Category: economics
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Step up and help classroom teachers with DonorsChoose!
I have a personal challenge for you: Provide a small donation for a classroom teacher who has posted a purchasing wish on the Donor’s Choose website. I’ve created a custom giving page for “Moving at the Speed of Creativity,” and I’m considering what type of incentive to offer if readers and contributors reach a specified…
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Connecting our world and our generational responsibility to do better
I watched Hector Ruiz’s moving TedTalk “The power to connect the world” at lunch today. I resonate with his passion for the 50×15 project, which seeks: …to enable affordable, accessible Internet connectivity and computing capabilities for 50 percent of the world’s population by the year 2015. Yesterday at our monthly Oklahoma Creativity Project education committee…
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Podcast286: Learning about Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Powered Vehicles from Dr. Peter Sherwood of Oklahoma State University
This podcast features an impromptu interview with Dr. Peter Sherwood of Oklahoma State University, who is the proud owner of a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier automobile powered by both CNG (Compressed Natual Gas) as well as regular gasoline. Dr. Sherwood explained how he came to purchase this amazing car and the benefits of it (CNG is…
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The practical car of the future today: Natural gas AND gasoline powered!
We’ve got lots of amazing people in the great state of Oklahoma, and I met another one today who drives a fantastic car. If you were reading my blog back in November, you probably recall my post “The Mac Jedi’s Homebrew Mobile Commander” and podcast “Pimp My Ride (digitally) Southeast Oklahoma Style (An Interview with…
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The time for economic concern has come (a vast understatement)
I’m not following financial markets and economic news on a daily basis like I follow some other issues. I’ve become increasingly alarmed in the past few weeks, however, with headlines like these. Can we connect the dots? September 7, 2008 U.S. seizes Fannie and Freddie Treasury chief Paulson unveils historic government takeover of twin mortgage…
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Financial literacy web tools and curriculum from Shryk
I learned briefly today from Shane Kempton of Phase Two Interactive in Oklahoma City about several web-based tools and resources related to financial literacy which are of high interest to me as a parent and educator. I’m guessing these are also of interest to many others for similar reasons. Our students and children need to…
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Podcast278: TechShoppingCart Podcast09: Digital Wishes, Flip Video Labs, and Manifest Destiny for EdTech
Welcome to episode 9 of the Technology Shopping Cart Podcast, a podcast (and now live webcast) where educational innovation thrives on the food of creative ideas. This episode features a conversation with Heather Chirtea of ToolFactory, Vicki Allen, Karen Montgomery, and Wesley Fryer about podcasting, digital storytelling, mobile podcasting labs, mobile flip video labs, “ushering”…
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Notes from Dr. Pedro Noguera’s Keynote at BLC08: “Changing the Culture of Schools: Creating Conditions that Promote Student Achievement”
THESE ARE MY NOTES FROM FROM DR. PEDRO NOGUERA’S KEYNOTE AT ALAN NOVEMBER’S 2008 BUILDING LEARNING COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE. THE TITLE OF THE SESSION WAS “CHANGING THE CULTURE OF SCHOOLS: CREATING CONDITIONS THAT PROMOTE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.” I DID NOT ATTEND BLC08 IN PERSON, BUT THANKS TO BOB SPRANKLE MAKING THIS AMAZING PRESENTATION AVAILABLE VIA PODCAST I…
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21st Century Skills Our Students Need
Several months ago, during an iChat text exchange with Marco Torres he suggested I record a short video outlining the 21st century literacy skills I believe our students need to have as they enter the workforce. This afternoon (at long last) I recorded a 14 minute video and posted it to Google Video on this…
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Podcast257: Natural Learning – What Schools Don’t Do by Steve Wycoff
This podcast is a recording of a presentation by Steve Wycoff on June 12, 2008, titled “Natural Learning – What Schools Don’t Do” at the Trends, Tools, and Tactics for 21st Century Learning conference in Wichita, Kansas. TTT is sponsored by ESSDACK, the Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas in Hutchinson. The…