Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Chili for a Chilly Friday
It’s been a very cold week for us at Media-X, and while it takes more than -40°C (-40°F) wind chills and blowing snow to stop us from coming to work, most of us were reaching the point where our skeletal structure felt like it was encased in ice by Friday. With this in mind, this week’s…
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Improving the eWalk Process by Listening to Teachers
In the beginning, our eWalk process was all about checkboxes and the number of completed eWalks we could do in a week. We operated this way for a while thinking that the feedback we were providing to teachers was beneficial. Little did we know that teachers had a very different opinion of our “eWalks”. It…
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Taking eWalk outside of education
I know that the word “passion†as it applies to work may be becoming cliché and over worn. It has, in fact, made the Word Ban list of 2013, but sometimes it just fits. I’m not the only one who thinks so. You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing. - Dale…
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eWalk Secrets
One of the best kept secrets and most powerful features of eWalk is the amazing ways that you can use it as a way to communicate with and work with others.
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Pineville ISD Uses eWalk to Close the Achievement Gap
Providing precise, immediate feedback to a teacher following a classroom visit is something most school administrators strive to do. Unfortunately, many principals hand write observations on paper and can’t share these notes with teachers in a timely manner. Such was the case at Pineville Independent School District in Kentucky before they adopted eWalk as their…
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The Friday lunch – Baked pasta carbonara –
This Friday our team led by the dedicated Guy St-Pierre whipped up some pasta dishes including this creation by yours truly. I call it Baked Pasta Carbonara. As usual I conducted extensive research (a Google search). Here is what Wikipedia says about Carbonora: “There are many theories for the origin of the name, which may…
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Adding a comment library in MXWEB
Have you ever found yourself completing your report cards, summative forms or walkthrough records or IEPs and typing the same thing over and over and over again? After typing “she has great classroom management skills†or “he shows great initiative in looking for ways to improve†for the 5th or 50th time, you should consider…
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Walk-throughs Result in a New Math Initiative
A few weeks ago I was observing one of my Math teachers during my regular walkthrough process. I noticed him using his personal iPad as an instructional tool. He had purchased his own VGA connector which allowed him to project the iPad image on his Promethean board. He also used a 10-foot VGA cable to…
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Why did I buy this?
In a company overflowing with smart gadgets and mobile development, why don’t I have a smart phone yet? Anyone at Media-X can usually get whatever smart phone, tablet, or whatever device is needed if they request it, and often even that isn’t required. You might turn up for work one day and find a tablet…
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Mobile development will break you against the jagged rocks of progress
Every year when we return from the holidays, I take a few short moments to sort out some of my important files in my office (read: absolute junk and electronics). This year I came across a special treasure that got me thinking about what an impossible line of work I’ve gotten myself into. Let me…
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