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Where words fail, emojis speak. š Quotebook Did ➡👤 💡 that July 1⃣7⃣ is 🗺 Emoji Day? It seems like a strange event to celebrate, but the creators believe that we use them every day, so it is worthy of an annual celebration. In fact, they chose this particular date because it is what originally … read more »
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Have you ever participated in the Great American Campout? Perhaps you plan to join this year on June 23 along with about 100,000 fellow campers. New and veteran campers from around the country share their love of the outdoors and camping as part of this annual event. Some campers pack up the RV for an … read more »
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āA father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you growā Unknown On June 17 we honor and celebrate our fathers. Because most students are out of school for the summer, they donāt always make a small gift to bring home as many do for Motherās Day in May. Ā Many of us … read more »
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After the VSTE annual conference, Iāve done a lot of thinking about frameworks. One of the Keynote presentations introduced a framework that was new to me and then questioned the continued use of structures like SAMR. I had to do some reflection, because here at TeachersFirst we use the SAMR model a lot. Ā I … read more »
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Did you know the first cartoon appeared in a U.S. newspaper way back in 1754? Benjamin Franklinās Pennsylvania Gazette featured the political cartoon āJoin or Dieā on May 9, 1754. The picture showed the American colonies as a snake divided into eight pieces and presented the political point of view that the colonies should unite. … read more »