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Animal Control Failures

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In America today, there are states that are actively pressing animal owners to be managed by law. States such as The golden state are establishing legislations where pet dog proprietors are required to make sterile or neuter their family pets which is also perfect for cats.…

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Everything Schools Discussion Boards on Pedagogy

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“Facebook Schools MOOCs on Engagement.”  That’s a provocative title.  It’s also beyond hollow.

The research at the heart of this EdSurge buzz, coming out of Penn State, looked at three Coursera MOOCs and their supplemental faculty-run Facebook pages.  …

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The case of a semi-open-access academic journal

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I began reading Dana Boyd’s article “open-access is the future: boycott locked-down academic journals” with skepticism because I couldn’t imagine how a journal could be published freely considering the cost of editing and printing. I knew most of the reviewing was carried out voluntarily by people working in or retired from the field but I hadn’t realized that so much of the editing was also done by volunteers.
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Poverty data for each Illinois Political District – just released

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A few years ago the Heartland Alliance provided poverty data for community areas of Chicago, which enabled me to create maps showing this information, which I have shared in this pdf presentation.

Today they released a new set of data, showing poverty levels for every Illinois House and Senate district in Illinois.…

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Building a PLG

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One of the best resources for learning something new is people.  This week I joined some fellow educators in the district wanting to get a headstart with Google Apps for Education.  I had my first experience using a Chromebook and got some hands-on experience with Google Classroom. 
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Week 3: Maps, Maps, and More Maps

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​I began my third week of learning about GIS mapping by finding that when I forwarded a photo from my phone to me email account I lost the map coordinates noted in the details, so I went back to the internet to find an app that would allow my phone to act as a GPS and I found one called GPS Coordinates by Woozilli available through the Google Play function on my Google Nexus phone.
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From OER to OMG!

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The inside of my head is currently a whirling vortex of information, ideas and resources all jumbled together and moving so rapidly it is next to impossible to catch one single thought to hold onto.

I began my week of exploring OER by watching an edWeb webinar a webinar titled “Using OER Smarter, Better & Faster for Elementary Mathematics.” 

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The Disability Insurance Mystery

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All of us understand just how crucial common medical insurance is, however did you know that disability insurance is just as essential? On the occasion that you are hurt at work, and also could not work, disability insurance will offer you peace of mind-you will certainly still able to provide for your family.…

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