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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Using Tablet PCs to Increase Exceptional Student Learning Efficiency – Notes for a Proposed Symposium
If the National Association for Public School Learners or the Association of Public School Learners existed today, we would want to inquire about prospects of a major research university hosting a symposium to describe a research agenda addressing the question, … Continue reading
Conceptual knowledge increases infants’ memory
Fourteen month old babies, the same as adults, remember only three things at a time, and get past this limitation by categorising. When researchers helped the babies group toys in spatially separate groups, or naming them with different nonsense words, … Continue reading
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As U.S. Cell Phone Reaches 80% Penetration Rate
Executive Summary Marketers see great potential in pushing more messages to cell phones as the US cell phone penetration rate reaches 80 percent and the platform’s unique personal nature offers closer individual targeting. Total spend on mobile messaging, display ads, … Continue reading
Posted in Factoid, Mobile PC Context
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Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference offers online illustrated interactive math manipulatives for students to use away from classrooms and teachers to use in classrooms. Students may use these as an encyclopedia or coach. This one is worth knowing about, whether as student, … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Efficiency, Learning on Demand, Sources
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Taimi of Kentridge HS WA Top Calculus Teacher
Jim Whaley and Gaston Caperton report that Kentridge (WA) mathematics teacher Marguerite Taimi received the top Siemens Award for Advanced Placement teacher in the state of Washington. Over the past dozen years, the Kentridge AP Calculus program has achieved a … Continue reading
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Grant Sources for Tablet PC Education Related Projects
Christina Laun offers a list of 100+ grant sources categorized by the kinds of projects each agency or foundation prefers funding. Tablet PC users will likely find at least one grant source on this list to support your next project. … Continue reading
Posted in Grants Funding, Tablet PC Schools
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Siemens in U.S. Offers over $13 Million to Education
Siemens in the U.S. dedicates over $13 million annually through their Generation 21 education initiatives and the Caring Hands employee volunteer program. Siemens Science Day A program in which Siemens employees visit local elementary and middle schools in their communities … Continue reading
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Siemens House of Little Scientists
Richard Milne reports that Siemens, Bosch and hundreds of companies in Europe give material and money to kindergartens to try to interest children as young as three in technology and science. German companies have 95,000 vacancies for engineers and only … Continue reading
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Association of Public School Learners – Notes
By the time I finished editing my post for discussion about forming a National Association for Public School Learning, it became clear I needed also to draft ideas about forming an Association of Public School Learners. I offer these notes … Continue reading
DOSSIER ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
The Center for Armenian Rememberance recently released RAPHAEL LEMKIN’S DOSSIER ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE This is an authoritative publication about one of the most under covered yet crucial aspects of disputes in the Middle East. I urge educators at all … Continue reading
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