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North Marine Dive Services
Quite a few years after Peter started a camo clothing company, now Simon is getting his feet wet as an entrepreneur with a new business offering marine and dive services on Lake Champlain. Check out North Marine & Dive Services He has a new website up, and his About Us page is…
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Teenager Invents New Type of Hunting Camo Suit
See3D Camo, founded by a son and father team, is launching a new hunting camouflage that rethinks hunter safety wear. The See3D Camo suit is an orange leafy suit that incorporates safety orange and “3D leaf” technology to greatly improve how the hunter’s outline blends into…
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A Parent’s Guide to Proficiency Based Learning
A Parent’s Guide to Proficiency Based Learning The core premise of proficiency based learning is quite simple: “Schools teach students the most important skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in life and make sure students have learned them.” While schools aspire to…
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Proficiency/Competency Based Learning in NGSS Classrooms
“What is proficiency-based learning, are we doing it in our science classrooms, and if not, what will we have to change so that we do so?” The Next Gen Science Standards has perhaps completed the shift that was started by the Vermont Framework of Standards. This shift has been a…
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Hunting Camouflage Website Launched
If you are a hunter you will appreciate a product launched by See3D, a revolutionary new type of camouflage. In a market that is packed with competitors, both big and small, See3D is launching something different, a lightweight camouflage suit that makes you invisible to deer…
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Get More Email Newsletter Signups With These Easy Tips
Over the years I have seen, used and created a lot of email newsletters and sign up forms. At Joomlashack I was able to use strategies that grew our email list to over 350,000. At Compass Designs over 70,000 people were interested enough to sign up. At this point, I am cynical,…
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Proficiency Based Learning Resources
Sometimes called “Standards-Based”, here are some resources for those interested in finding out more about Proficiency Based Learning and Grading. For Parents How Does Proficiency-Based Learning Work? What Is Proficiency-Based Grading? For Teachers Ten Principles of…
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Social Media Redux
Recently I have been advising a few organizations on their Social Media Strategy. As I have been doing so, I dug up a post I made from a presentation in 2010. Its advice still holds true – “How small businesses can use content websites to succeed in today’s social-saturated…
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How to turn off WordPress Comments if you use Disqus
I use Disqus on my blog, and like how to presents an easy interface, stops spam and encourages comments. The trouble is that you need to have the WordPress setting to “Allow Comments” and that opens a door to spammers. The issue is that spam bots look for that WordPress comment…
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The API was Yesterday. The Tomorrow is iPaaS
The secret of growth for SaaS companies is a strong integration strategy, leveraged by a robust API connected to iPaaS ecosystems like Zapier and IFTTT. If it isn’t already apparent, the future of computing has firmly left the desktop for the cloud. The trend probably started…