Thursday, September 26, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Memory -- What Is It? -- CRCB C3
· What is Memory?
· Sensory Memory
· Attention
· Intention
· Short-Term Memory
· Chunking
· Rehearsal
· Long-Term Memory
· Organizing Information
· Master Difficult Vocabulary
· Create a Memory Matrix
· Connect New Information with What You Already Know
· Note Comparisons
· Go Beyond Textbook Information
· Review
· Teach It!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Common Cents
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| Only one of these images of a penny is correct. Which one is it? Check your answer and find out "what's going on" by clicking on a coin. |
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TFY C2 Web Links
| Web Links | |
| Concept | |
| Here Answers.com broadens our understanding of the word concept through dictionary and encyclopedia definitions as applied to philosophy and the sciences. | |
| Etymology | |
| This site offers an etymologic quiz for guessing the origins of words. Can you get the right answers on the basis of logical reasoning? | |
| From Senses to Words | |
| Study the way Diane Ackerman uses language to explore “the mute sense” of smell in this excerpt taken from her book A Natural History of the Senses. Click on “Search inside this book” to read the first pages of this excerpt. | |
| Malcolm X | |
| Learn more about this charismatic figure, his life and career. | |
| Theories about Truth | |
| Compare your findings about definitions to this Wikipedia discussion that includes philosophical theories about the nature of truth. | |
| Truth | |
| At Humanityquest.com compare the definitions of truth given in a long list of dictionaries. You might also try the same for the word reality. You can also do a Google search on the wordtruth that will bring up a list of definitions across the web. | |
| Word Connotation | |
| At this site note how the word connotation is given numerous definitions. Studying and comparing each one can help us expand our understanding of the meaning of the term. |
Thursday, September 5, 2013
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