February 2010
February 27, 2010
An open letter to educators
February 26, 2010
Mac vs Pc vs Linux vs Chrome vs Solaris
February 25, 2010
5 Ways To Work With Resistant Teachers
Contrary to what some believe out there, I don't 'like' everyone. There are people who make it very difficult at times to achieve the goals I have for inspiring and supporting teachers and learners in my school. However, as much as there are difficulties with them, those who are challenging to our best efforts often provide an opportunity for us to put forward better and more effective work. It may not always be apparent to us in the moment, but adversity inspires creativity and encourages alternative perspectives. With that in mind, here are some of the ideas I utilize in working with some of my peers who may not always be 'on the same track' as I am.
5 Ways To Work With Resistant Teachers {Professional Learning} « Adventures in Teaching and Learning
The Five eLearning Components
There are five eLearning Components that are essential for all successful online courses. Understanding these components will help you design and develop a course that meets computer-based training objectives. The diagram above illustrates how these components are connected. Each elearning component plays an important role in designing an online course. Among all of the components, none plays a larger role than the Audience.
Catholic schools to allow gadgets
Rather than creating a blanket ban, the new policy anticipates that students will want to use to their own personal computer devices -- such as iPhones, net-books, BlackBerrys, laptops and tablet computers -- and will want to access the school's Internet networks, she said.
Catholic schools to allow gadgets - Peterborough Examiner - Ontario, CA
Facebook vs Twitter experiment
I had created a video in October of 2009 called You Can't Be My Teacher. This Youtube video had 1281 hits in the first month. It continued to climb right into the New Year and had 2226 hits (More than all my other 300+ videos put together. On January 4 2010, I started an experiment, I wanted to see if Twitter or Facebook was a better way to spread an idea.
My Twitter's account, I have tried to surround myself with teacher, online educators and people in education...there are 1624 people following my postings. I mentioned the video in three different postings, the first generated a 450 hit spike, the second generated 200 hit spike and the third generated 260 hit spike and were spread out over two months period. A total of 4887 hits occurred during this two month period.
Then I decided to introduce Facebook into this experiment, I have 627 friends made up of family, friends, ex-students and peers. I posted 12 image with link to the video in my photos folder and then tag all my Facebook friends for a single day. This single day produced 1554 hits on the video and generated a pile of comments.
My conclusions to the very scientific experiment was that Facebook can be a powerful tool to spread the word if you spam tag your friends, while twitter used as it was designed can also be an powerful way of getting the word out there.
I would like to thank all my twitter PLN and my Facebook friends for being participants in my education pursuits.
Why Are Online Degrees So Freaking Respectable?
If you are thinking about online learning courses, you may be surprised to find the large variety of programs and courses that are now being offered. The available programs range from short certificate courses to full accredited masters and doctoral degree programs. But exactly what changes can acquiring an online education bring to your life and how does the availability of online education give you the chance to further your education?
Elearning - Why Are Online Degrees So Freaking Respectable?
Sarcasm
Google Apps Integration Education Video
Quote of the day
The greatest mistake we make in living is living in constant fear that we will make one.
John C. Maxwell
Cuts force schools to drop science subjects
GOVERNMENT plans for the smart economy have been dealt a serious blow as secondary schools are dropping physics and chemistry.
One in five principals say they have already given up physics or are considering dropping the subject, while one in seven have said the same about chemistry.
Cuts force schools to drop science subjects -
Latest News, Education - Independent.ie
Google facts and figures (massive infographic)
Google has perhaps more than any other company become "The Internet Company." It's grown hand in hand with the internet and its entire business model has from the start been totally focused on the internet as a delivery platform.
And let's face it, Google is a pretty interesting company. In fact, we think it's so interesting that we put together this infographic with a ton of facts and figures about Google. We've been digging through Google's SEC filings, news articles and the trusty old Wikipedia to get plenty of interesting data to include. We hope you like it!
Google facts and figures (massive infographic) - Self Generated Content
FCC survey shows need to teach internet basics
FCC survey shows need to teach internet basics, 46 percent of Americans without broadband access think the web is too dangerous for children
FCC survey shows need to teach internet basics | eSchoolNews.com
Sex education for girls (1960)
February 24, 2010
Social Media
Optimisation and social media are all buzz words within the online marketing media. Social networking has been in the news markedly of late. Some have even been lead to remark do people socialise in reality any more or is it all done online? You Tube, Facebook, Del-icio.us, Twitter, My Space the list goes on. All of these give you a 'presence' in the virtual world. More and more people are using the social media route to optimize and advertise their presence through the internet.
Executive Virtual Consultancy Ltd - Social Media
Stick Man 2
A Vote to Fire All Teachers at a Failing High School
A plan to dismiss the entire faculty and staff of the only public high school in this small city just west of the Massachusetts border was approved Tuesday night at an emotional public meeting of the school board.
A Vote to Fire All Teachers at a Failing High School - NYTimes.com
Reaching Digital Natives
Whiny
Blogging About Virtual Schools
Blogging About Virtual Schools « Virtual High School Meanderings
Quote of the day
A manager accepts the status quo, a leader changes it.
-Warren Bennis
February 23, 2010
Race to Nowhere (trailer)
Quote of the day
Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.
Arthur Koestler
Nothing
21st Century Learning: You can't be my teacher.
I love the comments,
It amazes me that many teachers have skipped the message and talk about how rude it is for a student to think they have a right to evaluate them as teachers. Any teacher that does not think they are being evaluated by their students have never been in a large school where students have the ability to change their course schedule based on who is teaching what courses. The days of automatic respect from students for teachers is gone, teachers must earn the students respect. In the future students are going to be more and more mobile due to the way distance education has the ability to remove the barrier of distance and offer a wider number of options. Options which students will choose if their current educational environment does not provide them with what they need. Whether it being the use of technology, delivery technique or style student will choose the education of their choice. The video was scripted by myself and the actor used is actually very respectful of formal education and of his teachers. The video was designed to start a discussion, unfortunately many teachers rather than discussing the message or accepting the challenge talk about the way the message was delivered...interesting...I wish I knew why it was so hard for education to change????
From the number of sites that has linked this video I would say that it has served it's purpose of starting discussion.
21st Century Learning: You can't be my teacher.
