September 2006
September 26, 2006
Second Pod Cast
TADO Crew: Norm Lepage, Darren Cannell, Todd Paslawski
TADO Table of Contents
TADO Net Buzz
Darren: Teenagers and the mp3 tone
Todd: News on banning iPods in school
Norm: Canadian Encyclopedia Online
TADO Feature Topic
Feature - Challenges of Instructional Design: Online vs Face-2-Face
TADO Rapid Fire
Darren: Biggest challenge as an online administrator
Todd: Most usefull online design methodology you've learnt
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Podcast Two
Fifteen Years of the Web
This is a very good flash file time line...check it out.
Quote of the Day
This quote is from the movie Akeelah and the Bee, I watched it last night and like the quote.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Wonderville
Very cool website...Kids would get a kick out of discovering about Wonderville.
September 25, 2006
A stroll across campus without leaving home.
She catches up with the students in the plaza and they head for a conference room where they continue a discusssion on questions...
I want one of these for our cyber school...to have the money, this would be such a cool thing for high school students they would really relate to it and take it to another level.
A stroll across campus without leaving home.
A Competency Model for Lifelong Learning
One of the key objectives of our adult education course is to develop and refine our long-term competency models of what it means to be adult learners. (The best way to think of this particular class is through the principle of recursion: a group of adult learners, learning to think more creatively and critically about how adults learn to be more effective in managing their own learning .) The competency model is the long term vision; one student nailed the concept in this way:
A Competency Model for Lifelong Learning
Key to Successful Project Management
We’ve invested lots of time in the last few months cataloguing all the academic projects that we’re working on or could be working on if we had the time or money.
Key to Successful Project Management
Poor Communication
These images made me snicker. Some of them struck very close to home.
Quote of the Day
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company ...a church ...a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past ...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.
We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude ...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you ...we are in charge of our attitudes.
-Charles Swindoll
September 22, 2006
Ponder this.
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.
Men can read smaller print better than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase... "goodnight, sleep tight."
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired
by this practice.
This is a repost...different text but still cool
Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.
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Amzanig huh?
Going Back to the One Room School
Our school division has a mix of small school (K-12 schools under 50 students) and larger schools ( 800 student high school which I realize is small in some circles). I’m realizing the challenges small schools face with multiple grades. Designing instruction for a variety of learners can be a task.
Going Back to the One Room School
September 21, 2006
Quote of the day
Quote of the day for you math people.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Blogging the blackboard patent explanation
He’s started by describing what a patent is, and explaining the difference between dependent and independant claims. He’s saying that unless you fall under one of the indedpendent claims you don’t need to worry about a patent. And that blackboard isn’t patenting white boards etc…
Blogging the blackboard patent explanation
September 11, 2006
Student's Excuse Letters
As a teacher you get numerous letters explaining the children's absence from school.
Here are some examples:
Irving was absent this morning because he misssed his bust.
Dear School: Please excuse John from being absent on January 28,29,39,31,32 and also 33.
Please excuse Dianne from being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps.
I had to keep Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I didn't know what size she wears.
Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault.
Mary could not come to school because she was bothered by very close veins.
Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his side.
John has been absent because he had two teeth taken off his face.
Lillie was absent from school yesterday because she had a going over.
Escuse Gloria. She had been under the doctor.
My son is under the doctor's care and should not take Physical Ed. Please execute him.
Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. he was hurt in the growing part.
My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent the weekend with the Marines.
Please excuse Joyce from Phy. for a few days. Yesterday she fell off a tree and misplaced her hip.
Please excuse Jay Friday from school. He has very loose vowels.
Please excuse Blanche from jim today. She is administrating.
Maryann was absent Dec. 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat, headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever and sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and aches all over, I wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be a flu going around school, her father even got his last night.
Please Pedro from being absent yesterday. He had diahra-dyrea-direche- the shits.
Brian was absent yesterday because of a sore trout.
