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Andrea Landaker
@Andrea_Landaker
Indie video game designer, writer, and STEM teacher.
New Mexico, USAmetasepia.icecavern.netJoined July 2011

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If I told you that the most pro-American, patriotic thing you could do for the USA was to find common ground with your countrymen over politics could you do it? How patriotic do you consider yourself to be? How deep does your love of country go?
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Just finished adding alt-image tags to all the imagebuttons in Space to Grow to improve accessibility for visually impaired! Thanks for inspiring me to do that, . I'm curious to know how playable it is for you and others with similar challenges.
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Lately I've answered unknown callers with "You've reached the robot detection system. If you're a robot, hang up. If you're a human, go ahead". Works pretty well so far.
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Hypothesis: better pockets for phones would lead to less compulsive cell phone use. If your phone is in your back pocket, what do you HAVE to do when you sit down? Hold your phone in your hands...
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TLDR: Don't group by ability for long periods of time. Dynamic, random groups increase kids' opinion of each other, are good for students of all abilities, and promote participation. Group roles, clear instructions help kids be on task. Group competitions have few benefits.
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