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  • jsolin Posted: 22 Nov 2013 - 19:45 by: jsolin

    An exceprt from a local parent group in Chicago is pasted below. This issue has generated great discussion in my classes on data, privacy, ethics and more. 

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  • jsolin Posted: 18 Nov 2013 - 18:48 by: jsolin

    My colleagues at Lane pointed me to a great alternative to the giant Post It Notes (which are a pricey). You can use 24"x36" newsprint which can be found on Amazon HERE. You get approximately 400 sheets shipped for $28. In comparison, the giant Post It Notes are roughly the same price for two 30-sheet pads. That's $0.07/sheet vs $0.47/sheet. They aren't as "pretty" and they don't stick on their own, but magnets, tape and thumbtacks can cover you there. 

    Jeff

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  • jsolin Posted: 15 Nov 2013 - 11:33 by: jsolin

    My esteemed colleague Jenny Roscoe found a great infographic about percentage of women in tech jobs over the past few years. I thought I'd pass it along here...

    http://goo.gl/8VVJwc

    Jeff

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  • dyanek Posted: 30 Oct 2013 - 17:14 by: dyanek

    Well I finally took my own advice and started hanging samples of the student posters just like we do at the PD.  It'll be interesting to see how this looks by the end of the year!

    Try it and post your images too!!

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  • reed Posted: 27 Oct 2013 - 20:41 by: reed

    I have 60+ students in my class and struggle with a mechanism to get them to report out to the entire class.  I don't have my own classroom and can't carry supplies with me like the large post-it sheets we use in PD sessions, but I do have a projector.

    Most teachers have a max of ~30 students per class, but if you are one of those who have 50+ (like at Lakeview HS in Chicago) then this might be helpful. 

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  • Dadorsey Posted: 16 Oct 2013 - 10:48 by: Dadorsey

    Hey All~

    I am running into an issue of losing students to other courses and attendance issues that may result in the student dropping.  I started with 43 students which was enough for 2 sections and am now down to 33 (with maybe at least 2 that may be moving schools and a couple others who may be dropping).  This may result in my 2 sections being combined and going to one so I want to be prepared with options.  

    First, what are some of the class sizes you all have had that is manageable for this course, but may be large?  

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    Tags: Curriculum, ECS, Q&A
  • awozniak Posted: 26 Sep 2013 - 13:49 by: awozniak

    Hello everyone,

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    Tags: ECS, Q&A