Please excuse Wayne for being out yesterday, because he had the feul.
Please excuse Sarah for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.
If you have any you would like to add to the list sent them.
September 8, 2006
Quote of the Day
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the young mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.
Anatole France
The 19 Best Elearning Blogs
I am sad we did not make the list but it is a great list.
This list represents some of the more active e-learning blogs I've found or already read regularly. Each of these is great in its own way -- be it the in-depth analysis, the industry headlines, the technical prowess -- but all will get you thinking about learning and technology in new ways.
September 7, 2006
Nellie's English Project Homepage
Nellies English Projects aim to help students and teachers integrate technology in the classroom by means of project based and experiencial learning. In addition the site provides many educational resources, articels, WebQuests and lesson plans.
Nellie's English Project Homepage
The Imagination Factory
There is no machinery at The Imagination Factory, and smokestacks don't pollute the air. Instead, we teach children and their caregivers creative ways to recycle by making art
Typeonline.co.uk
Learn to type online...
We offer:
a structured touch typing course for motivated individuals looking to develop their keyboard skills.
a free resource to aid supervised keyboarding education in schools.
Blogging as Teacher “Personalized” Development
I have been hosting a workshop with a handful of secondary teachers at my local research development school for the last few weeks on “Blogs, Bloggers, Blogging.” One of the topics covered in the workshop is how blogs, bloggers, and blogging can support teacher professional development.
Blogging as Teacher “Personalized” Development
Teacher as Blogger
I have received a number of e-mails from teachers who attended my ECOO presentation last week and are interested in how blogging can help them create communities in their classrooms.
TabletPC Page
I love my tablet pc, it is the greatest thing for meetings ect.
Quote of the Day
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
Unknown Author
September 6, 2006
Digital divide still separates students
Though the overall percentage of students using the internet continues to climb, the 'digital divide,' or the gap in access between white students and their peers in different racial or ethnic groups, still exists, according to the latest survey data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Digital divide still separates students
Quote of the Day
Ye can lead a man up to the university, but you can't make him think.
Finley Peter Dunne
Folder Marker
You can color-code your folders. This is great for shared computers. Or, you can change the folder icon. For example, you can mark one as work in progress and another as urgent.
This is the perfect download for anyone who needs a little extra boost getting your files in order!
September 5, 2006
Ten Things to Learn This School Year
I’m on the campus of UCSB this week at family camp, and it's inspired me to blog about what students should learn in order to prepare for the real world after graduation. This is an opportune time to broach this subject because the school year is about to begin, and careers can still be affected.
Ten Things to Learn This School Year
Things You Really Need to Learn
Here, then, is my list. This is, in my view, what you need to learn in order to be successful. Moreover, it is something you can start to learn this year, no matter what grade you're in, no matter how old you are. I could obviously write much more on each of these topics. But take this as a starting point, follow the suggestions, and learn the rest for yourself. And to educators, I ask, if you are not teaching these things in your classes, why are you not?
Things You Really Need to Learn
What you should learn.
There’s some interesting lists going around about what you should learn. Stephen Downes has created a list (in reply to Guy Kawasaki’s list), and not surprisingly it’s really good. I was interested in how it compared to the list I created for my ‘learning wisdom’ talk back in November. Stephen’s is more personal (ie what a learner should take ownership of), where mine was more curricular, but there are enough similarities to see why I resonated with it.
September 1, 2006
Quote of the Day
Complain if you want...but realize that 80% of the people don't care and the other 20% take pleasure in your unhappiness.
Unknown
New Monthly poll
Back to School Websites
So, it's the first week of school - you're anxious to meet your students and begin the school year, but you're looking for great lesson plans and ideas to get everyone off to a good start. This is the web page for you!
These internet sites have links to great links to help you and your students begin the school year in style:
Waste some time here...
This is one cool site...I had fun.
http://www.jacksonpollock.org/
