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  1. Oct 2018
    1. Email does not afford synchronous communication in the way that a phone call, a face-to-face conversation, or instant messaging does. Nor does email afford the conveyance of subtleties of tone, intent, or mood possible with face-to-face communication

      In a similar way texting does not allow people to convey tone, so there are often misinterpretations

    2. specificity (a pencil is for writing, while a microscope is for viewing small objects); stability (pencils, pendulums, and chalkboards have not changed a great deal over time); and transparency of function (the inner workings of the pencil or the pendulum are simple and directly related to their function) (Simon, 1969)

      Specificity, Stability, and Transparency of Function

    3. effective teaching depends on flexible access to rich, well-organized and integrated knowledge from different domains

      Teachers must always be flexible and able to adapt to any situation that may arise in the classroom

  2. Sep 2018
    1. Using and revising keywords to make web searches to find information more efficiently. Discover information on a given topic spread across a website. Detecting information in a website using the internal search engine. Evaluating questions and search keywords while considering the purpose of search and obtained results. Finding real-time or time-sensitive information using a range of search techniques.

      These are all important parts of how to find the info you need. Keywords, multiple sources, how to search, finding new and current information.

    1. Over the 7 months of the trial, children in the school that received the screen-time reduction curriculum significantly reduced their television viewing, video game use, and number of meals eaten in front of the television

      This is a reason to reduce technology use in schools.

  3. Aug 2018