slot of the two forks when they are held together and balance this in the same way
  • Yet another alternative: Create the fork and spoon "boomerang" with one matchstick as before. Stick another matchstick upright in the top of a heavy salt shaker. Balance one matchstick on the point of the other. If you're lucky, the center of gravity will work so as to allow you to balance the point of one matchstick on the point of the other at close to a 90-degree angle. This one takes a bit of experimentation.
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What is a PLN? Or, PLE vs. PLN? » open thinking - 77 views

  • I thought it was appropriate to ask the question to my PLN (or what I perceive as my PLN) via Twitter. I asked if anyone had a definition for a PLN, or if they knew the difference between a personal learning network and personal learning environment (PLE). I received varied responses, and the majority of these are pasted below.
  • I believe that is what a PLN is all about…To act as a source AND catalyst for this sort of thought-provoking conversation and authentic experience mentioned above that leads us to a point where are required to engage, to reflect, and ultimately to contribute instead of just consuming.
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    "I thought it was appropriate to ask the question to my PLN (or what I perceive as my PLN) via Twitter. I asked if anyone had a definition for a PLN, or if they knew the difference between a personal learning network and personal learning environment (PLE). I received varied responses, and the majority of these are pasted below."
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Writing Ballad Poems through ICT tools - 59 views

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    An outline of an upcoming unit on writing Ballad Poetry as a Narrative form using Edmodo and other Web 2.0 tools for writing collaboration
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educational-origami - Starter Sheets - 97 views

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    Great resources and starter PDF sheets for several web2.0 programs
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    Downloadable guides to many of the popular Web 2.0. Tools. Includes Google Forms, Mixbook, Animoto, Voicethread, Wikispaces, Mindmeister and Bizzword among others
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Which One Rounds? (All Levels) - 59 views

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    A set of maths rounding resources. Choose the correct answer from a choice of four. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
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Scripts for Teachers - 151 views

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    Flubaroo and GR8Poll Homesite
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