You Can't Be My Teacher - Summit PD
You Can't Be My Teacher « technoLanguages
Educational Technology Blot Spot: Are you my teacher?
You can't be my teacher. « Malcolm Bellamy's Learning Blog
Nancy Adamson Cavanaugh -: Listen to the voice of a digital native
You can't be my teacher. - Missouri Educator Community
February 22, 2010
Quest Atlantis
The Quest Atlantis team is committed to bringing together the power of videogames, academics, and participation in socially-meaningful activities. Participation in this game is designed to enhance the lives of children while helping them grow into knowledgeable, responsible, and empathetic adults. The QA project will foster an awareness of seven critical dimensions in order to actualize them in the lives of children:
Gotta Keep Reading
Quote of the day
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Living
February 21, 2010
The safe use of new technologies
This report is based on evidence from a small-scale survey carried out between April
and July 2009 in 35 maintained schools in England. It evaluates the extent to which
the schools taught pupils to adopt safe and responsible practices in using new
technologies, and how they achieved this. It also assesses the extent and quality of
the training the schools provided for their staff. It responds to the report of the
Byron Review, Safer children in a digital world.
Inside Monitor Cleaner
I know you don' t clean your computer screen very often and it is hard to do the inside...so we designed this tool. Free to use.
How To Maintain Classroom Discipline 1947
Quote of the day
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Mahatma Ghandi
Makeup
Teachers post with care on Facebook
And just in case they need reminding of the possible consequences of inappropriate postings on Facebook or Myspace, she says administrators and principals will bring up cases from other counties. "We use those as examples of what can happen," she says.
Teachers post with care on Facebook | Salisbury, NC - Salisbury Post
February 20, 2010
Google Apps highlights - 2/19/2010
Over the last couple of weeks we've been busy adding new functionality to make communicating and sharing with Google Apps easier than ever, whether you use Google Apps for work, for school or at home.
Official Google Blog: Google Apps highlights - 2/19/2010
Virtual Schooling In The News
Virtual Schooling In The News « Virtual High School Meanderings
Cloud computing
Quote of the day
It's too bad the people that know how to run this country are too busy teaching school!
Printer
Entourage for students???
February 19, 2010
Google Docs: the tool for the 21st century classroom
English teachers polled in the last decade of the last century about the one tool that they could not live without in their classrooms would probably select the overhead projector. In the first decade of the 21st Century, English teachers would probably choose a document camera, but in future decades, the tool will be web-based. I already teach in a web-based environment, and Google Docs is the web-based tool that has become the organizational center of my classroom.
Official Google Docs Blog: Google Docs: the tool for the 21st century classroom
Role of the Educational System
Quote of the day
Failing is good, as long as it doesn't become a habit.
Unknown
The Online Learning Imperative: A Solution...
ust published in February 2010 -- this excellent 9-page brief titled, "The Online Learning Imperative: A Solution to Three Looming Crises in Education" is written by Governor Bob Wise of the Alliance for Excellent Education and outlines the ways online learning is a solution to the major challenges in K-12 education today and looking ahead.
Webcams gone wrong: School sued for remote activation
Here's one from the "Seriously, you didn't think this was a bad idea?" files: the Lower Merion School District of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, has been accused of remotely activating the webcams in its students' laptops issued through their 1:1 program without the students' knowledge or consent. While the case has yet to see a courtroom, it looks to be ugly for the school district and potentially detrimental to other 1:1 programs nationwide.
Webcams gone wrong: School sued for remote activation | Education IT
| ZDNet.com
Google book settlement draws fire in court.
The one thing that most in attendance shared was a passionate view of Google's proposed library--both for and against it. Google wishes to create a vast and unprecedented digital library and has reached an agreement with groups representing book publishers and authors that would allow the search engine to display digital snippets of out-of-print books still covered by copyright. Their representatives appeared before U.S. District Judge Denny Chin to seek approval for the deal.
Google book settlement draws fire in court | Media Maverick - CNET News
Medication
February 18, 2010
Kidblog.org - Blogs for Teachers and Students
Kidblog.org is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog.
Kidblog.org - Blogs for Teachers and Students
Two Minutes on Teacher Education
Two Minutes On Teacher Education from Dan Meyer on Vimeo.
Quote of the day
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.
~ Unknown
Ambivalent
February 17, 2010
First School System In Idaho To Require Online Learning
First school in Idaho history to require online learning
Sugar-Salem puts priority in 21st century learning
Madison County, ID - In a historic move, the Sugar-Salem School District becomes the first in Idaho to mandate online learning as a requirement for high school graduation.
Beginning next school year, in partnership with Idaho Digital Learning (IDLA), all students graduating in 2013, or later, must complete one online credit to graduate.
Quote of the day
Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.
- Will Smith
Circuses
The Fears of Abolishing Grading
Even if you can rationalize why we must abolish grading and how we replace grading with something far more supportive of student learning and school improvement, there are some fears you must face before moving forward.
For the Love of Learning: The Fears of Abolishing Grading
February 16, 2010
As a teacher, I hope none of my students EVER see this
Comments for "You Can't Be My Teacher."
I very much enjoy the message you are trying to get out there. However...
As a teacher, I hope none of my students EVER see this and here is why...
My (and many teachers I know) biggest pet peeve about students is when they try to tell me what my job is. Most of the time, students don't know what their job is. Nobody knows what a teacher's job is except teachers, and sadly not all of them know. Everyone else's opinions are simply that... opinions.
Web 2.0 is powerful. Be careful with it.
As an educator, I hope your students see it and demand a better education. It is their job to want the best you can offer them - after all, their parents are paying you.
It is usually fear and laziness that prevent teachers from taking risks. Are you so afraid of learning something new?
It will be a rare person who will not need Web 2.0 tools in their job in the very near future - including yourself! So look out, one of my students may be replacing you very soon.
I saw this - and I guess two things struck me. The first was that a lot of this had been scripted devised. You have a sociopolitical point you wish to make about educators and you are using your son to make it. That's a bit sick. The second point I wish to make is that taking him around the world is going to give him a tonne of great experiences, lessons and expose him to cultures. It's generally proven however that homeschooled kids (even cool jetsetting gypsy ones) are way behind in the way...
Way behind in what way? Socially? Emotionally? Educationally? Does the same things apply to students who are involved in a virtual school? Does the benefits of travelling out weigh the bad? My son was my actor, why does that make it sick? It was completely scripted by myself to put forth a message, one I take you do not like I guess?
