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Debbie Abilock

Evaluation of Authority and Credibility in New Media - How are you going about this?

I'm working on an issue of Knowledge Quest and, at the same time, a presentation for Charlotte AASL called Who Knows What and How Do We K...

Started by Debbie Abilock

 0 Sep 27
Jamie Britto

Facebook Admission Pages

The admission office at my school is considering a facebook page. Can anyone point me to independent schools that are on facebook now? An...

Started by Jamie Britto

 6 May 22
Reply by Kris Bailey
Mark Schulte

Online student journalism

Washington International School has this year been experimenting with an online student news forum called the Student News Action Network...

Started by Mark Schulte

 0 Apr 14
Demetri Orlando

Preparing Students for College & Beyond

How effective is our curriculum in terms of preparing our learners for the 21st century? Students need to be able to explore, question, a...

Started by Demetri Orlando

 4 Nov. 12, 2008
Reply by Peter Gow
Fred Bartels

The Classroom of the Future

As part of the 2008 NAIS annual conference there will be an exhibit/space showcasing possibilities for the classroom of the future. This ...

Started by Fred Bartels

 7 Dec. 20, 2007
Reply by Laurie Bartels

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Stacy Nockowitz replied to Michael Jenkins's discussion 'Parrot in the Oven' in the group Great Books for Middle School Readers
Have not read it, Michael, but all reviews sound like it's appropriate for 8th grade at least; maybe advanced 7th grade readers. It seems like there are a lot of layers to this book, some of which may require some frontloading discussions or activ...
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I liked Geraldine Fabrikant's 11/7 NYT article, Prep Schools Face Cuts in Student Aid, but to me it is not the most compelling story of the intersection between independent schools and the struggling US economy. To me the most compelling story is...
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Michael Jenkins added a discussion to the group Great Books for Middle School Readers
Parrot in the Oven
I would love to get some feedback about this book and whether you all feel it is appropriate for late 7th grade/8th grade readers.
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Great Books for Middle School Readers
Let's share the titles of books our kids are currently enjoying. What books won't they put down? Any suggestions for readers in grades 6, 7 or 8?
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Jim Miller replied to Demetri Orlando's discussion 'Introductions'
Howdy, fellow educators. I've taught English and theatre in Middle Tennesee for over ten years and I had the pleasure of working with THE Demetri Orlando at my previous appointment. After ten years in a Socratic middle school classroom and on the...
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Stacy Nockowitz commented on Meghan Murray's blog post 'Tech Institute Day 1'
Thanks for all of the excellent info, Meghan! I learned about jing just last week, and I can't wait to start using it. I will be checking out a lot of these resources in the upcoming days and weeks. I'm always looking for technology to integrate i...
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Fred Bartels commented on Joseph R. Stefani's blog post '"There Is No Information Overload, Only Filter Failure"'
Joe, I watched the video last night. My reading of his talk is that Cowen is just cautioning us to be aware of how much our minds are wired to fit -often inaccurately- the inputs we are getting from the world into stories. In a nutshell, we need t...
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Demetri Orlando replied to Jim Heynderickx's discussion 'Lenovo X200 or Dell XT2' in the group Tablet PC Users
Thanks to the power of the internet, a colleague from Cal Poly State just informed me of the solution for this issue... if you set the resolution of your PowerPoint to 1024x768 (under the Slide Show tab on the PowerPoint ribbon), the issue is fix...
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