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Clickademics: Reading Textbooks: The Right Way, The Fast Way, The Wrong Way
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A place to share thoughts about education as I build Clickademics.com. Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Reading Textbooks: The Right Way, The Fast Way, The Wrong Way. For many classes, everything you need to know for the class is in the textbook. The problem is that you need to read the textbook. If you want to do well in the class, and you are going to spend the time reading, you might as well do it right. Here are some ways to read textbooks:. Use two column notes. In the left margin next to each line ...
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Clickademics: Essay Engine is Now Even Easier
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A place to share thoughts about education as I build Clickademics.com. Monday, December 2, 2013. Essay Engine is Now Even Easier. Back in May, we made our basic Essay Engine program. Free for two reasons. First, we built it to help students write essays, and offering it for free makes it accessible to far more students. Secondly, we wanted more users so we could see how actual students use it on real essays. Well, we have been happy to see so many writers using Essay Engine, but we noticed something: too.
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Teachademics: August 2010
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The teaching blog of Clickademics.com where I share some of best teaching techniques and shortcuts from my fourteen years in the classroom. Thursday, August 19, 2010. First Day of School Vol. 3 - Waste Less Time in Class. Since I left the classroom, I have created Clickademics. Always have a seating chart. Always. Use mailboxes. As I wrote in an earlier post. Proof for me and a reminder for the student. I could take roll as I walked the class, too. Post the week's work and all upcoming projects clearly&#...
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Clickademics: How to Say Yes Without Being a Pushover
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A place to share thoughts about education as I build Clickademics.com. Monday, July 29, 2013. How to Say Yes Without Being a Pushover. It happens in every family. The child asks for something big - bigger than a t-shirt but smaller than a car - and the parent wants to say yes but also wants the child to earn it, to make a sacrifice for it. After all, the parent is afraid of the slippery slope: saying yes today will make the kid expect a yes next time too. Your daughter has to earn this special privilege.
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Clickademics: Make a New Year’s Resolution You Can Keep
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A place to share thoughts about education as I build Clickademics.com. Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Make a New Year’s Resolution You Can Keep. At some point in the school year, every student promises his/herself (or parents) that he/she will do better in school. If getting better grades is one of your New Year’s resolutions, here are some tips on how to make that happen. Use a Homework Calendar:. Communicate with your Teacher:. Try Clickademics Essay Engine. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). When I am n...
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Clickademics: July 2013
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A place to share thoughts about education as I build Clickademics.com. Monday, July 29, 2013. How to Say Yes Without Being a Pushover. It happens in every family. The child asks for something big - bigger than a t-shirt but smaller than a car - and the parent wants to say yes but also wants the child to earn it, to make a sacrifice for it. After all, the parent is afraid of the slippery slope: saying yes today will make the kid expect a yes next time too. Your daughter has to earn this special privilege.
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Clickademics: November 2012
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A place to share thoughts about education as I build Clickademics.com. Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Have a Highlighter Handy. It always happens when you are most busy trying to get dinner ready, getting some work done, or hustling the kids toward bed time. “I need help on my homework! 8221; The worst part is that helping your kids with homework the right way takes a lot longer than you would like. If they did ask, my short answer would be: help with a highlighter. If we could teach a student to write an i...
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Clickademics: December 2013
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A place to share thoughts about education as I build Clickademics.com. Monday, December 2, 2013. Essay Engine is Now Even Easier. Back in May, we made our basic Essay Engine program. Free for two reasons. First, we built it to help students write essays, and offering it for free makes it accessible to far more students. Secondly, we wanted more users so we could see how actual students use it on real essays. Well, we have been happy to see so many writers using Essay Engine, but we noticed something: too.
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Clickademics: July 2010
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A place to share thoughts about education as I build Clickademics.com. Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Why Pepsi could be the key to better Research Papers. I recently found out about the Pepsi Refresh Grant. It is a great idea; individuals and groups with ideas to improve the community can apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $250,000. There are different categories of ideas including, of course, education. I am working on an application for Clickademics. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Clickademics: August 2010
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A place to share thoughts about education as I build Clickademics.com. Thursday, August 19, 2010. Our proposal for the Pepsi Refresh Grant is well underway. We want to create a series of video units covering organizing, writing, and editing essays, including research papers. You can check out our proposal and a video on the Pepsi site: http:/ www.refresheverything.com/clickademics. You can vote on the site or on the Clickademics site. You can vote once per day, so please vote often.
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