I actually don't mind the point (ie: there are some teachers behind the 8 ball with technology)... I guess my points are 1) you are putting your son on the internet to endorse your personal politics. Surely, any consent he makes to be a part of it is mute, given that that you're his dad and that he is not paid. 2) That you are homeschooling your kid for a year, homeschooled kids tend to be a little behind because of what they miss out on - arguably more than having 1 teacher who isnt tech savvy.
Good points both. The homeschooling for a year is not because his teacher is not using technology, in actual fact we are going to try to connect back to his class using technology during the year. The year out of school is us travelling for the year and the hope is that during the year he will benefit more then he will lose. Which is a process we all do as parents when raising our children, try to decide what is best for them.
Are teachers really that afraid of technology and the internet?
Maybe someone can print this off on a slate with chalk and hand it to some of those other teachers who have barricaded themselves into their classrooms and lockout the world and hope that this internet thing is just a fad and the good old days will come back.
I am amazed at the number of people who do not think technology and the internet are a necessary part of education today. Do teachers really think that a powerful tool like technology should not be embraced? The teacher is still the most important element in a classroom but why would they not embrace what the internet can offer. Is the Sage on the stage threatened by the information available, or is it the evils of the net, or is it the learning curve or do they truly believe that a textbook and themselves is enough to create a education which will prepare students for the world today? I am open to comments and clarifications cause I am afraid for the educational system although the ones reading this use some of the technology.
Comments for "You Can't Be My Teacher."
What a brat. I would hope that my children have more respect for knowledge from any source, book or technology. What a farce that books are not a great sources of knowledge? Check out the new Pearson math books that combine technology and text. You cannot find content that is as well explained, consistent, and coherent as in some of those textbooks, ie., "excursions in Modern Mathematics" by Tannenbaum.
You have read the other comments, the brat is my son acting using my words. Listen to the video, he did not say you cannot use books he (me) said that you need to include technology, just like the Pearson math book. Books are already used in our school system in all courses a video called You can't be my teacher if you don't use books would not make much sense. The idea is to include technology because of the world in which he will need to live, work and exist.
I understand that for some the thought of technology in education can be threatening. What I find disappointing is when one insults a child who has simply assisted his father in bringing to light a topic that is becoming more and more relevant in todays education. I too hope my children have respect for all sources of knowledge just as I would expect them to have regard for others views and the maturity level to approach those opinions they may not agree with in a respectful manner.
Having to push ourselves as educators can be an uncomfortable experience, but it is our chosen vocation and part of it is to be lifelong learners. It is my belief we can do no greater injustice to our students then to not prepare them for the real world. This does not mean we give up our role to try to make society better and some believe it would be better without technology. Unfortunately this is not reality.
Facebook gripes protected by free speech
A former Florida high school student who was suspended by her principal after she set up a Facebook page to criticize her teacher is protected constitutionally under the First Amendment, a federal magistrate ruled.
U.S. Magistrate Barry Garber's ruling, in a case viewed as important by Internet watchers, denied the principal's motion to dismiss the case and allows a lawsuit by the student to move forward.
Facebook gripes protected by free speech, ruling says - CNN.com
Quote of the day
Todays mighty oak is just yesterdays nut that held its ground!
Cyber School Employee
Series: A Feel Good Survey
In the meantime, another series from Darren and the folks at the Saskatoon Catholic Cyber School that he posted at Teaching and Developing Online. Essentially, Darren asked the students at SCCS to finish a series of sentences and then posted the results:
Series: A Feel Good Survey « Virtual High School Meanderings
A Roadmap for Building an E-Learning Course » The Rapid eLearning Blog
When we're new and just getting started with elearning, we need templates and project plans to guide us. On the other hand, experienced developers rely less on those resources because they have more experience and a deeper understanding of what it takes to create an elearning course.
A Roadmap for Building an E-Learning Course » The Rapid eLearning Blog
Google acquires Aardvark
When you need an answer to a very specific question, sometimes the information just isn't online in one simple place. For example, let's say you want to know if there's snow on Skyline Boulevard on a given day or the best time of year to plant beans in the Bay Area. You might find weather reports and planting guides on many different sites, but for these kinds of questions, a person with the right expertise can be a lot more useful than a webpage.
Official Google Blog: Google acquires Aardvark
February 15, 2010
Five "Honorees" of Bunkum Awards
State education agencies and local school districts are increasingly asked to make evidence-based decisions about school reform initiatives, often assuming that all evidentiary claims are the result of high-quality research. Unfortunately, much of the evidence offered in policy debates is based on research reports that have bypassed the quality control mechanisms of academic research.
In an effort to help education policy makers separate the wheat from the chaff, expert third party reviews are provided by the Think Tank Review Project, a collaboration of the Education and Public Interest Center (EPIC) at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Education Policy Research Unit (EPRU) at Arizona State University. Each year the reports identified by experts as the worst of the worst are awarded a "Bunkum." The Think Tank Review Project today announced five "honorees" for 2009.
do we have to teach naked?
Call them the gamer generation, millennials, or digital natives, but computer-savvy (or at the very least, connected and techno-curious) kids in higher educational classrooms today use, and expect their profs to use, digital technology to communicate and teach. And for the most part, they are underwhelmed with the low levels of edtech uptake and digital literacy of their profs. The feeling goes both ways of course, professors claiming that, beyond facebook and texting, students are not digital wizards with mad skillz, far from it in fact, despite many claims to the contrary.
THE PERFECT SOLUTION
Here's a solution to all the controversy over airport full-body scanners.
Have a booth that you can step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device you may have on you.
It would be a win-win for everyone, and there would be none of this
stuff about racial profiling!!!!!
Wi-Fi-Equipped School Bus
Putting a mobile Internet router on a yellow school bus has transformed a crowd of rowdy, bored teens into a quiet and well-behaved flock of studious students. That experiment at the Empire High School outside of Tucson, Arizona may soon replicate itself in school districts all across the nation, the New York Times reports.
