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Student Opinion | Your Choice!

This time, you can choose any one of the New York Times topics you like! Just keep it fairly recent and don’t respond to one I’ve already posted. Here’s how to participate: Go to the NY Times website (http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/student-opinion), find … Continue reading

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Animoto E/C Opportunity

I know how much everyone enjoyed making their own Animoto video earlier in the year, so I think another one would be an excellent extra-credit opportunity! The free Animoto accounts (http://animoto.com/pricing) only allow for 30-second videos, so that’s what you’ll … Continue reading

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Student Opinion | How Do You Feel About Zoos?

Here’s the question: Students: Tell us about your zoo memories: when and where have you visited zoos, and how did they affect you? Do you agree with Mr. Siebert that we’re attracted to zoos to feel our kinship and commonality … Continue reading

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Student Opinion | Do Social Media Campaigns Like Kony 2012 Stunt or Stimulate Real Change?

Many of my students have come up to me in the last couple of weeks, wanting to know if I knew about Kony. Well, if you haven’t seen the video, you should. Here’s the student opinion question: Students: Tell us … Continue reading

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