All Blog Posts Tagged 'knowledge' (12)

About Chinese New Year and Chinese Mothers

Happy Chinese New Year! The Chinese use the lunar calendar in addition to the solar calendar. According to the lunar calendar, the new year this year was on Feb. 3, which is the Year of the Rabbit. The twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac cycle every 12 years. Because every month in the lunar calendar has 30 days, and there are no months with 31 days, every 4 years the lunar calendar is corrected by repeating a month.

The Chinese keep track of their birthdays using…

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Added by GoldStudent on February 10, 2011 at 5:32am — No Comments

Wikipedia, 10 years of collaboration

Last January 15th, Wikipedia got his 10th anniversary. In Guadalajara, we’ve got a local celebration Mexican style, with mariachi and tequila.

Seeking for a free content encyclopedia, Jimmy Wales and…

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Added by gabriela on February 2, 2011 at 8:06am — 2 Comments

Keep Students Far Away from H1N1 Flu with Multimedia H1N1 Flu Quizzes

H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu, has greatly threatened students' health and daily life. Facing the serious situation, it becomes more urgent to keep students, the group with great possibility to be infected, away from the terrible flu. For you, the teachers who are good guides to introduce the knowledge of H1N1 flu to students, a multimedia H1N1 flu quiz can help you offer students a vivid lesson to strengthen… Continue

Added by SunnyY on November 11, 2009 at 1:13am — No Comments

Keep Students Far Away from H1N1 Flu with Multimedia H1N1 Flu Quizzes

Added by SunnyY on November 11, 2009 at 1:13am — No Comments

What Judiac Knowledge Should be Taught in our Day and Supplemental Schools?

According to *Wiggins and McTighe (1998) in order to decide what (Judaic) knowledge should be taught in school, the following three categories or priorities of knowledge should be determined.

First priority: Knowledge that is enduring. essential information that students must know.

Second priority: Knowledge that is important, but not essential for students to know.

Third priority: Knowledge with which students should be… Continue

Added by Richard D. Solomon, Ph.D. on August 31, 2009 at 5:28am — No Comments

Action Research Project direction

Below is the problem statement, I am going with.

The problem is that students enrolled in online courses fail to effectively take ownership of their learning experience because technology tools are not being focused on developing metacognitive skills. If anyone runs across any relevant data- put me on!

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Added by Don Robinson on July 26, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

ebooks

1.5 million cellphone ebooks are available for download from Google. Access to knowledge is changing at the speed of light. If knowledge is power then many of us should be deified during this life time. The sheer amount of information at our finger tips pushes our realities over the edge and into the what President Obama spoke of throughout this campaign. Welcome to the knowledge economy, too late we can't hit the breaks now. What ever you do, make sure fear doesn't paralyze you,for every… Continue

Added by Don Robinson on February 5, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The Knowledge Economy

Right now, today, we have the winds of change at our backs. We have a new administration that is willing to accept innovative ideas across the board. Educators are in a position to play a major role in this learning transformation. The next administration may not be willing to lend the support that the current administration is lending. America depends on individuals, groups and organizations to bring needed ideas to the table for discussion. How can we take advantage of this moment? Web 2.0… Continue

Added by Don Robinson on January 27, 2009 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

Knowledge Essentials on Facebook!

We've created a little home for Knowledge Essentials over on Facebook. Be sure to come on over to our shiny, new Facebook page!

If you have any resources or ideas you'd like to share, feel free to leave a comment on our Facebook page discussion board. Or leave Amy a shout out on our Wall!

Added by Amy James on January 11, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Collection of Online Business Courses

Here is a quick list of free online business courses.. will add more as I find them.

U.About - Free email business courses

Business Spanish - speak and write business and conversational Spanish

Business week - Courses From Tech to Business

Learn That - Free business tutorials…

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Added by Mike Johns on November 11, 2008 at 5:12am — No Comments

Free Worksheets for Teachers.

These free worksheets will help your child brush up on language arts, math, science, and other important subjects. Select the learning level below to get you started.

Preschool

Kindergarten

First Grade…

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Added by Amy James on September 23, 2008 at 2:42pm — No Comments