SCCS Quiz Summaries
Characteristics of a Master eLearning Leader
An eLearning leader must not be the typical 'corporate' type. His/her expertise is not founded on the principles others in management may have; rather, his/her expertise is founded in education. Click to see the others
Characteristics of a Master eLearning Leader « baldTrainer: New Beginnings
Think
Teachers should DOINK
DoInk is a place to enjoy art and animation, and make your own. Have a great idea, but can't draw? No problem. Are you an amazing artist, and want to share your talent with the world? We love you. You can do both? There's an audience here for you! So if you want to be entertained, learn something new, or create something fun, do it on DoInk.
Teachers should DOINK | DoInk.com
Quote of the day
Stay away from people who belittle your ambitions..the really great, make you feel like you can become great.
~Mark Twain
February 14, 2010
A feel good survey Final Part
Complete the following sentence. I love ________ because....
- animals
- math, It is fun.
- I love food because it has so many varieties and textures. The flavours, mixed with texture and display work together to from a pleasant experience.
- Scratch because it is the best and funnest program site EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- "cycling" - its the greats sport
- grade 12, because im graduating.
- I Love life because it offers wonderful things and I get the chance to experience new things everyday.
- I love cats because they are entertaining.
- books because i enjoy readingI love art because art is my passion and helps me express my expressions through art.
- I love music because it can make me feel better. Some songs can just sum up your life and I think that's pretty cool and kinda funny too. Plus, you can dance to music and I love dancing even though i'm not a good dancer.
- my friends ... they are amazing.
- I love my parents because they have done a good job raising me.
- I love not having to be in school to attend cyber school because I dont like having to work in a classroom with people, more so with the people who have a problem with talking because then you cant concentrate and I like being able to work on my cyber school classes when I'm at home because then I can work on it on my computer in my room and it stays quiet and its a perfect working environment for me.
- i love puppies cause their cute and cuddly
- i love maplestory because its the only game i play on the computer and all my friends play it as wellso im never left out
- my mom. She's been there for me every doctor appointment and always believed in me.
- summer. there is no school.
- i love the my parents because they belive in me and my abilities to make things work
- myself because we should love ourselves first.
- I love hockey because its my way of getting away from all the stresses and its also my favorite sport.
- i Love playing Hockey, because it makes my spirit feel more out thier in life. It also keeps my body inshape, i like a challage. It's nice to meet and interact with new people too.
- I love my ipod because music is my life!
- I love E.D. Feehan because it is a welcoming enviroment, the people are nice, and I am glad I moved schools.
- I love myself because I had the drive to do this course on my own.
- summer, everything is better
- my job because it gives me something to do and I meet really interesting ppl
- I love my family because they are with me through anything.
- Is this suppose to get me to reveal my crush/gf or something... ;)
- Christmas because, for my family it's a huge family get-together.
- my life because everything is good.
- I love writing because I love creating stories!
- I love my friends because they are supportive, funny, we have great times together and have totally awesome memories. We like to laugh, hang out, we always tease each other and stick together no matter what. Even though we fight sometimes over practically nothing, we still end up laughing about it, saying "what were we thinking?"
- I Love my wife because she is the only one that really listens to me.
- studying... bcause is interesting and give me endless oportunities.
- summer...it is a time to relax and have fun fun fun.
eLearning Commandments
Tech-savvy 'iGeneration' kids multi-task, connect
Move over, Millennials. You're not the younger generation anymore.
For the past decade, you were the ones to watch. But now, as the eldest among you are fast approaching 30, there's a new group just begging for some attention. They're still kids, and although there's a lot the experts don't yet know about them, one thing they do agree on is that what kids use and expect from their world has changed rapidly.
And it's all because of technology.
Tech-savvy 'iGeneration' kids multi-task, connect - USATODAY.com
We are More
Quote of the day
The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.
-Gordon Parks
MInd
February 13, 2010
Trends and Changes in Education
The education industry is entering into a time of unprecedented change brought on in-part by the tight economy, demands of the consumer, and a growing awareness for the need to educate youth to be 21st century learners that compete in a global economy. Here is a short list of some changes that I believe are undeniably taking place:
Sevenstar News Brief « Virtual High School Meanderings
Virtual Schooling In The News « Virtual High School Meanderings
Virtual Schooling In The News « Virtual High School Meanderings
Polar Bear Attack Caught on Camera
This took place in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
These are pictures of an actual polar bear attack in Churchill.
These pictures were taken while people watched and did nothing to stop the attack!
Reports from the local newspaper say that the victim has made a full recovery.
Polar Bear Attack Caught on Camera (Picture) | Bored Panda
Predictors of Success for Adult Online Learners
As an adjunct professor for an online-only graduate school course, I have found myself contemplating the retention rate of adult e-learners.
What are the predictors of adult students' success in online learning environments? Is there a difference in undergraduate versus graduate online learners and their motivations? Does age play a factor? Do the course's characteristics have an impact on performance and learner satisfaction? What are the implications of these findings for online instructors, and how could that affect their practices and approaches to retaining students in the future?
Here, I examine what the literature says about these questions.
We are More... by Shane Koyczan
Being Canadian this brings tears to my eyes, it was part of the opening ceremony at the Olympics and it was not written by Canadian Beer company which in the past has been responsible for many other proud Canadian poems.
When defining Canada
you might list some statistics
you might mention our tallest building
or biggest lakeyou might shake a tree in the fall
and call a red leaf Canada
you might rattle off some celebrities
might mention Buffy Sainte-Marie
might even mention the fact that we've got a few
Barenaked Ladies
or that we made these crazy things
like zippers
electric cars
and washing machines
when defining Canada
it seems the world's anthem has been
" been there done that"
and maybe that's where we used to be at
it's true
we've done and we've been
we've seen
all the great themes get swallowed up by the machine
and turned into theme parks
but when defining Canada
don't forget to mention that we have set sparks
we are not just fishing stories
about the one that got away
we do more than sit around and say "eh?"
