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forging our space in a myspace world

Posted Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:21 AM by jtspencer
Someone once told me that the way to find out what a society worships is by searching for the highest building and to find out where people dress the fanciest. In the classical Greece, it was in their temples and their gymnasiums. In Rome, it was the Read More...
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Is blogging just another fad?

Posted Tuesday, September 11, 2007 9:12 PM by jtspencer
Every few years, the educational community chooses a catchy new trend and markets it as the greatest method students will ever experience. When I was a child, the trend was writing in journals. As I grew older, it was graphic organizers. Later, Word Walls Read More...
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online community(?)

Posted Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:34 AM by jtspencer
Yesterday I wrote a blog where I vented. To my surprise, fellow teachers offered positive feedback and encouraging words. I think that's a sign that it is slowly emerging as an online community for teachers. I'm not sure what to think of this. I feel Read More...
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should education go digital?

Posted Saturday, August 04, 2007 4:46 AM by jtspencer
Will we lose our ability to red, I mean reed, I mean read Technology has a profound impact upon societies in ways that are often unforseen unintended. Despite the goal of technocrats to integrate technology, there are always social and political consequences Read More...
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Should kids have cell phones?

Posted Saturday, July 14, 2007 8:43 PM by jtspencer
I am a middle school teacher in a low-income district, yet the vast majority of my students carry cell phones. It can be a battle to fight off the text messaging, but it's no worse than passing notes. What concerns me are the deeper sociological issues Read More...
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google's information monopoly

Posted Monday, April 30, 2007 6:08 AM by jtspencer
It began as a search engine in 1997. As a small start-up company, google grew because of its accuracy in organizing websites using a complex algorithm. There was a certain visual appeal to google – crips, clear, simple. Making millions off of multiple Read More...
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losing context in a sound-byte culture

Posted Thursday, April 19, 2007 6:31 AM by jtspencer
On Tuesday night, Simon offered a harsh, insensitive form of body language. When a contestant explained that he had a rough time singing because of his friends who died in the Virginia Tech shooting, the American Idol judged rolled his eyes and sighed Read More...
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