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January Newsletter1/13/2017 Welcome to Winter WeatherFor all you scientists out there. Would you like to give real time feedback to students when they are working on an assignment in class even if they are not all on the same problem? With the Classkick app you can. Classkick allows the teacher to give personalized, real time feedback, the moment students need it. Students can also collaborate and learn from each other. The teacher creates assignments, quizzes, and worksheets. Students complete the assignments on the ipad or in the web browser. Feedback is private and can be given by the teacher or by other students. Classkick is available for ipads and any web browsing device, and its free. Check it out at https://www.classkick.com/ A Trip Down History LaneHave we really changed that much? Looking for a great way to infuse technology into your classroom? Click the image below to register for the 2017 UCET Technology Conference. This is a national multiplication competition for students K-6. Teachers can make a trial account for free and sign up their students to compete. There is no cost to participate and students can compete for class prizes as well as individual prizes. Join the fun and get your kids excited about math. Thoughts of the MonthWhich Browser Should You Use? We often get asked this question. There are so many issues from flash, java, compatibility and other problems to make choosing the right browser for you a tough question. Everyone also has the one that they are most comfortable using, or the one they like the best. Even here in the department we are divided on the issue of which browser to use. Some of us use Firefox, some Chrome, most of us try not to use Safari. To try and answer the question here is a video that might help you, or just muddy the water more. I hope that helped you some. Maybe to help a little bit more here is a comparison of the top browsers performance. The first three test in this chart represent the outcomes on three different test suite dealing with Javascript applications. The final test represents compliance with HTML5 which is the current evolution of the HTML standards. As you can see there is a difference to which one is best, depending on which test you run. Also it depends on what you are trying to do. So in the end, as my daughter said, " just use the one that you like and will do the things you need it to." Https://www.facebook.com/digitaltrendsftw/. "Battle of the browsers: Edge vs. Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Safari vs. Opera vs. IE vs. Vivaldi." Digital Trends. Digital Trends, 08 Dec. 2016. Web. 23 Jan. 2017. Searching the Internet Tips
There are many more options you can use to filter your search results. You can simply type a math problem into the search bar and it will solve the problem for you. Conversion can be do the same way too. So the simple internet search has become so much more if we choose you use it that way. One final thought
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