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Andrew Barras

100 Best Blogs for the Classroom Teacher - 2 views

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    Great list of blogs!
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    Very useful, thanks!
Andrew Barras

Six Keys to More Effective Class Discussions - 2 views

  • A set of guidelines used in this analysis offers a concrete way to provide structure.
  • 1. Use a modular approach to topical coverage to force integration of topical ideas and concepts
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      great site!
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  • 3. Allow sufficient time for discussion to develop.
  • 2. Develop a very limited set of discussion questions that do not have “known answers.
  • 4. Set student expectations for instructor guidance and feedback
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      This is the coolest thing I have seen, since breakfast
  • 5. Establish a reward system that encourages interaction and peer critique.
  • 6. Provide additional participation incentive through assessment.
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    Great list of discussion tips for class
Andrew Barras

Personal Learning Networks Video - The Educator's PLN - 1 views

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    Good video about PLNs
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    That's great!
Andrew Barras

12 Expert Twitter Tips for the Classroom: Social Networking Classroom Activities That E... - 3 views

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    Good list of practical examples of using twitter in the classroom
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    Another comment. I'm on a roll!
Dan Gorgone

Washing machine Twitters when clothes are done | Technology | Los Angeles Times - 2 views

  • The TiVo senior programmer from San Jose spent a week modifying his 25-year-old washing machine to send a message to Twitter when his laundry is ready.
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      This is the coolest thing I have ever seen. lol
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    Remember how I mentioned there's a washing machine on Twitter? Here's the info on PiMPY3WASH.
Gustavo Negroni

IMDB Details for Pixar's Next Project: 1906 (2012) - 0 views

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    Details on Pixar's next project
Dan Weiland

Early Buzz: Toy Story 3 Screens at ShoWest - Read Peter's Reaction! | /Film - 0 views

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    Looks like another winner (not surprisingly)
Jackie Otero

'Toy Story 3': Pixar does it again | EW.com - 0 views

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      Pixar's new film Toy Story 3 promises to be an emotional 3D adventure!
Dan Gorgone

Toy Story 3 Reactions From ShoWest! - Upcoming Pixar - 0 views

  • • slashfilm: Toy Story 3 was great, last 30 minutes were pure brillance.  • firstshowing: Toy Story 3 was wonderful, so much fun and heartwarming, too! Totoro is in it a few times as well. Pixar at their best  • colliderfrosty: Toy story 3 continues pixars streak of brilliance. Last 20 or 30 minutes wrecked me. • elguapo1: Toy Story 3 was fantastic. People were crying at the end. I guess we can expect another tear jerker. • EDouglasWW Just saw Toy Story 3 at Showest… Brilliant job @leeunkrich Even Ed Catmull joined in the excitement, pointing at his friend’s reaction. edcatmull: I had a friend just email me after the TS 3 screening and he raved about it. Good sign. 
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    Early reviews of Toy Story 3 from Showest event
Wendy Moore

Disney-Pixar - Box Office History - 1 views

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    Pixar's Box Office History
Wendy Moore

Pixar Corporate Overview - 1 views

  • In May 1991, Pixar entered into the Feature Film Agreement with Walt Disney Pictures for the development and production of up to three computer animated feature films to be marketed and distributed by Disney.
  • In February 1997, Pixar entered into the Co-Production Agreement (which superseded the Feature Film Agreement) with Disney pursuant to which Pixar, on an exclusive basis, agreed to produce five original computer-animated feature-length theatrical motion pictures for distribution by Disney.
  • On January 24, 2006, Pixar entered into an agreement with The Walt Disney Company to merge the two companies. The deal was approved by shareholders of both companies and the merger became effective on May 5, 2006. Pixar is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
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  • Pixar strives to hire animators who have superior acting ability-those able to bring characters and inanimate objects to life, as though they have their own thought processes. In order to attract and retain quality animators, the company founded Pixar University, which conducts three-month long courses for new and existing animators.
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    How Pixar came to be a part of Disney
Dan Gorgone

Upcoming Pixar - A Pixar News Blog - 1 views

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    Used "Find People" link on Twitter to find the Twitter account for this Pixar Blog
Andrew Barras

Exclusive: First Look at Pixar Short Day & Night! - ComingSoon.net - 0 views

  • short that will play in front of Toy Story 3
  • When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world--the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.
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    New short trailer on front of TS3
Jeremy Johnson

Disney and Pixar Announces Upcoming Movies to 2012 | BeyondHollywood.com | Movie News, ... - 0 views

  • “Rapunzel”, and yet another “Tinker Bell” movie, this time “Tinker Bell: A MidSummer Storm”; 2011 sees “Newt”, “The Bear and the Bow”, and yes, yet another “Tinker Bell” movie, this time “Tinker Bell: A Winter Story”; and finally, 2012 brings the highly anticipated “Cars 2″, followed by “King of the Elves”
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    Upcoming Release dates
Dan Gorgone

Disney*Pixar (DisneyPixar) on Twitter - 1 views

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    Official Disney Pixar Twitter account
Andrew Barras

GM Makes Your Entire Windshield a Head-Up Display | Autopia | Wired.com - 1 views

  • Rather than project info onto a portion of the windshield, GM’s latest experiment uses the entire windshield as a display.
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      Very cool stuff!!!
  • “Let’s say you’re driving in fog, we could use the vehicle’s infrared cameras to identify where the edge of the road is and the lasers could ‘paint’ the edge of the road onto the windshield so the driver knows where the edge of the road is,” Seder says
  • GM has no immediate plans to offer the technology in production models, but Seder says some of features could appear in vehicles at some point.
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    Good article about Augmented Reality in cars
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    Very cool article!! Reeeeed it!
Dan Gorgone

Electronic Textbooks? You Bet - Forbes.com - 1 views

  • At the end of February, McGraw-Hill’s Macmillan unit unveiled a new electronic book imprint, DynamicBooks, that will let professors create their own textbooks, using their own material as well as materials developed by Macmillan. "Basically, they will go online, log on to the authoring tool, have the content right there and make whatever changes they want," Brian Napack, president of Macmillan, told The New York Times. "And we don’t even look at it."
  • Students will pay about one-third as much as the the paper-bound version's list price.
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    Got e-books? Some info on the latest situation in electronic books.
Dan Gorgone

What The Trend. Find out WHY terms are trending on Twitter - 0 views

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    Why are those trending topics on Twitter so popular? This site explains why.
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    Helpful with our #fspln workshop
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