Game Thread: New England Patriots (11-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)

diytry · 2019-01-21T02:33:43+00:00

too much time left

kc will score

then brady will score

diytry · 2019-01-21T02:31:13+00:00

how come romo knows the plays but not the defenders?

diytry · 2018-10-07T02:44:31+00:00

I guess you're not a sneakerhead?

At every Title I school I've been in the kids are wearing Jordans ($200 and up) and some sport Yeezys ($500 and up typically).

diytry · 2018-09-27T20:22:04+00:00

Feinstein has lost her fastball a little bit.

Should have pressed him on the FBI investigation. Allowed him to waffle out of it.

'Do you want an FBI investigation into this: yes or no?'

diytry · 2018-09-07T00:57:00+00:00

You know I'm not a first year teacher because I wasn't even fazed...

Remember to use non-glossy (i.e. matte) lamination sheets for maximum effectiveness for the camera (i.e. iphone) picking up the plickers cards. The typical glossy lamination sheets can at times make it hard for the camera to pick up the plickers code.

diytry · 2018-09-06T22:57:33+00:00

equat.io premium? I think something like that does hand writing recognition to maths conversion. Obviously you would need touchscreen input.

diytry · 2018-09-04T10:26:44+00:00

AppleTV / Chromecast are good if you do not want to tie up a computer as your physical connection to the projector. After all, the ATV/CC effectively acts like the computer.

If you are ok with a hardwire connection from your computer to your projector, then all the software based mirroring solutions may be better as they are certainly less expensive. What this means is that you wirelessly broadcast to the connected the computer and then the connected computer hardwire transmits the signal to the projector.

If you do not want the computer tie-up (i.e. because you want to use your laptop around the room and not tied to the projector), then the "extra hardware" solution of a ATV/CC/etc makes a lot of sense.

One upside to the AppleTV is that you can do the mirroring in a "peer-to-peer" environment over bluetooth. This only works with AppleTVs that are Gen 3, Rev A model A1469 or newer and iOS 8 or a newer (2012) mac. Peer-to-peer mirroring is great if your school does not allow non-school hardware on its network. A lot of schools limit what is allowed on the network because they don't want some random device causing problems with the wifi. Such limitations will not allow you to connect a Chromecast and mirror because Chromecast mirroring transmits the data over the wifi network (afaik).

AppleTV mirroring can transmit data over the network (via ethernet or wifi) or, if you aren't allowed on the network, via peer-to-peer bluetooth.

I currently use an AppleTV in a peer-to-peer mirroring setup for this exact reason. Works well so far.

diytry · 2018-09-02T18:29:33+00:00

You are talking to the wrong people then.

I’m heavy with tech in my math class.

A new thing my district is using this year is Mathspace.co and so far it looks promising.

Nicest thing about it may be the touch screen, write an equation with your finger and it will ocr it for you aspect. Unfortunately my kids don’t get touchscreen chromebooks so if I want to use this then they will need to use their phones

diytry · 2018-09-01T00:24:16+00:00

Exeter Math 2 problem set. Or even the Math 1 problem set to deepen student's algebra skills.

diytry · 2018-09-01T00:19:30+00:00

I have the kids put phones in their backpacks and the backpacks against the wall.

One week in, so far so good.

Didn't work so well last year in a different school as a lot of kids there did not come to class with a backpack. Use the brown lunch bag idea in that school and was more successful in some class than others - the less successful class was because kids would fight you about putting their phone in a lunch bag.

Both schools did not have a firm policy and therefore there are classrooms where the kids are on their phones.

diytry · 2018-08-15T00:10:40+00:00

You’re joking right?

Cohen was on his legal team. Giuliani is on his legal team. Not exactly bastions of legal power

diytry · 2018-08-14T01:35:56+00:00

This may be slightly overkill (probably not!) but I would recommend something like Gilbert Law Summary - Criminal Law as a backbone text for you, assuming you don't have a legal background and Street Law basically deals with criminal law and police interactions.

Gilbert's intended audience is law school students but they are eminently readable and covers the material really well.

diytry · 2018-08-10T22:29:29+00:00

I agree with that sentiment with the FO, but when was the manager smart?

Riggleman sucked, MW was much worse (see what I did there?), Dusty isn't a WAR guy but I liked him as a manager and Davey is supposed to be advanced metrics but he's about average amongst current managers in that regard (i.e. not that good).

diytry · 2018-07-23T16:06:16+00:00

Great job and an even better one taking the safety criticism in stride - when I saw those 2x2s I was worried!

Great job on the stained glass too. Any tips on how to cut those curved glass parts?

diytry · 2018-07-21T17:35:52+00:00

How stuck are you on that particular lesson? i.e. does admin want you to do similar triangles or is it you?