and yes
we are the home of the Rocket and the Great One
who inspired little number nines
and little number ninety-nines
but we're more than just hockey and fishing lines
off of the rocky coast of the Maritimes
and some say what defines us
is something as simple as please and thank you
and as for you're welcome
well we say that too
but we are more
than genteel or civilized
we are an idea in the process
of being realized
we are young
we are cultures strung together
then woven into a tapestry
and the design
is what makes us more
than the sum total of our history
we are an experiment going right for a change
with influences that range from a to zed
and yes we say zed instead of zee
we are the colours of Chinatown and the coffee of Little Italy
we dream so big that there are those
who would call our ambition an industry
because we are more than sticky maple syrup and clean snow
we do more than grow wheat and brew beer
we are vineyards of good year after good year
we reforest what we clear
because we believe in generations beyond our own
knowing now that so many of us
have grown past what used to be
we can stand here today
filled with all the hope people have
when they say things like "someday"
someday we'll be great
someday we'll be this
or that
someday we'll be at a point
when someday was yesterday
and all of our aspirations will pay the way
for those who on that day
look towards tomorrow
and still they say someday
we will reach the goals we set
and we will get interest on our inspiration
because we are more than a nation of whale watchers and lumberjacks
more than backpacks and hiking trails
we are hammers and nails building bridges
towards those who are willing to walk across
we are the lost-and-found for all those who might find themselves at a loss
we are not the see-through gloss or glamour
of those who clamour for the failings of others
we are fathers brothers sisters and mothers
uncles and nephews aunts and nieces
we are cousins
we are found missing puzzle pieces
we are families with room at the table for newcomers
we are more than summers and winters
more than on and off seasons
we are the reasons people have for wanting to stay
because we are more than what we say or do
we live to get past what we go through
and learn who we are
we are students
students who study the studiousness of studying
so we know what as well as why
we don't have all the answers
but we try
and the effort is what makes us more
we don't all know what it is in life we're looking for
so keep exploring
go far and wide
or go inside but go deep
go deep
as if James Cameron was filming a sequel to The Abyss
and suddenly there was this location scout
trying to figure some way out
to get inside you
because you've been through hell and high water
and you went deep
keep exploring
because we are more
than a laundry list of things to do and places to see
we are more than hills to ski
or countryside ponds to skate
we are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can't wait
we are first-rate greasy-spoon diners and healthy-living cafes
a country that is all the ways you choose to live
a land that can give you variety
because we are choices
we are millions upon millions of voices shouting
" keep exploring... we are more"
we are the surprise the world has in store for you
it's true
Canada is the "what" in "what's new?"
so don't say "been there done that"
unless you've sat on the sidewalk
while chalk artists draw still lifes
on the concrete of a kid in the street
beatboxing to Neil Young for fun
don't say you've been there done that
unless you've been here doing it
let this country be your first-aid kit
for all the times you get sick of the same old same old
let us be the story told to your friends
and when that story ends
leave chapters for the next time you'll come back
next time pack for all the things
you didn't pack for the first time
but don't let your luggage define your travels
each life unravels differently
and experiences are what make up
the colours of our tapestry
we are the true north
strong and free
and what's more
is that we didn't just say it
we made it be.
You Can't Be My Teacher « technoLanguages
sonja
January 25th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
wo, you've got me here.
I hope I can fulfill his expectations
Darren Cannell
February 14th, 2010 at 5:52 am
The fact that you are concerned about fulfill his expectations indicates the fact that you are a teacher that cares, and no matter what tool teachers use to teach, one who cares is an awesome powerful teacher. All teachers should be lifelong learners and adapting their teaching styles as the world changes to match what is happening outside the walls of our schools...a challenging profession but one that is unmatched in value to society...Congrats in being one of the most powerful people in the world.
You Can't Be My Teacher « technoLanguages
A feel good survey Part 4
Complete the following sentence. I love my teachers because....
- They teach me and help me when they can and they do it very well
- kind.
- I enjoy the teaching which my teacher chooses to give me because it is helpful to the course and my future academic career.
- they help with questions i may have. i don't really have anyone else to teach the class
- They are awesome and very easy to talk to.
- I don't have one
- shes awesome.
- They are cool and can explain things well so that I understand them.
- they help me get through school and they are interesting.
- They help me
- my teacher is so far awesome and i know when i will need help, my teacher will be there to supply help
- they're awesome! It's like a way to make new friends, even though some can be waaayyy older than me it's a new friend nonetheless. some people just click and enjoy each other's company even AFTER they are out of the classroom (or cyberclassroom). Also, teachers who are willing to take the time to make sure the students who want to learn a subject get a chance to do so are awesome. it really shows they care!
- they are sometimes nice to me , and i don't like all of them.
- they are helpful.
- they try to help
- I love my teachers because they help me a lot in my courses and they reply to my e-mails as soon as they can and they are very understanding which makes it easier for the students to pay attention and learn.
- they help me out when i need help
- there all nice to me and i greatly respect them
- There helpful, give you the knowledge and confidence to be successful
- they can teach.
- they are very smart and know how to teach in a very hard field, over the internet without face to fae interaction
- they are kind to me.
- They are good teachers who know their subjects well.
- He's their when i need him.
- they make subjects more complicated than they are
- They are patient and they take time to make sure we understand the lessons.
- I dont fight with him.
- they care about my wellbeing
- They help me learn what I will need in the future.
- I don't even know my teacher...I don't love people I have never met.
- they help me if I need it.
- they teach me what I need to know.
- they spend so much extra time trying to help me understand.
- They're nice, supportive, help us to understand and learn, and are always there for us when we need help.
- They are sentient beings
- they help me reach my goals
- they are willing to answer questions completely.
You can't be my teacher.
Thank you Malcolm Bellamy for the posting, I also have found the comments about the video interesting because of how they are polarized. My son being only six does not really believe what he said. He loves technology but also loves school and very little technology is used in his classroom. But it is my belief that in the future more and more of our students will approach school with the feeling that schools should not be islands different than the world in which they live. To train them for jobs that do not even exist yet is a challenge to our profession, and many would say we are not even preparing them for what already exists.
Anyways a long winded thank you for the post.
You can't be my teacher. « Malcolm Bellamy's Learning Blog
Credit recovery Calendar
Quote of the day
There are only TWO mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way and not starting.
~Buddha
Men
February 12, 2010
A feel good survey Part 3
Complete the following sentence. I love the cyber school because....
- I can do it on my own pace to an extent
- It looks fun.
- ...love is a very strong word. I enjoy cyber school because I can access it from anywhere.
- because i can get credits(classes)on my own time without having to go to a different building. and if i don't like a teacher that i have for a normal class i can just take the class on cyberschool
- It is easy to work with, an excuse to be on the computer, and it is using my favourite subject math
- it lets me work at my own pace
- A great way to get credits.
- Cyber school allows us to learn more things just over the computer at home
- I can take all the classes that I need with it.
