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Entries from April 2007

Web 2.0 Tools + the STEP Capstone

April 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Calling All STEP Juniors!!! Check out the new tool on the web for showcasing your unique personality and academic interests. Click here now to see how your capstone project becomes relevant.

For many years now, I have been predicting that the Capstone Project will be used for showcasing your personality and your learning experiences [...]

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Tags: College Advising

College Admission – The sport of champions

April 5th, 2007 · 8 Comments

First, please follow THIS link to read how the College Admissions race is going. The story is in the New York Times and captioned:
“A Great Year for Ivy League Schools but Not So good for Applicants to Them.
And as a footnote to that article, please view the following video on Teacher Tube.
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=799aaa845e1c2e8a762b
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Tags: College Advising · Prep for S.T.E.P.

A Hip Hop Scientist – This one for the kids

April 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

An instructor at a college in North Carolina has created a website with the goal of making science “cool” for kids. Take a look and encourage kids to check out Mop Top the hip hop scientist.

Click THIS link to enter the site. I’ve also placed a link to the right in our Blogroll, so that [...]

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Tags: Blogroll · Learning and Teaching