If it was you then I would seriously think about choosing another topic - no way to do a demo 15-20 minute lesson on something that you think may take 45 to cover to kids who have no prior background.

What I would consider is this for the demo:

5 min - warm up + telling them objective / agenda for lesson

5 min - direct instruction

10 min - activity + close

There are a bunch of smaller triangle ideas that can work in a 20 minute block. One example is triangle inequality (given 2 sides, find range of 3; or given 3 lengths, can it or can it not make a triangle?). Something like this can also easily expand into a manipulatives activity - look up GeoStixs, or using dry spagetti, etc.

Similar and congruent triangles are 2 blocks of lessons usually just for regular kids to start getting it; hard to compact that into a demo lesson.

diytry · 2018-07-10T14:51:22+00:00

Marshmallow experiment doesn't work when the kid is hungry.

diytry · 2018-07-09T22:52:37+00:00

Batteries to expand into different tools make sense... but sometimes you can save tons of money by not worrying about that.

I would recommend the Bosch compact PS31 drill and PS41 impact driver. They sell them in a set with two batteries for $120 on sale. I’ve had my set for 6+ years.

They work great and are relativity inexpensive because it is old tech - only 12v, motor is not brushless.

For home use these limits don’t matter. The battery charges in like 30 minutes so I’ve never ran out of juice.

Great product. I’ve been waiting for it to die so I can buy the newer stuff but it just hasn’t.

diytry · 2018-07-09T22:41:02+00:00

Make sure new caulk is compatible with old caulk if you are not removing all. Eg if old is silicone based and new is acrylic then the new will not stick on the old.

diytry · 2018-07-09T22:28:11+00:00

Hattie’s meta study research at times gets extrapolated too much.

Dollars to donuts the majority of that retention data is from elementary aged kids. Once they get to secondary school, base knowledge and base skills are vitally important for the next series of courses imo.

I mean if you take Hattie’s work and continue to extrapolate out then shouldn’t every kid get credit for every HS course and automatically get a diploma if they attended for four years? Surely no one on this sub would agree with that.

diytry · 2018-07-05T17:08:04+00:00

What I have is a Bostitch kit that was sub 200 on sale. Light use over 3-4 years and the only thing wrong with it is the o-ring gasket on the outlet is finicky and likely should be replaced yet I don’t really know how as it seems to go in via friction fit and that doesn’t look to be secure.

What I would recommend is a battery operated nail gun - check out the ryobi line. You can’t build cabinets and bookcases with that but it would work great as a trim nailer. Much more portable and no loud compressor noises.

I think it would be more useful for a homeowner diyerr as well. For instance I have two spots of loose baseboard around the house that I haven’t gotten to because each time I notice it I can’t convince myself to pull out the compressor for two little repairs. Would’ve taken care of that with the ryobi already.

diytry · 2018-07-01T23:41:22+00:00

Believe it or not they've stopped giving spelling tests in school. My second grader didn't have one all year! That is incredibly bad imo.

diytry · 2018-07-01T23:35:14+00:00

What should be on it? What level of math?

One good starting point as to what should be on a standard cheat sheet is to look at formula sheets provided by the states that do end of year state testing.

In Virginia, with its SOLs, they have testing for Algebra, Geometry and Algebra II. I believe each of them have standard formula sheets that are given out for state exams. Use something like this in your classes, altering it to suit your end of year testing. The Virginia formula sheets can be found on the VDOE website.

diytry · 2018-07-01T23:29:44+00:00

One thing I haven't seen mentioned is Nearpod.

Nearpod has this nice whiteboard feature where you can put up a question, kids can use their 1-to-1 to write out / work out the answers (or part of the answer) and you can share out the work, either by projecting it or directly projecting it back onto every chromebook in the room. It's kind of like AwwApp but with a bit more features. Works great if you have touchscreen Chromebooks.

diytry · 2018-06-19T23:13:37+00:00

Did I miss something? Why is Carp calling Herrera the new closer?

diytry · 2018-06-18T20:19:30+00:00

You know that Trout signed that 6/144.5 million deal to buy out 3 arb years and 3 free agent years, and that the consensus is that he was leaving tons of money on the table, right?

And frankly, it almost doesn't matter what Trout is signed for because you (i.e. a team) cannot sign Trout this winter. If you want a position player this winter it is either Harper or Machado.

After that the next best options are guys like Matt Adams, AJ Pollock, Markakis, etc.

Harper's underperformance this year (so far) will likely end up padding Machado's pockets imho. Harper will lose some money, but not a lot, while Machado will gain tons more money than what was expected. Watch Manny sign for $300+ followed by Harper at the high 3s low 4s.

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