- can work at my own pace
- It is another great way of taking up classes in order to complete credits for highschool.
- i can learn when i have time and even if i'm sick with a super contagious disease (i'm not actually, i'm just saying) and wouldn't be able to attend regular school i could pull up the cyber school website and still learn!
- I don't love it I just use it.
- it allows me to have spares and take other classes.
- I don't love the cyber school...
- I love the cyber school because I can work at my own pace and its very flexible around my schedule, and the teachers are great.
- it allows me to get my grade ten english that i failed
- its fastand easy to get through
- My medical problems dont allow me to actually attend regular school often
- I can work at my own speed and time.
- it lets me live my life and still learn necessary skills to enhance my abilities
- I do it independently.
- 30 It frees up periods in school so that I can take every course that I desire.
- It's somthing different, It Can be easy but at the same time can be a challage. It makes school not so boring.
- it frees up time for next year
- It lets me work at my own pace. I do wish to take another cyber school class
- ........ it lets me do the work on my own time.
- it gave me the opportunity to take a class which I couldn't fit into my schedule.
- i can do math whenever i want
- i do not love cyber school
- it is easier for me to type than write
- I can work at my own pace and at my own time.
- It allows me to work from home and it's easy to understand
- it has an interesting way of teaching.
- I can work at my own pace and work at the same time.
- I can work on my class at my own pace, at any time I want!
- It's a unique way of learning, which I've never encountered before. It's simple, easy to follow, although the computers at school aren't the greatest and sometimes go all wonky, which means we have to take the same test again. :(
- i don't love material objects
- open doors
Quote of the day
Catch a man a fish and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.
Karl Marx
A brief History of Pretty Much Everything
Will
February 11, 2010
A feel good survey Part 2
Complete the following sentence. I love my computer because....
- I am sorry i do not have a computer
- I like to do search something on the Internet.
- it was hand built by myself.
- i can write up assignments for school
- It is fast, easy to work with, and amaizing!
- It's fast and a good travel size and its a pretty color
- it's a laptop and i can take it anywhere.
- I don't actually love my computer...I plan on getting a new one soon.
- it's fast (but I don't actually like my computer).
- it helps me find information
- it helps me with school work and for amusement.
- it's mine. I love my laptop because it's my personal laptop that only I use. I control what is viewed on it. I love my computer because it helps me to organize my life (the different calendars, cyber school, words documents, facebook, email).
- I don't love it I just use it.
- the spearkers are really good.
- it is a useful device
- I love my computer because I'm able to do my homework and graphic art assignments when I'm at home
- it keeps me intertained
- because its the only instrument im good at using now adays
- it's an awesome lap top that cost a fortune, but has amazing capabilities.
- its fast.
- it lets me learn, read, and keep in touch with family members all over the world.
- this id the gift of my father to my birthday
- Its an easy way to stay in touch with all of my friends at the same time and I love that I bought it, not my parents.
- I can save my work,music notes, pictures.ect Its also alot better to have, when you have enternet.
- because it helps me chat with friends
- Its a nice model and is speedy when it comes to uploading and downloading files.
- ........ its pink.
- it makes some homework easier.
- it has the internet
- it is my own
- it is the most useful thing i own
- I can get help with homework and keep in touch with friends.
- I don't really...Unless maybe I need the internet
- it keeps me in touch with my family and friends that I don't see very often.
Cyber Tracker Overview
Quote of the day
There ain't no rules around here! We're trying to accomplish something!
Thomas Alva Edison
Strip Mine
February 10, 2010
A feel good survey Part 1
Complete the following sentence. I love the internet because....
- It is easier to look for interesting stuff, and do do book reports and stuff
- I like to do searching on the Internet
- it gives me access to an infinite amount of possibilties and entertain.
- i can connect with my friends and i can easily search for info and such
- It is fun, interactive, and u can do almost anything you want. You can play games, i like to program my own though, and u get a free dictonary email, and youtube for videos!
- I can find anything that I need on it
- It's an easy way to get information.
- I love the internet because it allows us to excess information quicker and we can find a lot of cool stuff on it .
- I can talk to friends who are far away with it.
- its fast.
- it is a useful tool for entertainment and education. With this tool you can research and find out about anything!
- it keeps me connected to all my friends or if I need to research something quickly and don't have time to go to the library and find a book about it I can finds TONS of information online and from tons of different sources, too!
- I don't love it I just use it.
- you can do such a variety of things on it. You can play games, stay connected with people and learn new things all at the same time.
- it gives me knowledge
- I love the internet because it is easy to find things that I'm looking for
- it gives me access to my friends and family and makes it so much easier to do homework and to research things!
- it connects me to my friends and family and can research information.
- It gives me freedom and awnsers to what i can look up too
- it has everything you need. It can literally do everything for you.
- it entertains me.
- it lets me access the wolrd at the click of a button
- I do what ever I wanted.
- It is a great way to get information and to have fun online with friends.
- It can be useful in alot of way's, concerning work/homework from your school. playing games or chatting with your friends and family
- 4it gives me a way to have fun, do homework, and communicate with friends at the same time
- The internet is a good way for getting information and staying in contact with others.
- ........it lets me do what I need without leaving my home.
- it is an easily-accessible source for homework.
- i can find anything i need to
- it allows me to interact with people even if we are not together and allows me to keep in touch with ppl i may not often see
Quote of the day
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
-Japanese proverb
Creating Lifelong Learners
Life is not fair
February 9, 2010
The New School of Google
Our parents could never have guessed what kind of world our generation would encounter; the fate of our children is even less certain. We don't know what answers they will need to seek out -- those facts might not even exist yet. We don't even know the questions they will have to ask. There is no worksheet or textbook that will prepare them for what lays ahead.
The Tyee -- The New School of Google
Are You An Internet Optimist or Pessimist?
The impact of technological change on culture, learning, and morality has long been the subject of intense debate, and every technological revolution brings out a fresh crop of both pessimists and pollyannas. Indeed, a familiar cycle has repeat itself throughout history whenever new modes of production (from mechanized agriculture to assembly-line production), means of transportation (water, rail, road, or air), energy production processes (steam, electric, nuclear), medical breakthroughs (vaccination, surgery, cloning), or communications techniques (telegraph, telephone, radio, television) have appeared on the scene.
