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BP Oil Spill Lesson Plan

July 13, 2010
By Curt
BP Oil Spill Lesson Plan

In light of the horrific environmental damage that will surely impact the Gulf Coast due to the BP oil spill, I thought I would share some thoughts on using this disaster in the classroom.  Unfortunately I think we will still be hashing out the impact of BP’s spill during August and beyond.
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Lesson Plan for Avatar and Empathy

May 23, 2010
By Curt
Lesson Plan for Avatar and Empathy

There has been quite a bit of interest generated amongst my colleagues for a lesson plan using Avatar.  I plan on using an activity this week for the movie Avatar that will develop Dan Pink’s aptitude of empathy, so I thought I would share...
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YouTube Tops Networks’ Primetime | Wired.com

May 19, 2010
By Curt
YouTube Tops Networks’ Primetime | Wired.com

When Time Magazine named “You” their “Person of the Year” some time back, I thought it was a cop out.  I thought that this prestigious magazine couldn’t make the hard call, so they just went with something easy-cheesy. But that was back in 2006. ...
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Robot Avatar Lets You Go to Meetings without Actually Going There

May 18, 2010
By Curt
Robot Avatar Lets You Go to Meetings without Actually Going There

I thought we could all use a little fun.  This robot just struck me as funny.  Imagine just logging in  to your computer and virtually attending a meeting.  Or...
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Futurity.org – Strong racial identity intensifies empathy

May 13, 2010
By Curt
Futurity.org – Strong racial identity intensifies empathy

This article highlights some interesting research into empathy and offers a strategy that may help us develop empathy towards others. According to the research, our “ability to identify with...
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Pro-BlackBerry Obama: iPads, iPods Are ‘Distraction’ – ABC News

May 10, 2010
By Curt
Pro-BlackBerry Obama: iPads, iPods Are ‘Distraction’ – ABC News

This headline was confusing to me, so I had to look a bit further.  But after reading through the context of President Obama’s comments about technology as a “distraction”,...
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