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Month: March 2009

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    PTA fundraising

    There’s a very interesting discussion going on at Half-Changed World about what the PTA funds and whether it creates inequities or not. As I said over there, I have no idea what our PTA pays for at either the elementary or middle school. In fact, I’m planning to attend the school board meeting and the…

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  • Clickers!

    A number of posts have commented on the Chronicle article and the NPR story on clickers. I really don’t like clickers. I recognize that there are certain classes, mostly large lecture classes, where they seem necessary. Buy why do they seem necessary? Because there’s a recognition that students don’t always learn well in those settings…

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    When Tech Goes Mainstream

    I remember when blogs finally got on CNN’s radar. They had blog pundits. They dedicated a portion of a show to blogs, with a blog correspondent. They looked really stupid because none of them had actually read blogs much less written one, so they didn’t really get them. They’re slightly better about that now, but…

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