Are You An Internet Optimist or Pessimist? The Great Debate over Technology's Impact on Society
February 8, 2010
Filling the Production Gap
Fool
February 7, 2010
What is the Future of Teaching?
According to the New York Times Bits blog, a recent study funded by the US Department of Education (PDF) found that on the whole, online learning environments actually led to higher tested performance than face-to-face learning environments. "On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction," concluded the report's authors in their key findings.
The report looked at just under one hundred studies that compared the performance of students in online learning environments (or courses with an online study component) to those who were given strictly face-to-face instruction for the same courses. What they found was that students who completed all or some of their coursework online tested on average in the 59th percentile, compared to the 50th percentile for those who received only classroom instruction, and that the results are statistically significant.
What is the Future of Teaching?
Quote of the day
If at first you don't succeed, you're doing about average
- Leonard Levinson
February 6, 2010
LMS = Losing My Smile
Every time I see a report that shows what an organization can expect to spend on an LMS (learning management system), I lose my smile. Worse, I want to hang my head and weep.
LMS = Losing My Smile « aLearning Blog
10 Ways To Learn In 2010
Wow. There are so many cool ways to learn online now. The whole world is a school. This list is meant for continuous learners and for procrastinators looking for distractions in the coming year.
10 Ways To Learn In 2010: The eLearning Coach
Virtual Schooling In The News
Virtual Schooling In The News « Virtual High School Meanderings
Quote of the day
It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it.
Sam Levenson
Animals
February 5, 2010
Attention, Gates: Here's What Makes a Great Teacher
So, Bill and Melinda, listen up. Here are 10 qualities of a great teacher: (1) has a sense of humor; (2) is intuitive; (3) knows the subject matter; (4) listens well; (5) is articulate; (6) has an obsessive/compulsive side; (7) can be subversive; (8) is arrogant enough to be fearless; (9) has a performer's instincts; (10) is a real taskmaster.
Education Week: Attention, Gates: Here's What Makes a Great Teacher
Online resources for parents and educators
Learn how to be a better parent, teacher or caregiver to the "digital natives" in your life and gain the knowledge and skills for understanding, analyzing and participating in our technology-infused world.
FRONTLINE: digital nation: digital workshops: online resources for parents and educators | PBS
Kids' heavy use of technology undermines learning
BlackBerrys, iPods, texting, high-definition TV, Kindle book readers and MP3 players. All of these were virtually unheard of just a few short years ago and now they are commonplace. It shows just how quickly technology changes and the extent to which it can dominate, and interfere with, our lives.
Guest column: Kids' heavy use of technology undermines learning
It is a crime not to include the internet in your course
Quote of the day
If you put the fire out, you won't have to jump out the window
Andrew Fredrick
Hypothetical
GSCS Ed. Tech Integration Curricular Resources
We have recently moved all of our resources to this accessible platform. Our resources are divided by grade level, by subject area and even by core unit.
Feel free to browse the site where you will find unit plans, lessons plans, resources and web activities to support what you are doing in the classroom.
GSCS Ed. Tech Integration Curricular Resources
Welfare department statements.
These are actual sentences taken from letters received by a large city's
Welfare Department in applications for support:
1. I am forwarding my marriage certificate and six children. I have seven, but one died which was baptized on a half sheet of paper.
2. I am writing the Welfare Department to say that my baby was born two years old. When do I get my money?
3. You have changed my little boy to a girl. Will this make a difference?
4. I cannot get sick pay. I have six children. Can you tell me why?
5. I am glad to report that my husband who is missing is dead.
6. This is my eighth child. What are you going to do about it?
7. Please find for certain if my husband is dead. The man I am now living with can't eat or do anything till he knows.
8. I am very much annoyed to find you have branded my son illiterate. This is a dirty lie as I was married a week before he was born.
9. In answer to your letter, I have given birth to a boy weighing ten pounds. I hope this is satisfactory.
10. I am forwarding my marriage certificate and three children one of which is a mistake as you can see.
11. Unless I get my husband's money pretty soon, I will be forced to live an immortal life.
12. In accordance with your instructions I have given birth to twins in the enclosed envelope.
BBC - The Little Animals Activity Centre
A set of activities for all subjects for ages 4-11 years
BBC - The Little Animals Activity Centre - Menu page
February 4, 2010
Practical Computer Jokes
Funny ways to mess people around by using their computers, you should preferably wait until the person is out of the room:
1.Take a screenshot of their desktop, save it and then set it to the background. Then right click on an empty space on the desktop and goto Arrange By > Show Desktop Icons. This should be ticked, by clicking on it, this will hide all the icons but it still looks like the icons are there because of the back drop, its great fun watching them trying to double click something. To take a screenshot: Press the "Print Screen" (or "Prt Sc") button on your keyboard, this should be somewhere near the top right-hand corner of the keyboard. Then go into MS Paint (Start > Programs > Accessories > Paint). Click the Edit menu, then select Paste. Then save the file wherever you want it.
2. Move the taskbar to the top or sides of the screen, then shrink it down to its smallest possible size. make sure to then lock the taskbar.
3. Ping off the keys from the keyboard with a pen or a knife or something slim, them rearrange them in a random manner.
4. Put some kind of powder (talcom, baby powder, chalk. whatever) onto the processor and/or the power supply fan. when they start up their computer clouds of smoke will start to rise
5.Put some tape over the floppy drive button, only works for those real simple people though.
6. Replace their Windows start-up sound with a recording that plays 15 minutes of silence, then plays very quiet random sounds every few minutes after that. It will drive them crazy working out where/why the sounds are coming from.
State of the Internet Explained In One Giant Infographic [PIC]
The focus is on exactly who uses the Internet, and how often. It breaks things down by gender, age, income level, and nationality. It even serves up average broadband speeds for both landline and mobile users at the bottom. Some of this stuff surprised us a bit -- For example, desktop computers are still much more common than laptops. You wouldn't guess that in day-to-day life in the developed world -- at least not when it comes to personal use.
State of the Internet Explained In One Giant Infographic [PIC]
Public Art Lands Photog in Hot Water
In February 2008, Seattle-based photographer Mike Hipple received a letter from the lawyers of sculptor Jack Mackie that one of his stock photographs infringed upon Mackie's copyright. Shown above, the photograph includes a portion of Mackie's "Dance Steps on Broadway", a public art piece created in 1979 with public funds.
