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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

johawke — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:49:07 +0000

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo.

Most of my teaching resources are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License, which means you can feel free to use them with attribution as long as you don’t use them commercially. If you’re not sure, don’t hesitate to ask me. Unfortunately, I am currently unable to send out my tests and quizzes, but I am hoping to establish a less time-consuming alternative for this in the near future. Sorry!!

Prompt: Optimist or Pessimist?

johawke — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:08:50 +0000

Clive Thompson on Why Kids Can’t Search | Magazine

johawke — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:59:30 +0000

Researchers found that “students aren’t assessing information sources on their own merit—they’re putting too much trust in the machine.”

via Clive Thompson on Why Kids Can’t Search | Magazine.

Student Art at Bonner Middle

johawke — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:04:29 +0000

While waiting for the cafeteria tables to be set up at Bonner for an English middle and high school scaffolding meeting just now, I spied this awesome mural on the commons wall. I’ve taught several of these student artists in the last couple of years, and one is in my class right now.

‘How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn’

johawke — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:19:50 +0000

http://dmlcentral.net/blog/whitney-burke/how-brain-science-attention-will-transform-way-we-live-work-and-learn

An interesting interview with a self-appointed “techno-realist.”

TEDxDesMoines – Angela Maiers – You Matter

johawke — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:17:01 +0000

Five Things Students Say They Want From Education

johawke — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:57:11 +0000

http://www.fluency21.com//blogpost.cfm?blogID=2123

Quotation Inspiration: Searching for the Perfect Word

johawke — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:04:00 +0000

“To the man with an ear for verbal delicacies — the man who searches painfully for the perfect word, and puts the way of saying a thing above the thing said — there is in writing the constant joy of sudden discovery, of happy accident.”

- H. L. Mencken

Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)

johawke — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:37:53 +0000

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Quotation Inspiration: A Better Life Through Education

johawke — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:17:32 +0000

“It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming an educated person, the enormous interest it adds to life. To be able to be caught up into the world of thought —that is to be educated.”
~Edith Hamilton