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Should I Download That App? A Ten Question Checklist for Choosing Tools Worth Your—and Your Students’—Time | EdSurge News Whether you are a classroom teacher, instructional coach, or administrator, ask yourself these ten questions before tapping GET, INSTALL, or BUY. I totally concur with number one.
Spring break is here!
I am going to spend the next few days recharging and I hope you get a chance to recharge too. For help, I’m posting a picture of a kitten… On a beach.
What questions help you get to the solution to your problem?
Just: What happened. What did you see. What was wrong. “The guys would just come ask for the same information over and over again. And it was taking up time for me. . . . They shouldn’t have to ask me some of these questions. You get asked 20, 30 stupid questions and try to go…
Hope endures
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. There was a study done in the 50s that found out that rats left unaided in water will drown in a few minutes because they feel hopeless. However, if they know there is…
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Having decided you’d like to build a table, one of the first questions is likely, “How big will it be?” You’ll undoubtedly have some requirements to fulfill (must seat six, must match other furniture, must hold the weight of your annual twenty-eight-course Christmas feast, etc.) that will lead you to a rough decision. With a…
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The body-in-seat mentality is one of the most insidious, and destructive concepts in modern management. Essentially it means that when employees have their bodies-in-their-seats, it means they’re productive. It’s ludicrous on its face; if you’ve ever forced yourself to sit at your desk for eight straight hours, you know that having a body-in-the-seat does not…