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Virtual Reality

As our class took a foray into the world of virtual reality, I found my thoughts mixed about the benefits of using it in the classroom. While I think that any technolgy that will help students learn is a good thing, I kind of thought that the research I did on the potential bad aspects of using tools like virtual reality in the classroom had merit. I think we have all witnessed the strange advent of the decline of social skills amount both children and adults alike when it comes to…

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Added by Kathryn Leal on February 9, 2014 at 7:36pm — No Comments

Entrada 3: McDonald's Failing To 'Ketchup' With Shortage Of Must-Have Condiment In Argentina

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/money/2014/02/07/in-wounded-economy-argentina-suffering-from-shortage-mcdonald-ketchup/



McDonald's ha visto una pérdida en los negocios de su escasez de ketchup (o catsup). La gente en Argentina piensan ketchup es un producto muy esencial en McDonald's. La compañía utiliza los medios sociales, como Twitter, para pedir… Continue

Added by Amanda Koch on February 9, 2014 at 6:53pm — 3 Comments

Virtual Reality

This week I spent time researching and exploring the use of virtual reality in the classroom.  This is a very new idea for me.  A lot of my time was spent on discovering what is meant by virtual reality, what that looks like in the classroom, and the benefits of incorporating virtual simulations into teaching.  As I researched this topic I found myself asking how can I use virtual reality in the classroom and how will it benefit my students.  I am not…

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Added by LeeAnna Hooper on February 9, 2014 at 6:15pm — No Comments

Entrada 3

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http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/money/2013/09/13/looking-up-new-report-shows-huge-growth-hispanic-owned-businesses/

En la década pasada, el número de empresas operados por personas hispanohablantes se han doblado en los estados unidos. El cámara de comercio hispano con Geoscape dice que…

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Added by Matt Childers on February 9, 2014 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Entrada 3

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/03/spains-jobless-women-become-boss

Este artículo es sobre la enorme numero de mujeres en España que han iniciado sus propios negocios en los últimos años. El artículo comienza hablando de las posibilidades de una persona que está siendo empleado en base a su perfil demográfico de Europa. Si eres español, uno de cada cuatro están en el paro y dos de…

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Added by Johannah Hamilton on February 9, 2014 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Virtual Reality Reflection

I really struggled this week to come up with a good opposing view of why Virtual Reality games or simulations shouldn’t be used for educational purposes.  I’m not sure why I struggled so much but as the technology teacher I felt I needed to have a good reason.  While other colleagues found reasons like a child’s change in behavior when playing in virtual worlds, taking on the characteristics of the avatars, distinguishing from real life and from video game life, and lack of face-to-face…

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Added by Melissa Quinn on February 9, 2014 at 9:57am — No Comments

Virtual Reality and Simulations in Education Reflection

After completing research on virtual reality and simulation use in education, I stop to ponder the question “Do virtual worlds offer more advantages over more traditional learning environments?”  The answer is, sort of.

In many classroom situations, the use of virtual reality and simulations can easily be the best way to help your students to grasp the difficult concepts that they will encounter.  For example, many science experiments…

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Added by Richard Cole on February 8, 2014 at 10:55pm — No Comments

Virtual Reality Reflection

This week we looked into the world of virtual reality in education. At the beginning of the week I took the stance that there could be some benefits to implementing VR in the classroom as long as it was mixed with a healthy combination of traditional teaching.  After this week of researching VR I don’t feel that my views have changed to any extreme, but I would say that now I better understand VR and it’s many uses and I could definitely see more potential for it in the classroom than I did…

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Added by Janelle Shumaker on February 8, 2014 at 4:01pm — No Comments

Blogging about Virtual Reality - Reflection

Blogging about Virtual Reality (VR)

After investigating virtual reality environments, simulations, and tours and conducting research on what the experts have to say about virtual reality in education, I have to say that I have changed my mind about the use, effectiveness, and purpose of VR in education.

I admit I was a skeptic when considering how to use virtual reality in the classroom because in my limited experience, these were “games” students played to pass the time and…

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Added by Edis Knoop on February 7, 2014 at 7:33pm — No Comments

Blog 1 - "El índice de pobreza entre hispanos se mantiene"

Este artículo relaciona a los pobres de los años 60 con los de la actualidad. La estadística informa sobre hispanos en Illinois con el propósito de hacer comentarios inherentes a la comunidad hispana en el resto del país. El tema de discusión es el incremento del salario mínimo a nivel nacional y cómo puede afectar este cambio a la población hispana que se mantiene con salarios paupérrimos.

