Have you ever wondered about the origin
of "The
Twelve Days of Christmas?" I remember thinking about it as
a youth,
wondering where and why they had such an observance. Then
it occurred
to me to consider how many gifts were received. Back then
the math
would have taken quite a bit of time. Today, students can
use a
spreadsheet to determine the number of gifts enumerated in
the Christmas
song. And they can search the Web for information about
the background
of the song.
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Ivan W. Baugh (iwbaugh@mindspring.com)
serves as Adjunct Professor of Education at
Bellarmine College
in Louisville, Kentucky. He teaches undergraduate
and graduate
technology in education classes and collaborates
with his
colleagues to encourage technology integration. He
also works
nationally and internationally as an educational
technology
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