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Is Google teaching us anything? – Shooting Azimuths In his book The Shallows, Nicholas Carr suggests that the internet is making us dumber. Carr finds that the vast amount of hyperlinked information available on the internet means that depth of knowledge has given way to shallowness. Casually disregarding the internet’s arguably most significant feature, Carr…
Yelling in the classroom
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. I stumbled on a YouTube video about calming down a classroom, which reminded me about this article, Why You Should Stop Yelling at Your Kids. When I started teaching I had a problem…
Sweet, sweet, technological procrastination
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. I once gave a talk titled “Using technology to procrastinate”. An idea that I have used since my sophomore year in high school. We had a big research paper due, and it had…
Doing great work
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. This past week was the anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs. While some may love him, others may hate him, but no matter what, he left his mark on the world. I…
The value relationship between the teacher (employee) and the school (employer)
Asymmetrical Benefit Masquerades as “We’re All in this Together”. Source: Good Companies Don’t Ask You to Share. They Make You Want To – DEV Community ???? After reading this article I’m reminded of two things. The quote, which I’m going to paraphrase because I can’t find it or the author, “Great leaders don’t force you…
