To manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately.
~ Russell L. Ackoff
I have to be honest, i don’t like teaching typing. Yes, i admit i am thankful i learned how to do it in school. I just think it is incredibly short sighted to think that today’s students will interact with their computers in this way. Speaking of interacting with computers…
Although every man believes that his decisions and resolutions involve the most multifarious factors, in reality they are mere oscillation between flight and longing.
~ Herman Broch
‘Tis the season of school surveys, class surveys, teacher evaluations, and a myriad of different question sets. In this TED lecture Dan Ariely got me wondering how much of the responses we gather our determined by the question(s) we ask?
If you have issues with the embed (i did): linked here.
As each day moves us closer to summertime and a chance for teachers make more of their “own” decisions i found this piece incredibly interesting.
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
- Charles Caleb Colton
The work that Johnny Lee has done with the Wii controller is simply amazing (see Johnny’s TED talk). Equally amazing is this “how to” video created by a PT2 student about a project of Johnny’s that he did in Ms. Norman’s class:
thanks for all your hard work on this project PT2 students and Ms. Norman.
