Thursday February 12th, 2015 – 1pm – Throwback Thursday
Posted Feb 12, 2015 01:13:44 PM.
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1:00 – Throw Back Thursday
Sydonie Eggett, 570 News Reporter
Tim Horton’s – has apologized after the owner of a Vancouver location was seen dumping a bucket of water on a homeless man sleeping outside.
Samsung Smart TV – Watch what you say in your living room. Samsung’s smart TV could be listening. And sharing.
Voice recognition technology in the South Korean company’s Internet connected TVs captures and transmits nearby conversations.
50 Shades boycott – The London Abused Women’s Centre is asking movie goers to boycott the 50 Shades of Grey film. The movie hits theatres on February 14th and is based on the series of erotic romance novels by E.L. James. Local women’s activists say the books and film promotes violence against women.
1:30 – 1 Million $$$ teacher
Glenn Wagner, science teacher, Wellington District High School, Fergus
We all have that favourite teacher – the one who made learning fun; the one who inspired you to be better. Clearly, a Fergus high school teacher is loved and respected by his students – and it could win his school a one-million dollar prize. Centre Wellington District High School’s Glenn Wagner is one of 50 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize. The science teacher aims to engage students with a fun, cooperative learning environment. Some comments from ratemyteacher.com read “Mr. Wagner is constantly making us think. I love his labs too. Very helpful and loves to teach us how to learn and be better students. I definitely would take another course from him. Thanks Wag!” Another reads “The most dedicated teacher on the face of the planet – amazing physics teacher! (but seriously, NO MORE CONCEPT MAPS!)” And another…”Wags is a pretty cool guy, he explains things very well, however he’s a little uptight about the homework sometimes.”
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