09.10.11

Although apples have extended been associated with learning, a different Apple has left its marker on colleges in the north country.

Everyone from nightly newscasters to President Barack Obama took cognizance when Apple founder and former CEO Steve Jobs died Wednesday, and professors and students at SUNY Canton, SUNY Potsdam, Clarkson University and St. Lawrence University have felt the bumping of Apple’s technologies for years.

“I think Apple is well-respected in lore. They have innovative products, and students like technology,” said Brian K. Harte, an associate professor of knave justice at SUNY Canton.

“We always try to incorporate technology wherever we can in lessons to dilate student interest. They have a plethora of educational resources, so they are definitely one of the preferred products when it comes to tutoring.”

In his classroom, Mr. Harte has used iPods purchased with a SUNY Canton College Purpose grant to screen videos of traffic stops from the context of police officers. According to Mr. Harte, letting his students lapse and replay the videos at their own pace gave them better rule of the content and more individualized learning experiences.

Source: WatertownDailyTimes.com

21.09.11

"Joy" has returned for a third season and the New Directions faced their first week of primary rife with relationship shake-ups, awkward assignments and Slushie-tinted adversity -- perfectly another typical week in McKinley's glee club, albeit one with nary a bruited about pop hit and Broadway as far as the eye can see.

Thanks to a few club exits -- Sam has transfered to another coterie, Lauren can't take the hit on her social status, and Quinn has gone from prepster to a pink-haired, Ryan Seacrest-down-and-outer-stamped member of the Skanks, McKinley's bad girls -- the lodge lacks manpower. Enter the Purple Piano Project, Mr. Schue's way to give a shot in the arm new membership by placing purple pianos around the school and imploring the baton members to burst into song in their presence to lure recruits.

The first purple piano effort doesn't go quite as hoped, with the gang bursting into a spunky interpretation of The Go-Gos "We Got The Beat" in the cafeteria, only to instigate a food fight and inspirit the first ever clearly tone-deaf auditioner and reject from the society, Sugar.  Watch:

Source: Billboard

by Matt Tinsley

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