Author: John Walker
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Why Teach Every Kid to Program?
At this time of year, looking forward to next year, everyone always asks "Why teach a student to program?" Let’s just do office applications or keyboarding like we always have. The answer is that in today’s workplace, even those who don’t program need to know it. Does your school teach programming? How will your students…
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The Open TextBook Challenge
While my school, District, State is not OER yet, we will be. Any other way won’t let us compete for students or provide them competitive resources. Here is some of the current thinking on the subject of Open Textbooks. From Getting Smart: OER Textbooks Cut Costs.
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3D Learning Using Google Drive
Use Google Drive as a “Stepping Stone” to 3D Learning “Use Google Drive as a “Stepping Stone” to 3D Learning” by Jennifer Funk first appeared on the Edcetera blog. Craig Roberts, assistant director of education at the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, believes his students learn better when they explain things visually. So, he has…