Trivia

Nicholas Carr, the author of “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”, makes the argument that the internet or “Net” is causing a decline in the ability of people to read and absorb information. On one hand Carr expresses that the “Web has been a godsend” to him as a writer (532), on the other hand he is critical of the Net. He gives examples and testimonies of how he, and some esteemed colleagues, can no longer read through long literary works without distraction, all due to the internet and the…

project is similar to a traditional research paper, but instead of simply researching and copying information down on a paper, students are able to express their ideas and information in a variety of creative ways (genres) including illustrations, trivia facts, quotes, jokes, etc. I worked with three students named Joslyn, Andrew, and Addison, and helped them create a poster representing the life of pilot Bessie Coleman. Since I met with the students after they had already performed most of…

What makes up a team? A team is a group of people that work extremely hard together for a long period of time to achieve a common goal. These people have to be dedicated, determined, focused, and most of all a teammate. It takes a certain person to fit all these qualifications and still be focused on other aspects of work. I have been honored to work with everyone involved in the SLLS class. Every individual in the class has taught me something about myself or in general that I have not known…

makes the classroom is a safe environment to discuss individual learning styles. (DET 2015). Additionally it allows the teacher to adapt the lessons to the individual meet the needs of students (Department of Education and Training). The geometric trivia encouraged students to think about how geometry is used in everyday situations and question why and the challenge questions were designed to encourage student to take their skills and knowledge and apply them to unknown…

Secret Six Essay In the book George Washington’s Secret Six the authors Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger make the argument that the Culper Ring greatly influenced the outcome of the American Revolution. After reading the book, one could easily conclude that the Culper Ring was a needed organization. At the end of certain chapters, the author often makes remarks on the actions of the spies for example, “The quality of their information and the prudence they exercised in delivering it had enabled…

“green” a product really is and will tell you if you’re getting the best price. Like playing games? Of course, but what if you could do good and have fun at the same time. Next time you’re waiting in line or just killing time before bed, test your trivia skills at FreeRice. For each correct answer, you donate 10 grains of rice to a person in need. Too good to be true? It isn’t! Over the past decade, they’ve donated nearly 100 billion (with a b!) grains of rice. Burnt out on…

Learning Styles and Study Skills in the Classroom Why is it important for content teachers to "understand" the learning styles of both themselves and their students and to “teach” applicable study skills to students in their classes? Are there differences in study skills for English, history, science, and mathematics classes? If so, what are the comparisons? Learning Styles I agree that as teachers should have “a thorough knowledge of what we teach, the ability to interpret such knowledge…

Socialnn Snapchat analysis It is hard to tell an interesting and engaging story, especially over a platform such as Snapchat. Journalists are limited to the 15 second time limit for each snap. This forces the poster to condense information into the time limit, while still trying to get their point across to the viewer. Telling an effective story over Snapchat requires a couple key factors. Variety between interviews and background information helps keep the viewer watching and engaged. Stories…

English professor and successful author, Mark Bauerlein attributes a lack of general knowledge to the development of complex and modernistic technology. Bauerlein claims in his best-selling novel, The Dumbest Generation that those under thirty constitute the “dumbest” generation in contemporary record. However, he does not take into account that people under age thirty have adapted their learning capabilities to this progressive media-focused environment. Bauerlein has yet to acknowledge the…

In the United States in 2014, consumers spent an astounding $22.41 billion dollars on the video game industry alone. Since the early 1970’s video games have been extremely popular among people regardless of age. Although in the following years, video games have evolved immensely in different ways into the games that we have today. In the past 45 to 50 years, not only has the devices used to play these video games expanded, but diverse selection of games has multiplied, there has been a vast…