Understanding Point of View It’s one of the most popular questions on English tests: What point of view was this novel/short story/poem written from? It weeds out those who read the book from those who didn’t, and it’s easy points for anyone stealthy enough to look at the SparkNotes. Finding out that Pride and [...]
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Basic Grammar – A lost art in the Information Age
Without fail new colloquialisms are added to the dictionary, making phrases that were once improper acceptable to teachers, professors, and our handheld devices. Who could forget the addition of muggle, or the controversial inclusion of ya’ll? Since most of our computers and handheld devices are calibrated to automatically spell-check or auto-correct as we write, most [...]
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eLearning: A Supplement or a Replacement for the Classroom?
It’s an international sensation – PCs, tablets, and virtual environments are becoming the top supplemental tool for teachers everywhere. The days when teachers would order textbooks for each student are gone. Instead, they keep a list of product keys and URLs. Perhaps the advent of the Smartphone is the best indicator for what is to [...]
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Tablet Generation: The Rise of Blended Learning
“K-12 education is shifting from classroom-centered to student-centered learning models,” according to CompassLearning, a longtime leader in software used to augment classroom instruction. Trends in education show an increase in student-directed learning via personalizes technology. These ‘blended learning models’ leave students in hybrid-environments, utilizing educational software as often as classroom instruction. Today, teachers still drive [...]
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