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Listed below are comments made by Behn between Thursday, 15th January 2009 and Thursday, 10th December 2009 (18 Hours Ago) .

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Caption Competition 4:02pm on 10 Dec 2009 You are watching BBC One...
Caption Competition 10:17am on 04 Dec 2009 "We've sought an alternative solution following a number of complaints from the public about last year's real Christmas tree" - lifted from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/8381626.stm
Caption Competition 4:59pm on 26 Nov 2009 The O2 Arena looked a lot bigger on the website
Caption Competition 1:11pm on 22 Oct 2009 Mis-typed invitation leads to confusion at 'Human cloning' conference.
Caption Competition 12:59pm on 08 Oct 2009 Quick! make sure that the dog doesn't come last else it'll be classed as 'Hunting'
Caption Competition 2:00pm on 30 Apr 2009 ...and once you have your horse in the recovery position you should continue to check it's airway and breathing until help arrives.
In search of audio perfection 1:53pm on 23 Apr 2009 One question, most albums today have at least one stage of digital processing (being either when they are recorded, when they have been mixed or when they are mastered into the finished project) during their production. So, if you listen to these albums on Vinyl, is the sound quality ACTUALLY any better (or is it just that people try to use the same EQ settings for a CD player and a turntable?)
Caption Competition 3:19pm on 29 Jan 2009 You misheard me, I said Jesus healed the Leopards
A lesson from tech hell 4:28pm on 16 Jan 2009 Technology in schools is a good thing, however most of the time it is used badly.

As an adult I have sat and gotten very bored at slide after slide of a PC presentation, imagine how that feels for a group of 11 year olds! I somehow feel that the shift to pre-prepared slides has removed the performance aspect out of teaching (I hated maths at school, but enjoyed the constant random blackboard doodlings of my teacher).

In my experience (I've got a PGCE in ICT but currently work as an Outdoor Education instructor) the technology is not an answer, it is only a tool. You can use a powerpoint to explain the solar system, but nothing gets reactions like getting the kids into a planetarium. Similarly we could spend a long time with a computer animation of what happens in the meander of a river, but for most kids it doesn't seem to truly sink in until they are up to thier knee's in a river.

So, rather than giving kids laptops (and the poor sitting posture that they'll inherit from using them whilst they are growing) we should be allowing them to develop the skills necessary for them to be able to choose what tools are appropriate.

Rome wasn't built in a day, and they didn't just use hammers!
Caption Competition 3:47pm on 15 Jan 2009 "So it's goodnight from me,
...and goodnight from him"

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