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Monthly Archives: August 2006
Factoid: Redundant Sound Aides Visual Learning
The use of sound during visual training can enhance later performance on a purely visual task. This research team tested two groups of participants on a task that required them to view a screen full of moving dots. Most of … Continue reading
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Today’s Vocabulary Word: Bebop
Bebop, shortened to Bop, was characterized by the flatted fifth, a more elaborate rhythmic structure, and a harmonic rather than melodic focus. Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Kenny Clarke, and Charlie Christian were major influences in the new music, … Continue reading
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National Trends: Enhancing Education Through Technology
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released (March, 2006) its report National Trends: Enhancing Education Through Technology, NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Title II, Part D – Year Three in Review. This legislation requires that schools use this funding … Continue reading
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Five Paragraph Essay for SAT
SAT reviewers noted that only eight percent of 2006 SAT takers used an identifiable five paragraph essay format to write the required essay. … the five-paragraph essay is a chosen vehicle for measuring a student’s writing proficiency … You do … Continue reading
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ASUS introduces first UMPC with integrated GPS
ASUS introduced its R2H Ultra-Mobile PC this week. The under 2 pound UMPC offers a webcam for video messaging and quick snapshots when you’re on the go and a fingerprint reader for simple logins. One fun feature is an integrated … Continue reading
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2006 SAT Scores Drop
According to the College Board, the average combined reading and math SAT score among students who graduated last spring is down to 1021. The average reading score fell five points to 503 and math fell two points to 518. Overall … Continue reading
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State Academic Standards Receive Low Grades
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation released The State of State Standards 2006, a new report about evaluations of state academic standards. …the average state grade is a “C-minus”–the same as six years earlier, even though most states revised their standards … Continue reading
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Today’s Quote: The Reason a Dog …
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. – Anonymous (posted with encouragement from AJ)
ROI for Early College High Schools
Jobs for the Future commissioned the development of a financial analysis model for calculating the “ROI”—return on investment—for early college high schools. Augenblick, Palaich, & Associates, Inc. created the model. This study indicates that young people and their families would … Continue reading
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Today’s Vocabulary Word: Transclusion
In computer science, transclusion is the inclusion of part of a document into another document by reference. Some hypertext systems … support transclusion. For example, an article about a country might include a chart or a paragraph describing that country’s … Continue reading
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