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  Series: Technology to Support Multiple Intelligences

  Posted on December 2, 2009 by Jason in EDU, ESU 10, Presentations, Thoughts

  This is a series of articles on how and which technologies you might use to support the eight individual intelligences as defined in Dr. Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Here is a sequential outline of the articles: •  Introduction • Word Smart (linguistic intelligence) • Number Smart (logical-mathematical intelligence) • Picture Smart (spatial intelligence) • [...]

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  Number Smart

  Posted on November 25, 2009 by Jason in EDU

  What is number smart? This intelligence covers logical and mathematical skills. It is working with numbers, abstraction, reasoning and logic. Permission to use for educational purposes.  © 1999 Fablevision What are some personality qualities of number smart people? Number smart people like to crunch numbers. They enjoy math and games of logic such as chess. [...]

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  Word Smart

  Posted on November 24, 2009 by Jason in EDU

  What is word smart? This intelligence covers verbal/linguistic skills. It is working with words, spoken or written. Permission to use for educational purposes.  © 1999 Fablevision What are some personality qualities of word smart people? Word smart people like to read, write, talk and/or listen. They revel in words, books, languages and telling stories. People [...]

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  Learning Styles and Technology

  Posted on November 23, 2009 by Jason in EDU

  Over the next week I would like to share my thoughts on how technology might play a role in reaching more learners with different learning styles. I will argue that applying different learning styles to your lessons using technology will elicit engagement and increase achievement. There is already research happening in this field and there [...]

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  Social Neworking for Adult Educators

  Posted on October 20, 2009 by Jason in EDU, Presentations

  As I explore the topic of using social networking for adult educators, I see many advantages to both the educator and the student. For the adult educator, this is a wonderful opportunity to find others in your field who are also passionate about this topic (adult education) and maybe even the subject you are teaching. [...]

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• Fall Edutopia Newsletter Highlights

  Posted on August 24, 2009 by Jason in ESU 10

  Just wanted to share highlights from a recent Edutopia newsletter titled “How to Bring Outdoor Education to Your Class.” You can find the online version here. Take a Hike: How to Make Being Outdoors In As gaming devices supplant games of catch, schools counter nature-deficit disorder with outdoor experiences. by Susan Brenna Though his parents [...]

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  ESU 10 Electronic Welcome Centers

  Posted on March 13, 2009 by Jason in ESU 10

  With the advent of the ESU 10 facility expansion, the need for a kiosk to help guide visitors to their destination was apparent. Four key spots were identified to locate these new welcome centers. One at each east entrance, one in the hallway connecting the two wings, and one at the entrance of the north [...]

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  Relying on "The Cloud"

  Posted on March 2, 2009 by Jason in ESU 10

  After reading “There’s silver lining to Google’s cloud computing glitch” by John Naughton, I pondered the following quote: Andy Grove, then the CEO of Intel, said in 1999, “In five years, companies that are not internet companies won’t be companies at all.” He was widely ridiculed at the time. But in fact he was very [...]

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  Stimulus Package and Schools

  Posted on February 15, 2009 by Jason in ESU 10

  An excerpt from an article by the Associated Press. What are your thoughts? Schools: A main goal of education spending in the stimulus bill is to help keep teachers on the job. Nearly 600,000 jobs in elementary and secondary schools could be eliminated by state budget cuts over the next three years, according to a [...]

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  Google – Advanced Searches

  Posted on November 11, 2008 by Jason in ESU 10

  Your challenge today is to refine your searches so that you only see a relevant number of results applicable to the search you are doing. When doing searches, it is easy to just take the first couple results and assume they are the best. Google does a good job of putting relevant information at the [...]

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