En este estado la pobreza se…

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Added by Felix Xavier Correa on February 7, 2014 at 3:16am — 1 Comment

Google Docs Survey

During my Educational Technology class this week we created surveys using Google Docs. (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UUIdIrZQRWK6dgmYrlf3FfZldffrq1gmgwvUvgu5J4c/viewform) The surveys that we created were very simple but it was good practice for us and I think that surveys like this can be really good resources for teachers. It is an easy way to get feedback from your students and the data… Continue

Added by Samantha Coblentz on February 6, 2014 at 10:49am — No Comments

Blog 3

Online:www.growthbridgefund.com

En Cincinnati, la cámara de comercio está intentando a financiar el desarrollo económico de las empresas pequeñas de minorías. El propósito de la cámara de comercio es que va a ofrecer capital deuda flexible para las personas afroamericanas e hispánicas y sus empresas. Estas personas tienen que aplicar por préstamos. La cámara de comercio quiere hacen 3 o 4 préstamos cada ano de $175,000.

Creo que…

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Added by Anne Margaret Cowley on February 5, 2014 at 7:54pm — No Comments

One-room Schoolhouse for Connected Learning (Volunteer Opp. for High Schoolers)

The traditional ways of volunteering usually require a big chunk of time because they require the fulfillment at specific locations and time slots, so the commitment needs traffic efforts, even long distance travel like going abroad, and affordability of matched schedule. But this kind of reach is sporadic for both sides – volunteers and people in need.

Affordable volunteering through internet

Sarah is now a junior in Westwood high school, Austin, Texas. She loves reading and…

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Added by Jessie Chuang on February 5, 2014 at 10:05am — No Comments

Blog nº1: Stop and Frisk

     Aquí en Nueva York, la póliza de "Stop and frisk", o detener y cachear es conflictivo por el efecto que tiene sobre cientos de ciudadanos de Nueva York, gente hispánica y afroamericanos en particular. Para estas personas, hay un sentimiento que este táctica es una violación de su privacidad. En meses recientes, un juez federal decidido que la póliza es inconstitucional, forzando el alcalde de Nueva York, Michael Bloomberg, a solicitar un apelación per la decisión para…

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Added by MARIO MONTEDORO on February 5, 2014 at 1:30am — 2 Comments

Entrada 3: A chamber of one's own: New organization champions hispanic businesses

http://blogs.rgj.com/renorebirth/2014/02/02/a-chamber-of-ones-own-new-organization-champions-hispanic-businesses/

Este artículo analiza el crecimiento de los negocios hispanos y más concretamente por la creciente necesidad de una representación hispana en la política. Los dueños de negocios hispanos necesitan el apoyo de los políticos y no se…

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Added by Lindsay Vance on February 4, 2014 at 11:19pm — No Comments

movement in classroom

I am currently studying Early Childhood Education and want to pursue a career either working in a classroom or in a field where I can work with children regularly. Through my experience so far, I have noticed the variations of the layout of classrooms. This could be simply a result of the different types of teachers and how they like their classrooms to be set up, but I think that there is more to it than just that. I think that classrooms are being purposefully set up in a way to promote more… Continue

Added by Kayla on February 4, 2014 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Crayons Past Kindergarten??

I have heard many people tell me that my love for crayons should stay out of my future classroom. I say that these people are wrong, and no fun. Crayons can be used for more things than kindergartners learning to color inside the lines. Crayons could be used for middle school/highschool science labs. How? Did you know that crayons can burn for more than 30 minutes? You could study why or how with older students. Not only is it an awesome experiment for fire loving boys, but it is great for…

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Added by Mattea Kaye McLemore on February 4, 2014 at 3:45pm — No Comments

I have a brand new 4thedition "Revista" for sale.  Only ch. 1 has been used.  I'm selling it for $75.  Contact me if you're interested. Maxine Cohen

I have a brand new 4thedition "Revista" for sale.  Only ch. 1 has been used.  I'm selling it for $75.  Contact me if you're interested.

Maxine Cohen

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Added by maxine alice cohen on February 4, 2014 at 11:57am — No Comments

El desempleo- Blog 2

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/02/04/unemployment-in-spain-posts-lowest-rise-since-07/

El desempleo en España está bajando. Hay un aumento de desempleo más bajo en los últimos 7 anos. Aprendí en mi clase de económicos que para ser considerado desempleado, hay que mira por un trabajo en los últimos 6 meses. Las personas que no están buscando por trabajos no son…

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Added by Anne Margaret Cowley on February 4, 2014 at 9:06am — 1 Comment

Struggle

Struggle. One word that carries some of the most negative connotations in the English language. But what if struggle can be a good thing? What if during struggle we actually learn? Maybe we should encourage struggle. Maybe we should challenge our students. A diamond is made under pressure, so can we use struggle to create diamonds of our students? I think we need to make sure that it is a healthy struggle, but I believe that in the midst of the struggle we learn more. We learn that we can… Continue

Added by Amber Rupert on February 4, 2014 at 8:41am — No Comments

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