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30 Effective Classroom Attention Getters with Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

For instance, Wallace, Vodanovich, and Restino (2003) discussed how boredom correlates with attention deficit and memory lapses, signaling a deeper issue than mere disinterest. 2010) linked boredom to attentional problems in class, while Maroldo (1986) noted its association with lower GPAs and a decreased motivation to learn.

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Tech Tip #102: Doc Saved Over? Try This

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Tech Tip #81: I Have Office 2010; Everyone Else Has 2003–They Can’t Read My Stuff. Right click on the file name for the lost Word file and select ‘Restore previous version’ Select the latest version that’s not today. Every time I do this, I’m a hero for ten minutes.

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169 Tech Tip #78: Save a File so Everyone Can Read it

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If the problem is that the recipient doesn’t have a current version of MS Word (say, you have 2010 and they have 2003), then save the doc as follows: go to File-save as. select file type 97-2003 (see first inset below). In MS Office: click ‘save as’ for your document. drop down the ‘save as type’ and select ‘PDF’.

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Rethinking How Scholarship Works at MLA17

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Whitson and Helms’s booth will present both finished and in-process work from that special issue, as well as analyze the complications for traditional editorial assumptions when confronted with scholarly comic books.

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This Neuroscientist Wants to Know Your Brain On Art—and How It Improves Learning

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My first book was in 2003 (1*), and that book was all about connecting research with effective teaching. a fellow and president emeritus of the Thomas Fordham Institute, recently wrote : "We see a clear and present danger that SEL could go off the rails in any number of ways," if not implemented properly. Finn, Jr., million in 2018.

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

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In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school. In 2010, I completed an MA in Applied Linguistics with a certification in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) as well as earning an ELL (English Language Learner) endorsement for K-8 students.

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How to Transform Teaching with Tablets – From Tom Daccord & Justin Reich

EdTechTeacher

Over the past century, radio, television, video cassette recorders, desktop computers, laptop computers, handheld devices, tablets, and cell phones have all been heralded as potentially transformative classroom tools (Cuban, 1986, 2003). The pockets of excellence are ever-present and inspiring.

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