Monthly Archives: August 2009

Tick tock tick tock

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Travis

Overheard after a presentation on ResponseWare: I’m not planning on using ResponseWare this semester.   I tried it last semester, and I got so frustrated with its lag time.   It took up to 230 milliseconds for it to register … Continue reading →

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Riiiiiiiigggggggghhhhhhht….

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Travis

Today, the Ladybug, Queen B, and I headed to Mount Rushmore to while away several hours of the last weekend of our summer vacation.   When the time came to head for home, I put the Ladybug into her car … Continue reading →

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Newsletter: month forty-one

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Travis

Dear Ladybug, On Wednesday you turned forty-one months old, and so to celebrate we spent the yesterday (Sunday) at the Fair. Last year we spent an afternoon at the State Fair, but owing to your diminutive stature the only things … Continue reading →

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Best. Phone options. Ever.

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Travis

Here’s some back-to-school humor for the educators out there. In 2008-2009 school year, Maroochydore High School in Queensland, Australia, implemented a policy requiring both students and their parents to be responsible for the students absences and missing assignments.   Of … Continue reading →

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Bay of yellow pigs

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Travis

The good news: an pedagogical article I’ve written on “mathematical DNA” has been accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The bad news: due to a backlog of articles, it won’t appear in print until 2011. Apparently, I am capable … Continue reading →

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