Does Choice Improve Life?

JibJab: "What We Call the News!"

















Barry Schwartz: The Paradox of Choice
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Neil Postman: "Informing Ourselves to Death"

Jason Ohler: "Twenty-five Questions to Ask about Technology"

Pleasantville

Have options created from technology enriched our culture?

Which is more serious, more balanced, more reliable, more authoritative - Wikipedia or TV news?

Do we control our technology or does it control us?

Western Maine MLTI Leadership Workshop

Using TPCK and SAMR as frameworks to look at learning.

Western Maine Learning Mentor Contact Information




Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

View from the Corner Room

WikiProject

NetLogo

Sage: Open Source Mathematics Software

Horizon Project

"Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable"

ad hominem: Latin for "to the man." An arguer who uses ad hominems attacks the person instead of the argument. Whenever an arguer cannot defend his position with evidence, facts or reason, he or she may resort to attacking an opponent either through: labeling, straw man arguments, name calling, offensive remarks and anger.

Name-calling
Guilt by Association
Character Assassination

Logical Fallacies at LIM Resources

Discuss.

Wicked Wednesdays

Telstar High School is doing a series of "Wicked Wednesdays" when professional development takes place after regular school hours. Today the topic is "Finding, Using and Organizing Internet Resources.' Alternative Location


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ACTEM OnTIME Podcast - Episode 7

Direct Link

MAINEducation 2008 Technology Conference

ACTEM

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"When in the course of human events "

U.S. History: Declaration of Independence
Wikipedia: The U.S. Declaration of Independence

Ben's Guide to the Declaration of Independence 6 - 8
Ben's Guide to the Declaration of Independence 3 - 5

EdSiteMent: Lesson Plan on Declaration of Independence
Project History Links: D of I


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Bloom's Digital Taxonomy

Bloom's Revised Taxonomy



Educational Origami: Bloom's Digital Taxonomy

PDF: Bloom's Digital Taxonomy
~ Andrew Churches





Bloom's Taxonomy at LIM Resources

Telstar Art and Music Teachers on the Web

Still on the cutting edge at Telstar High School and Middle School:


Melissa Prescott's TMS Art

Tom Coolidge's TMS Music

Jennifer Bennett: Mrs. Bennett's Web Page



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Telstar School District MSAD #44

Using Web 2.0 Tools

Today's Session at MSAD#44

Earl Hornswaggle - The Oldest Man in Bangor

Earl Hornswaggle
Moose Mountain

American Folklore - Maine
Google Book: Tall Tales of the Maine Coast

American Tall Tales
ARTSEDGE: Exploring American Tall Tales
Wikipedia: Tall Tale
42explore: Tall Tales
ReadWriteThink: Tall Tales

eMINTS eTHEMES Tall Tales

MLR Guiding Principles Cloud

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