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Dan wrote a new post, Course 2 Project Reflection, on the site Number Guy 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Three ISB High School teachers from different departments, Richard Harvey (social studies), Neil Lewin (science) and Dan Bentley (math) collaborated, around a few cups of Italian coffee to review ISB’s […]
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Dan wrote a new post, Technology and Me, on the site Number Guy 2 weeks, 5 days ago
We had been eyeing each other for many years. In fact I would say we flirted from across the room since my elementary years. Like most relationships in university, things kind of intensified but we still did not […] -
Dan wrote a new post, Bullying- Same, Same But Different , on the site Number Guy 3 weeks, 1 day ago
A few years ago, as described in this article, the administrators at a Palo Alto high school faced a difficult task. A task which I’m sure has been faced by school administrators all over the world. To what […] -
Dan commented on the post, Easier to keep your head in the sand, on the site Harvey 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Great post. Fascinating opening about one of my favourite songs of that last few decades, I had not realized that Archcroft did not see any of the proceeds. Although, as you pointed out, he was aware of this […]
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Dan wrote a new post, While in Rome, on the site Number Guy 3 weeks, 2 days ago
I currently live in a land where for a few bucks I can get any music CD or movie DVD I want right off the street corner. It is pretty awesome, and pretty illegal. But who cares, right? Nobody seems to be […]
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Dan commented on the post, What’s So Funny About Copying, Transforming and Combining?, on the site A Person is People 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Marcello-great post. “Ideas need to coexist and cross-pollinate”, love it. But yes, it seems as though this is meeting much resistance. Where do we go from here?- I think as you were hitting on in one of your […]
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Dan wrote a new post, But I Loved the Mixed Tapes, on the site Number Guy 1 month, 1 week ago
Despite my frustrations with the radio DJ as he spoke over the first few seconds of the song I had sat around all night waiting to hear so I could hit the play and record button simultaneously, I loved copying […] -
Dan commented on the post, Footprint Awareness, on the site Proud Journey 1 month, 1 week ago
Great post Stacie. You have such an interesting perspective on this issue having both high schoolers and elementary students at home. I’m sure I will be looking for some advice as my young ones are starting […]
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Dan commented on the post, The Pitta Patta of Digital Footprints, on the site nearly win 1 month, 1 week ago
I wonder if the issues that come up in a science class might be very different from those that come up in other disciplines? You mention a well planned approach for an IT department would be the best way to deal […]
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Dan wrote a new post, Stay Anonymous…Just You Try, on the site Number Guy 1 month, 2 weeks ago
In the mid-1990′s a college friend of mine, whom I have long since lost contact with, was determined to stay anonymous. She refused to use credit cards and said something about it not having a an American Social […] -
Dan commented on the post, But I’m Not Even That Interesting…, on the site A Kick in the Head 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Not at all aimless. Great post. I enjoy your writing. We have been putting ourselves out there for many years now, but the rate and ease at which we are now capable of doing it has exploded. I suppose with my […]
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Dan wrote a new post, Course 1 Final Project, on the site Number Guy 2 months, 1 week ago
Background: This assignment was given to 3 different sections of Algebra 1 (mostly 9th grade) math students. The class was finishing up a study of exponents and exponent laws. We were beginning to look at […]
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Dan wrote a new post, Cumulonimbus, From Ground Level to 50,000 Feet , on the site Number Guy 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Working in the clouds is an exciting new world for education. The New Media Consortium, in their in their annual NMC Horizon Report:2011 K-12 Edition highlights cloud computing as on of the key emerging […] -
Dan wrote a new post, Always Caught in the Middle, on the site Number Guy 2 months, 2 weeks ago
I did this amazing project with my High Level IB math students. I simply gave them an essential question, “What shape should I build a soccer stadium to maximize seating capacity?” They then, with a […]
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Dan commented on the post, pondering infinities, on the site oso polar 2 months, 3 weeks ago
it’s fun to think about it, your right, it is a toss up between the sci-fi writers and the “experts” as to how our lives will change with technology. i’m, as you say I’m both frighted and excited for my own […]
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Dan wrote a new post, When I was your age…, on the site Number Guy 2 months, 3 weeks ago
My mother, as I’m sure yours has, has said this statement to me various times throughout my life. Over the last few years many of these statements have been spurred on by our use of technology. My mom, in her […] -
Dan wrote a new post, Save the Trees, on the site Number Guy 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Are we ready yet? Do we have the technology to let go of paper text books? I’m thinking a lot about this as the HS math department at my current school, which is phasing in a 1-1 laptop program, is putting […] -
Dan commented on the post, reflections on Bloom’s, Connectivism & Messing around, on the site nearly win 3 months ago
The half-life of knowledge caught my eye as well. I agree with you Neil, we can’t say it is obsolete. Knowledge of one thing acts as a stepping stone to the next thing, as you say “enhancing our understanding of […]
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Dan commented on the post, Linsanity, on the site Full Court Press 3 months ago
Excellent, inspirational article, thanks for sharing. I’m a subscriber to Linsanity too. What a story. Great 10 lessons. Two that jumped out to me within the context of my classroom and a push for a 21st […]
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Dan commented on the post, To flip or not to flip….does reverse instruction work?, on the site Jillian's Jargon 3 months ago
I’m echoing your angle on the flipped lessons, love at first sight, followed by similar hesitations. I have been playing around with flipped lessons over this last year, and have been getting (mostly) positive […]
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