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Python's got legs!

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I'm referring to 2Simple Software's new offering Python In Pieces which was launched last week at the BETT Show in London. Actually, if you're a teacher who's interested in anything to do with critical thinking, creativity or logical reasoning you should definitely be interested. Python's got legs! Unported License.

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#3quotes from Bruner

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He argued that what is previously stored in long term memory can be used to pattern match new encounters in the world, whereby the observer constructs new meaning: "Man constructs models of his world, not only templates that represent what he encounters and in what context, but also ones that permit him to go beyond them. Bruner, J.

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What you see is what you think

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Gregory describes top-down processing as a perceptual hypothesis - we form this hypothesis by testing what we see against our previous knowledge and understanding - in other words, we match patterns. Some illusions make us misinterpret what we see, because we fail to match the correct previously learnt patterns to what we are seeing.

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Digital tribes

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According to Dawkins (1976) key actions and thinking patterns of members of a culture are influenced by a contagious patterns of information known as ‘memes’. Tomorrow: The network nation References Adar, E., Cultural transmission is the communication of ideas. and Lukose, R. 2004) Implicit Structure and Dynamics of Blogspace.

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Making memories

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Previously referred to as Short Term Memory (or STM), working memory itself is thought to be constructed of several kinds of memory, including visual and auditory stores (See the work of Baddeley and Hitch and my earlier blog post memories are made of this for more on this idea). 1990) The adaptive character of thought. Unported License.

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Tips for Better Data Visualization

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Data visualization is all about helping your audience visualize trends and patterns, not about getting down into the weeds, so consider what level of precision is necessary to convey your big picture point. For a comprehensive guide to selecting the right chart for the right situation, bookmark this reference from Hubspot.

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#3quotes from Holt

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Referring to the time when he wrote his original edition of the book, he says: "Schools are on the whole bigger than they used to be, more depersonalised, more threatening, more dangerous. Reference Holt, J. p 75) Holt's work has been criticised and praised in equal measure. Unported License.

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