February 2014 Blog Posts (129)

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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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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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…

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…

     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…

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…

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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Maxine Cohen

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…

I have had the chance to explore some really neat Web 2.0 tools in a class that I am taking that I didn't even know existed. I found out a about a microblog called Today's Meet while exploring Curriculum21 Clearinghouse that I thought I would share. I watched the following podcast and was hooked: http://www.curriculum21.com/?s=Today%27s+Meet. Today's Meet is a…