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Spelling Lists: An Antiquated Waste of Instructional Time.

• February 19, 2008 • 3 Comments

Posted in Teaching and Technology
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  • mrbalcom: @andreablanco In a word yes. We should all be more careful on facebook. Things spread on that site like wildfire, & by default I might add.
  • mrbalcom: I'm imagining a Wii game based on The Shining. Including: Big Wheel Riding Stage, Hedge Maze Hunt, and Ball Bouncing on the wall Mini Game.
  • mrbalcom: @MrsZookeeper All this talk about The Shining has got me thinking twice about the maze you kids are constructing outside.
  • mrbalcom: @stevewhitenews Indeed. The Shining, and of course the corresponding cabin fever.
  • mrbalcom: @bizzybee Two of the scariest characters ever to be filmed. YIKES!!
  • mrbalcom: @bizzybee The Shining is on YouTube. Here is Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBEwYxnrv_Y Can you resist the temptation to watch?
  • mrbalcom: @bizzybee Nicely implemented. "My girls, sir, they didn't care for the Avatar at first. .... But I "corrected" them sir."
  • mrbalcom: @bizzybee Perhaps a The Shining avatar then. That should put the family in place. "For the moment, Mr. Grady. Only for the moment."
  • mrbalcom: @bizzybee New avatar looks good. Don't listen to the haters.
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