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Monthly Archives: April 2007
New TI Calculators
After what seems like decades, Texas Instruments has announced a new line of calculators that leap to a new level of technological power. Called TI-Nspire, the new devices sport larger, higher-resolutions screens, and much more powerful software for exploring math … Continue reading
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Civil Discourse on the Web
I was distressed over the last couple of weeks to watch one of my favorite blogs (which I have referred to here in the past) basically shut down. Kathy Sierra has written Creating Passionate Users, a blog that covered business … Continue reading
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More on online tutoring
Karl Nelson of the Digital Learning Commons sent me an email after my last entry with some thoughts on the topic of online tutoring. DLC has several years experience now in working with districts, schools, and students using online learning … Continue reading
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Online Learning Options
There are two interesting articles in Edweek today. The first one looks at individualize tutoring programs such as Cognitive Tutor, and the positive results that schools are seeing. It’s hard for old tech dawgs like me to get past the … Continue reading
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