Week 11

Seymour Papert lives in Maine and has a laboratory, The Learning Barn. There they are developing new methods of learning. His goal is to make sure all children have a personal computer. He spends a lot of time in Maine at a youth center in Portland. There he spends time working with teenagers who have been convicted of serious offenses.
Mr.Papert, is also an advisory on MaMaMedia Inc. MaMaMedia is a place for kids on the internet, where they can go to play games. It is really a neat site. I will include the link so you can take a look at it. I have a seven y/o daughter who will love it. Recently, Mr.Papert went on a cross country tour to show his book- The Connected Family:Bridging the Digital Generation Gap.
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WEEK 9 #2

Duke university is using ipods in many of their classes. They even handed out ipods to all new students in 2004. "1,200 students are expected to use ipods to enchance classroom materials, lectures or assignments in 42 spring 2006 courses." "Last spring, 280 students in 19 courses used iPods as part of the Duke iPod First-Year Experience."
They are using the iPods to inhance technology. The iPods are helpful in outside classroom activities. They also open up the world of technology to students. Duke Universtiy thinks the iPods will be a success and plan on handing more out in the future.
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WEEK 9

I found a website where college teachers are using ipods. The benefits of the ipods are that they can be used beyond school hours. They also bring studies to life. The ipod is designed to meet the needs of individuals.
The ipod is also great for the teachers to keep up with information and organize their lessons. The teachers and students think the ipods are great. "By using the ilife suite of multimedia applications, educators and students can create their own iPod content."
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WEEK 8 #2

I found a website where students are using spreadsheets in science class. This website is designed so that any school can particpate in the online project. The project is to conduct scientific investigations. The data is then downloaded to an online spreedsheet.
The investigations become harder over time and therefore the more useful the spreadsheets become. When the data is put on a spreadsheet it is easier to update and can be instanly and easily viewed. It also allows the students to view the data in a variety of ways to make it easier to understand.
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WEEK 8

I found a website using spreadsheets for mathematics class. It states that spreadsheets would probably be most beneficial for math. It helps you with grades,charts,graphs,oraganize data and many other things.
If you are having problems with math you can you a spreadsheet to help you figure out a problem. You can use it to calculate the mean and range for a set of data. You can use it to divide and do formulas such as changig inches to feet.
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Hey!

Hey everybody,
I hope everyone had a great time during Spring Break. I went to the Arts and Crafts Festival in Fairhope, had a lot of fun. To bad it is still too cold to go swimming.

WEEK 7 MADI GRAS

Sorry so late.I missed this one. I guess I missed it because I did not do anything for Madi Gras. I really do not get into it. I do not like the crowds. I did get to look at the floats they were working on before the parades, with a friend from work.