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Video describing word game similar to kick me. Students have analogies. One word is removed from the analogy and placed on student's back with tape. Students have to find the missing word in teh analogy.

""What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows." ― Paulo Coelho."

Real time data visualizations provide kids with real world connections to what they know and recognize. They pique their curiosity; that's their power. As with other visual content, there are a host of possibilities for using them in the classroom to demonstrate the strength numbers have on perception and success.

"Should schools be mirrors of society, or should they be places apart? With Greenfield, I come down for the latter. Schools have an opportunity to take students' minds in new directions, and they've only got 1,000 hours each year to do it.  " Interesting read. Yes, time is limited, but appropriate use of technology can help to "take students' minds in new directions," often in directions that might not be possible without the use of technology.

Interesting system that may be useful for teachers who are "afraid" of ActivEngage.