Edudemic writer Jeff Dunn recently wrote an article about a technology bus that is making headlines at a middle school in Mississippi. This bus‚ sponsored by the tech-ed company Promethean‚ is a vehicle filled with products that enrich the classroom through the latest technology tools‚ gadgets‚ and software. While it may be a smart marketing tool for tech companies‚ is technology bulldozing its way into the classroom? Traditional Schools Are Way Behind to Begin With Technological advancements
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theme of the article “Teens are Hardwired for Risky Behavior” was that the efforts of teaching teens about the dangers of unprotected sex‚ drug‚ alcohol use‚ smoking‚ etc. don’t work. They can teach kids all they want about the dangers and try to scare them but the reality is that in the spur of the moment most teens will be likely to give into peer pressure. Most of the time‚ teens wouldn’t do risky business if they were alone. When a teen is doing risky business it’s usually because there are a lot
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Wow! 7‚883‚995 minutes sure is a long time to spend in solitary confinement‚ and then not even hang around for the final five minutes to reclaim your prize. The title of this story is "The Bet"‚ and is written by Anton Chekhov. In this story‚ a man takes part in a bet for two million dollars‚ under the conditions that he stays in solitary confinement for fifteen years. The man‚ whom we come to know as "the prisoner"‚ stays in confinement for almost fifteen years when‚ with only five minutes remaining
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Risky Business: Consent Safety and fire fighting Culture. This case study introduces us to the risk‚ safety measures‚ and issues involved in fire fighting. The title of the case study is Risky Business: Consent Safety and fire fighting Culture. The case discusses the Bay City fire fighting department which is known “as one of the most advanced in the country” (2010). The case highlights the fact that though the department has one of the most highly trained fire fighters in its team‚ the chief
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Carmencita Gonzalez Professor Orzeck‚ Ph.D. English 102.051 October 28‚ 2011 Should Flogging Be brought Back? Jeff Jacoby a columnist for the Boston Globe published an essay “Bring Back Flogging”‚ on the op-ed page on February 20‚ 1997. Jacoby states that flogging people is better than “Locking them up in cages.” (para. 4) He goes on to say that flogging will teach people moral and educational values‚ while “Prison is a graduate school of
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Payments and Currency: What does the future hold? Jeff Turcotte‚ Fitchburg State University‚ Fitchburg MA Jturcot1@student.fitchburgstate.edu Abstract More than 15% of Starbucks’ US revenue is processed through its mobile payment app‚ and with the release of Apple Pay in October 2014‚ and Google Wallet‚ which was launched back in 2011‚ payment methods are changing rapidly. Using near field communication (NFC) enabled devises‚ such as smart phones‚ fobs‚ bracelets‚ watches and other wearable’s
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Human creation is constantly puzzled by the discovery and purpose of its existence on Earth. One will strive to understand the meaning of life and when found‚ a person will inevitably work hard to achieve their purpose. In the short story "The Bet"‚ Anton Chekov displays the true intentions of our existence through displaying a poor lawyer who is willing to do anything for money. At the end of the story‚ I began to realize that the lawyer is misled to believe that money is essential to life‚ but
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team mate‚ or working with the whole team‚ coaches put in the time in their day to help enhance others. Jeff Voss has had a successful 27 years of experience in coaching in all different sports‚ from baseball‚ softball‚ football‚ wrestling‚ and even track. “The harder you work‚ the harder it is to succeed‚” doing what he loves most‚ Jeff‚ strives to make athletes the best they can be. Jeff Voss has been admired to win the Bob Siddens High School Coaching Excellence Award‚ which is designated to
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of the Wild” was “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov. The theme for these two stories is knowledge and wisdom. For those who don’t know what “The Bet” is all about I will tell you. “The Bet” is about an aged banker and a juvenile lawyer to see which is better; the death penalty or locked up in a confinement for your life. These two stories have a fascinating lesson to teach young and aged human beings. “The Call of the Wild” has this theme because of what Buck learns. While “The Bet” is trying to show you
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In the video Differentiated Instruction at Jeff High School‚ teachers and students talk about their experience with using differentiated instruction in their classroom. In the video‚ teachers at Jeff High School described the benefits of differentiated instruction in their classrooms. Throughout the video‚ teachers praise the use of differentiated instruction and how such a method has helped them to reach out to their their students different pathways of learning and utilize their strengths in their
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