Public Art Lands Photog in Hot Water
Supporting Online Faculty - Revisiting the Seven Principles (A Few Years Later)
Since 2005, the landscape of online teaching and learning has changed as well as the landscape of the academy, and continues to transform before our eyes. These changes are not only a product of technological innovation, but also a result of new and reconceptualized values of higher education, and so we must reexamine what changes to faculty role, position and perspectives best support these new values. Drawing on the Seven Principles of Good Practice, this article visits the need for effective faculty support and development in online education. Online education has forever transformed higher education, and we are learning that quality requires flexibility and the ability to adapt to the changing demands of learners, the new promises of technology, and the new competitive landscape of higher education. If higher education is to remain competitive, we must refocus and redesign our paradigms, as well as design business processes that integrate with quality assurance models.
Supporting Online Faculty - Revisiting the Seven Principles (A Few Years Later)
Adults ruined blogs for kids, study shows
A study released this week by the the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project shows that teens have pulled back on their blog use in the past couple of years, while use by adults has remained steady. The numbers break down like this: In 2006, 28 percent of teens said they blogged regularly. In 2009, by comparison, that number dropped to 18 percent.
Adults ruined blogs for kids, study shows / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com
50 Brain Facts Every Educator Should Know
The brain is perhaps the most fascinating organ in the human body. It controls everything from breathing to emotions to learning. If you work with children, here are some facts that you might find helpful, from how the brain affects learning to facts about memory to interesting facts about the brain that you can share with your students.
50 Brain Facts Every Educator Should Know | Associate Degree - Facts and Information
Social Media and Young Adults
Two Pew Internet Project surveys of teens and adults reveal a decline in blogging among teens and young adults and a modest rise among adults 30 and older. Even as blogging declines among those under 30, wireless connectivity continues to rise in this age group, as does social network use. Teens ages 12-17 do not use Twitter in large numbers, though high school-aged girls show the greatest enthusiasm for the application.
Social Media and Young Adults | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project
Doing cyber school on the trapline.
The teacher who received this email stated this is why I love the cyber school...
Student's email.
I am enrolled in your Cyber school science 10 class. I am a Christian. I like hunting and fishing, if it has something to do with the outdoors, I will probably enjoy it! I don't play many video games, I would rather hunt or ride my horse. For my 13th birthday, my dad took me on a survival canoe trip, I have a red-bone/coonhound that I hunt squirrels with. I have been homeschooled for 9 years, so this course fit right in! We normally live for 5 months of the year on a northern saskatchewan trapline. It is 3 hours from our farm by snowmobile and our farm is 45 mins from civilization by van. Our power is entirely solar power, so if we have a stretch of clouds, my computer usege is limited, but it is rare! My plan and goal is to finish this course in one semester, so any advise to keep me on that track would be greatly appreciated! I'm looking foward to this class.
Staff Involvement stages
Quote of the day
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
-Naguib Mahfouz
Pavlov
February 3, 2010
Twitter and PLN
Quote of the day
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today
Malcolm X
Dawn
Evaluating the Effectiveness of e-Learning
We generally assume that technology enhances education, and often have anecdotal evidence in support of this. But how much concrete evidence do we have? Given the costs associated with acquiring and using educational technologies, I think this is a question worth asking.
RSC Wales Teaching and Learning Blog
February 2, 2010
Lifelong Learners
The 10 Coolest Experiments from Google Labs The 10 Coolest Experiments from Google Labs - Network World
When you've got thousands of the world's most brilliant engineers spending 20% of their time on whatever takes their fancy, you need a home for the results. Such a home would provide a safe environment for these fledgling experiments to test their wings -- even if they fail. It would provide a playground where the geekier contingent of the general public can access ideas before those ideas are ready for public consumption. It would be associated enough with Google to get the brand benefits, and quarantined enough so that it doesn't put the core service at risk.
The 10 Coolest Experiments from Google Labs
- Network World
Colleges See 17 Percent Increase in Online Enrollment
Colleges saw a 17 percent increase in online enrollment, with more than one in four students taking at least one online course in the fall of 2008, according to the findings of an annual survey published on Tuesday by the Sloan Consortium.
Wired Campus - Colleges See 17 Percent Increase in Online Enrollment
Quote of the day
Knowledge is a process of piling up facts wisdom lies in their simplification.
-Martin H. Fischer
Why E-Learning is So Effective
E-learning is hot. And for good reason. If done right, it can produce great results by decreasing costs and improving performance. Also, unlike a one time classroom session, the elearning course is available for others. This includes the static elearning course as well as any ongoing conversations in networked communities.
Recently, I had a conversation with someone new to elearning and it struck me that she didn't fully understand the value of elearning. I think this is common as more people are joining the world of elearning. Understanding elearning's value helps you make the best decisions about when and why to use it.
Why E-Learning is So Effective » The Rapid eLearning Blog
Corduroy
Virtual School Received $2 Million Donation
The thing that I like most about this donation is that it was given to an online program that focuses upon Canada's aboriginal population. For those of my readers not familiar with Canadian history, while we did not treat our native population quite as poorly as the United States treated their Native Americans, Canadian aboriginals were treated quite bad. Many of the problems that exist in the aboriginal community today are a directly result of government mistreatment and misguided policies.
February 1, 2010
The making of "You Can't be my Teacher."
E-learning and Web 2.0 tools for schools
This is a great collection of sites.
E-learning and Web 2.0 tools for schools
B Negative
2010 Horizon Report
In each edition of the Horizon Report, six emerging technologies or practices are described that are likely to enter mainstream use on campuses within three adoption horizons spread over the next one to five years. Each report also presents critical
trends and challenges that will affect teaching and learning over the same time frame. In the seven years that the Horizon Project has been underway,more than 400 leaders in the fields of business,industry, technology, and education have contributed to this long-running primary research effort.
Quote of the day
Online reputation is not something to be scared of; it's something to be proactively managed.
Olympics Resources
This page is devoted to The Olympic Games where the world's greatest athletes gather around the world to represent their countries. The Olympic Games create a wonderful opportunity to teach our students in unique and interesting ways.
February Resources
A "hearty" collection of activities for you to use in your classroom. If you haven't prepared, don't be brokenhearted... These lessons and resources will put you in the loving spirit of February!
