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Month: March 2012

Kids these days, part 1

Posted on March 27, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

Last week, I was invited to a meeting for rehabilitation managers in my community. The title of the meeting was, “New Graduates and Generation Y: Training for Emotional Intelligence and Face-To-Face Communications Skills.”  Uh-oh.  I was invited because of my role as an academic faculty member in clinical education, but – with a 1978 birthday –…

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Using the iPad for productivity: these are a few of my favorite apps.

Posted on March 15, 2012 by kendrapedpt

According to yesterday’s post from The Chronicle, tablet ownership has more than tripled among college students in the past year.  Approximately one quarter of college students report that they own a tablet, up from 7% just one year ago.  I haven’t seen such a drastic a shift among my students, but I have noticed more students bringing iPads…

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Is the Bumbo a no-no?

Posted on March 8, 2012 by kendrapedpt

The Bumbo baby seat is one controversial piece of polyurethane.  Do a quick google search for “Bumbo seat” and you’ll see what I mean.  Mommy blogs and parenting forums are full of passionate posts of love and hate for the Bumbo.  Many physical therapists and parents of children with special needs have strong opinions about…

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Why teachers should consider “friending” their students

Posted on March 2, 2012 by kendrapedpt

Earlier this week, I posted a Facebook link to a New York Times story on the Ohio school shooting: The post generated some interesting discussion on bullying and teacher-student interactions, but one comment in particular really got me thinking.  One of my friends posted a link to an article describing a disturbing Facebook post written by shooter TJ Lane…

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