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Making my case for unfiltration: Images

Posted by: | November 6, 2008 Comments Off |

I’m trying to convince my district to lax their filtration policies. Currently all blogs, social media sites, image hosting or searching sites, and many other online tools are blocked. I’ve met with and sent out emails to our tech directors and principals explaining my concerns. So far I haven’t received any response to my emails [...]

under: How School is Done, Internet Safety, Lessons
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Signs of success

Posted by: | June 5, 2008 Comments Off |

A snippet from a conversation I had with a student this morning: Student: “This project is long.” Me: “That’s why I gave you so many days in class to work on it. I wanted you to have time to make it excellent.” Student: “Yeah, but this project is taking longer than when we just used [...]

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I’ve made the switch. This year I’ve been using a cumulative project in lieu of a traditional written test, and at this point I believe that the projects are a better indicator of student knowledge than the old examinations. Students have just started working on their final projects for the 3rd Trimester. So far, I’m [...]

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