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Kim Laird

freeSFX.co.uk - Download free sound effects - 3 views

www.freesfx.co.uk/...animals_insects

shared by Kim Laird on 17 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Kim Laird on 17 Jul 10
     
    Many good sound effects most free, the rest inexpensive. I can think of many applications including digital story telling. Thanks to "Technology Tidbits" for the link :)
Dennis OConnor

Seven Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School | Copyblogger - 13 views

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writing english

shared by Dennis OConnor on 28 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Dennis OConnor on 28 Feb 10
     
    "What is good writing? Ask an English teacher, and they'll tell you good writing is grammatically correct. They'll tell you it makes a point and supports it with evidence. Maybe, if they're really honest, they'll admit it has a scholarly tone - prose that sounds like Jane Austen earns an A, while a paper that could've been written by Willie Nelson scores a B (or worse). Not all English teachers abide by this system, but the vast majority do. Just look at the writing of most graduates, and you'll see what I mean. It's proper, polite, and just polished enough not to embarrass anyone. Mission accomplished, as far as our schools are concerned. But let me ask you something: Is that really good writing?"
Nik Peachey

1 Week workshop: Easy Web 2.0 tools that you can use in your classroom - 14 views

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web2.0 languages school technology professionaldevelopment resources tools education learning

shared by Nik Peachey on 07 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Nik Peachey on 07 Dec 09
     
    "Over the course of this event we will be looking at a small range of web based tools that will enable you to create motivating online language learning activities for your students. These can be used either in class or set as homework. You will have the chance to understand how these tools work, find out how to use them with students and be able to try your hand at creating and sharing activities with other teachers. By the end of the event you should have a small 'toolkit' of resources and ideas that will enable you to enhance your lessons though the effective and pedagogically sound use of technology."
Dana Huff

AAUP: New-Media Literacies - 5 views

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media language english literacy reading learning teaching

shared by Dana Huff on 05 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Dana Huff on 05 Jun 10
     
    Being literate in a real-world sense means being able to read and write using the media forms of the day, whatever they may be. For centuries, consuming and producing words through reading and writing and, to a lesser extent, listening and speaking were sufficient. But because of inexpensive, easy-to-use, and widely available new tools, literacy now requires being conversant with new forms of media as well as text, including sound, graphics, and moving images.
Sheri Edwards

CMS Test results invite scrutiny - CharlotteObserver.com - 0 views

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shared by Sheri Edwards on 27 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Staff at both schools will collect 10- to 15-percent pay hikes based on this year's scores, money that goes away next year. The raises, paid for by county commissioners eager to see kids succeed at low-performing schools, illustrate the rewards and penalties that can hang on test scores.
  • In 2006, a principal split Garinger into five academies with specialized themes. The New Technology school emerged strong, but the rest of the campus struggled.
  • She was convinced the dismal pass rate could change but believed many needed stronger skills to pass exams. “We really had to put the brakes on things,” she said. That meant letting strong students go straight into the EOC classes. But weaker ones took a semester or more of preparatory classes designed to boost their reading, math or science skills.
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  • The Observer analysis shows an unusually large number of Garinger International students sidestepped EOC courses in 2008-09. (See box.)
  • This year the school added juniors, which meant enrollment grew by almost 50 percent. Yet the school gave 46 fewer tests.
  • In English I, which all ninth-graders must take, Garinger International's pass rate went from 67 to 81 percent.
  • the only thing we have to vary is the time it takes to attain the standards. We do not all learn at the same rate.
  • It sounds like the principal is trying to help all her kids be successful. Why must that be cause for suspicion??
  • Sheri Edwards on 27 Jul 09
     
    What do you think?
Meredith Stewart

Julie Andrews Celebrates The Sound Of Poetry - 10 views

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shared by Meredith Stewart on 16 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Meredith Stewart on 16 Oct 09
     
    NPR story on Julie Andrew's latest book, co-authored with her daughter
Brian Baron

Transcript | This American Life - 4 views

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shared by Brian Baron on 05 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • the story I'm working on
    • Brian Baron
      Brian Baron on 05 Feb 16
       
      Right now it's just a story she's working on; the audience is separate. Within a short time frame, she'll bring the audience on board and we'll feel as though we're on the journey with her. 
  • apparently I do,
  • feels undignified
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  • Tyler
  • thing I learned from this exercise, which is no big shocker, I guess
  • arah Koenig
  • Here's the case I've been working on.
  • take a leak
  • arah Koe
  • store. On the
  • of course
  • oosey-goose
  • obsession" is maybe too strong a word
  • That sounds like a good thing.
  • named Jay.
  • somebody is lying here. Maybe Adnan really is innocent. But what if he isn't? What if he did do it, and he's got all these good people thinking he didn't?
  • Detective This is a taped
  • Adnan's in a maximum security prison in western Maryland
  • is hour and change
  • ussing cell tower techn
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