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From the Horse’s Mouth: Primary Sources

  • by K. Renae P.
  • Posted on April 27, 2014April 12, 2015
  • Internet Finds

Bringing young people into close contact with these unique, often profoundly personal, documents and objects can give them a very real sense of what it was like to be alive during a long-past era. – […]

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National World War II Museum

  • by K. Renae P.
  • Posted on May 26, 2014February 8, 2015
  • Learning

On my first visit to The National World War II Museum, I was dragged kicking and screaming by friends who lived in New Orleans. They said it was amazing, but I had my doubts. I was […]

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5 Things Kids Get Wrong (And Adults Too)

  • by K. Renae P.
  • Posted on May 27, 2014January 29, 2016
  • Learning
You make think you know. But your probably don't.

Columbus didn’t sail to prove Earth was round. That and other stuff kids (and probably you) get wrong.

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Nursing: The Best Job I Could Never Do

  • by K. Renae P.
  • Posted on September 1, 2014February 14, 2015
  • Poetry Corner

Haiku: The Nurse Patient’s Advocate Determined through long hours Forgotten Hero. -K. Renae P. Nursing is the one of the only jobs I really want to do but can’t. Blood, body fluids, fecal matter, and all sorts […]

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Thanksgiving, You’re Doing It Wrong

  • by K. Renae P.
  • Posted on November 26, 2014November 24, 2015
  • Learning

Think you’re having a good old-fashioned Thanksgiving meal? Think again!

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Tech Tip: Free Media for Educators And Bloggers

  • by K. Renae P.
  • Posted on February 23, 2015February 24, 2015
  • Blogging
Find out great some resources from @KRenaeP

One of my favorite words in the English language is free. When it comes to technology and education, there are so many free tools available for teachers, learners, and bloggers. K. Renae P. Note: 1. […]

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Using Primary Sources in the Classroom: Bell and the Telephone

  • by K. Renae P.
  • Posted on March 4, 2015January 2, 2016
  • Internet Finds

Background Alexander Graham Bell gets credit for inventing the telephone in 1876. Like most stories about inventions and discoveries, the story about the invention of the telephone is rifle with drama and intrigue. Bell was not the […]

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Einstein’s Miracle Year from Ted-Ed

  • by K. Renae P.
  • Posted on April 6, 2015April 6, 2015
  • Internet Finds
I giggle every time

In 1905, Albert Einstein published four extraordinary papers, each on a different topic, that were destined to radically transform our understanding of the universe. This video and lesson from TED-Ed is a fun and unique way […]

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Relationship Status with Wikipedia: It’s Complicated (updated)

  • by K. Renae P.
  • Posted on April 21, 2015April 20, 2015
  • I Can't Make This Stuff Up
I have a complicated relationship with Wikipedia

I have a complicated relationship with Wikipedia.

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