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Deanna Amstutz

2 women to graduate from Army Ranger course - CNNPolitics.com - 0 views

  • Two women are about to make history by becoming the first female soldiers to graduate from the Army's exhausting Ranger School.
    • Deanna Amstutz
       
      Here is the main idea.
Robert Galecki

Newsela | BeeSweet Lemonade is a sweet deal for the 10-year-old boss - 1 views

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    The main idea is that these young people made a business out of selling lemonade and other beverages. Do you like this idea yes or no
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    Typing in a comment
Deanna Amstutz

11 Reasons Dogs Are Better Than Cats - Business Insider - 0 views

  • There are cat people and there are dog people. I don't generally like to lump myself in with one group (I grew up with three cats), but I can recognize the vast benefits of owning a dog over a litter-trained furball. Here are a few.
Jeffery Guiles

Newsela | Middle school students work to make their lunchrooms friendlier places - 1 views

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    The main idea is that should lunch rooms be friendly. Should we have the lunchroom be a friendly?
Sarah Bell

Newsela | Illegal Russian logging puts rare tigers in danger - 0 views

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    longing is killing tigers what should they do ?
Jeffery Guiles

Newsela | Too many kids are eating too much pizza and getting too fat, experts say - 1 views

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    The main idea is we should eat less pizza. What do you thing should happen should we eat less pizza or more pizza?
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    no
Joseph Coonrod

Newsela | McDonald's wage increase not enough, many workers say - 1 views

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    the main idea is that mcdonald workers are protesting for a better pay the question is: how would you live off of 15$ a hour
Deanna Amstutz

Newsela | Special-needs athletes can proudly wear their varsity letters - 1 views

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    The main idea is we should be able to wear owner Jersey. What should we do should we wear owner jersey or not
Joseph Coonrod

Newsela | Critics say diet drink labels are forum for false advertising - 0 views

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    the main idea is that people say soft drinks cause weight gain the question is: would do people think soft drinks would cause weight
Sarah Bell

Newsela | Abandoned dogs flown around the U.S. to increase odds of adoption - 1 views

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    abandoned dog flown around the u.s to increase odds of adoption what do you think ?
Joseph Coonrod

Newsela | Kids who play "Minecraft" like to read books based on the video game too - 0 views

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    • Hunter Nash
       
      i agree with that 
    • Shawn Leppen
       
      I like this sintincs
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    Hunter, what is that? And, what do you like about that?
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    Shawn, I'm not sure I understand what you mean? Maybe you can explain more.
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    Hunter, what is "that," and what do you like about "that"? I'm interested.
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    the main idea is that how the guides of Minecraft is a big success the question is: how does these guides of Minecraft skyrocket in popularity?
Deanna Amstutz

Newsela | Once president of Egypt, Mohammed Morsi is sentenced to death - 1 views

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    The central idea of this article is..... Are you for or against the death penalty?
Sarah Bell

Cons of Cell Phones in School - 5 views

  • there is no clear-cut answer or conclusion.
  • there is no clear-cut answer or conclusion.
    • Robert Galecki
       
      i wish they would make up thair mind
  • Realize t
    • Sarah Bell
       
      i don't think it would cause that much problems 
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  • t possibility that some students may take pictures that they shouldn't be taking. Given that
  • n be very competitive, fighting for popularity among their peer gr
    • Sarah Bell
       
      they are just thinking of all the bad things that kin happen 
  • ce mails.
    • Sarah Bell
       
      they are just looking at bad side of self phones 
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    So, Sarah, what are the positive sides of cell phones in school?
Jeffery Guiles

Beyond 'Screen Time:' What Minecraft Teaches Kids - The Atlantic - 1 views

  • arents are faced with difficult choices about technology. The prevailing wisdom is that “screen time” is bad for children.
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      I think we should play for school.
  • Their videos show kids that they can build complex structures and they set an expectation for the game culture. In other words, gameplay is about sharing knowledge and cooperating
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      We can learn allowed of stuff about building 
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  • how they are interacting with thei
    • Jeffery Guiles
       
      We should us min-craft for school  
  • Some ideas include: letting kids share what they are building in the game and having
    • Chance Paseka
       
      I have health kids focus
    • Blake Hepworth
       
      mine craft should be playd in shcool 
    • Jeffery Guiles
       
      So we can talk to owner friends we can build thinks with owner friends so we can work on a prorogued with owner friends 
  • students who know how to mod can teach others how to do so; and devoting some class or after-school time to allowing kids to work on Minecraft-based assignments. It has been noted that Minecraft offers a way to
  • Parents: you might be sick of your kids asking to play Minecraft, but consider what the game is teaching them. Talk to them about what they are building and what they are learning. Encourage their cooperation with friends. Where else are they learning some of these skills? Easily put: nowhere. When we encourage the enthusiasm they have for the game, we are also subtly communicating that we like for them to spend time creating, building, and cooperating with peers—values we want our children to develop as they work to reach their post-graduation goals.
    • Blake Hepworth
       
      mincraft should be playd at shcool
    • Jeffery Guiles
       
      Kids can learn more from building It can help kids how want to learn how to build a building. Kids want to us  the min craft In lost of stuff
  • Playing Minecraft teaches kids useful skills. The most clearly visible are visuospatial reasoning skills—learning how to manipulate objects in space in a way that helps them create dynamic structures. Visuospatial reasoning is the basis for more abstract forms of knowledge like the ability to evaluate whether a conclusion logically follows from its premises.
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    Jeff, great annotations! But, why should Minecraft be used at school?
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    Blake, I want to hear more, why should we use Minecraft at school?
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    Other than building, what can Minecraft teach us?
Robert Galecki

NEA - Using Smartphones in the Classroom - 0 views

  • students remove their earbuds, put down their phones, and focus on what he’s teaching. After all, not all learning can be done digitally—but Halla says that teachers have to adapt to the changing times and find a way to successfully incorporate these devices into their own classrooms.
    • Robert Galecki
       
      this is a good way to teach students by letting students have there fun time fore a little bit then teach them educational things
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    Bob ^^ your comment seems pretty feasible and realistic.
Deanna Amstutz

Kids who play minecraft like to read books based on the video game too - 15 views

Deanna Amstutz

For your next assignment, go play a cool new video game for awhile - 11 views

Deanna Amstutz

Want better brain power? Play video games! - 7 views

Robert Galecki

The New York Times Upfront | The news magazine for high school - 1 views

  • The school has no such right. Besides, teachers should be teaching, not spending precious time tagging and bagging confiscated electronic
    • Robert Galecki
       
      the teachers should teach and not find our cell phones 
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    But, what if your cell phone use is inhibiting (slowing down or not allowing) the learning process? I also wonder if there are studies to show whether students learn more with cell phone use or without cell phone use?
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