Post-Thanksgiving Week

How did you survive Thanksgiving?  Yes, a week later and I am just now getting around to this!<br /><br />First, we had Thanksgiving at Joel's family on Thursday.  I was extremely mindful of my eating, and practiced Mental Rehearsing beforehand (a WW concept).  I told myself over and over to only eat small portions ("mini islands of food" - as we were advised at last week's meeting) and not to finish anything I did not truly enjoy.  I passed up bread.  I left the stuffing and sweet potatoes on my plate.  And I was even able to enjoy my favorite part of Thanksgiving: the 5 Points+ Pumpkin Pie I made especially for Thursday.  I was so pleased, impressed, and proud of how well I did on this holiDAY (as Sharon, my WW leader reminds us, it's not a holiMONTH or holiWEEK, it's a holiDAY).  My non Weight Watchers weigh in day is on Friday, and as you can see, I had a nice loss for the week.  Success!<br /><br />However, then I had to travel to Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving Part Deux.  I started Saturday off with a trip to the local-PA WW meeting center.  I clocked in at a loss for the week on their scale as well.  Great!<br /><br />Still, currently I'm sitting at well over <b style="color: red;">-</b><b>35 WEEKLY Points+</b> for the week.  Fellow Weight Watchers, did you read that correctly? NEGATIVE WEEKLY!  Ugh.  How did this happen???    <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniEjr8Nuhq8jvfZo7EMrtroePWEbEoOT_V33pZ_y494LYxQs-lQilUUX6A_zgdp10krtSfouR6PPQt7ViCwHnty9ECyEJEJCYGTimCc3tmrotwDnDr8tW_IzNvMohQFfQS6QENA5iS08/s1600/thanksgiving+food.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniEjr8Nuhq8jvfZo7EMrtroePWEbEoOT_V33pZ_y494LYxQs-lQilUUX6A_zgdp10krtSfouR6PPQt7ViCwHnty9ECyEJEJCYGTimCc3tmrotwDnDr8tW_IzNvMohQFfQS6QENA5iS08/s400/thanksgiving+food.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My salad size plate at my sister's house: turkey, mashed potatoes, noodles,<br />stuffing and green bean casserole.</td></tr></tbody></table>I used a small plate, and made small islands of food.  Everything was a 1/2 cup size or less.  I thought I did well.  I only had seconds on the green bean casserole.  <br /><br />I had these <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/09/pumpkin-cupcakes-with-pumpkin-spiced.html">pumpkin cupcakes</a> for my dessert (and very small servings of 2 other desserts my mom made - which I accounted for):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzvVMINuEtSZSIaWuzPRxOxDVeQoZ_5ScLfqOFIdiDnAZ1W8RzfqpaLmv3a_Jl-sAu_snz-196sNeixx5u3VA9NrZmULt5_DvyWuiCd1LOW70WInwSJISCQX04OZ0ps7R5e4x-8KNxpA/s1600/cupcakes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzvVMINuEtSZSIaWuzPRxOxDVeQoZ_5ScLfqOFIdiDnAZ1W8RzfqpaLmv3a_Jl-sAu_snz-196sNeixx5u3VA9NrZmULt5_DvyWuiCd1LOW70WInwSJISCQX04OZ0ps7R5e4x-8KNxpA/s400/cupcakes.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />While I didn't eat much of this on T-Day Part Deux (it was bland and needed more spicing up), I have been eating this in my lunch all week:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9sortvM61D_Ihy_6Un95Wg0G5qs1VMA2OubMWOKlte4q36fzNVj6gKUMPeVGdAE8KNeN6d-fz82Qw-3pySRSHrrESTUUtv0WMxRk0XZ_u9-9NEiObcTwh5kM9oGc17fUKN-cRypbWqM/s1600/casserole.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9sortvM61D_Ihy_6Un95Wg0G5qs1VMA2OubMWOKlte4q36fzNVj6gKUMPeVGdAE8KNeN6d-fz82Qw-3pySRSHrrESTUUtv0WMxRk0XZ_u9-9NEiObcTwh5kM9oGc17fUKN-cRypbWqM/s400/casserole.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/10/sweet-potato-casserole.html">Sweet Potato Casserole</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />IF I have a gain tomorrow, and I'm praying I do <i>not</i>, but IF I do, it will be because, yes, I did eat a little more than I normally would this past week due to Thanksgiving.  Also, it was.... that special time of the month, and I have been absolutely ravenous all week.  Actually, I believe a lot of the negative Points+ have come as a result of this more than Thanksgiving to be honest. Do you ladies ever get like this during the actual week of the "event"?  No amount of food or anything in particular has been satisfying.  Not even chocolate!<br /><br />I was able to avoid one "war" this week with <a href="http://www.fiveguys.com/">Five Guys</a> (Joel was having a craving and he indulged, I did NOT)... but I lost the battle last night to Japanese from our <a href="http://kodorirestaurant.com/">favorite restaurant</a>.  Still, I had very small portions of the Japanese food and only ate until just satisfied.  <br /><br />I really don't want a gain tomorrow, not only for obvious reasons, but because I am really proud of how I handled Thanksgiving this year.  I am proud of how I managed Joel's family's feast, and how I even managed my own family's spread.  I'm also proud that I made 3 WW friendly substitutions (pie, casserole and cupcakes) and that I have still accounted for EVERYTHING this week, even if I am in the deep, deep red of Points+.  It really does feel better when you write it down, even if you are borrowing from next week's Points+ bank ;). I'm also proud that I visited WW while traveling.  I'm really trying to stay focused!  <br /><br />Today (Thursday) I am sucking down the water and trying to stay within my 39 Points+ for the day.  Tonight we have a happy hour for the 3 couples who got engaged in my office, and so I'm going to have to fight another war tonight... I will get 1 beer and that is it! I <3 beer.  But I don't love gains, and no amount of beer is worth a gain!!<br /><br />What is your self assessment of how you handled Thanksgiving?

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How did you survive Thanksgiving?  Yes, a week later and I am just now getting around to this!First, we had Thanksgiving at Joel's family on Thursday.  I was extremely mindful of my eating, and practiced Mental Rehearsing beforehand (a WW concept).  …

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12 places to find global projects for your class to get involved in

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Our world is definitely becoming a  global village! It is so much easier to connect with classes around the world in our technological age than ever before. It is really worth finding a global project to involve your class in. If you are looking for ways to connect with others here are a few ideas of places to start.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. Global collaborative projects </b></span><br /><a href="http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Global_Collaborative_Projects.htm#Start%20Your%20Own%20Collaborative%20Project">http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Global_Collaborative_Projects.htm#Start Your Own Collaborative Project</a> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAH1uPb3S4K3mWPIooGUR01Gf4l-tii5hZzet3m4gAecwivrcJQL212XCh2jE_VmFU1lis-Vcu2rgJUT2dAZu-hZoxD2rtih8XjHXQaw4QlIREw-0cqV307MQBqEB-gbKJF7OkruowJXc/s1600-h/image3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQQHXtzc8vfETS2sGxHoJq29xVC_KRDsHctTVqnc5LfVlpcjXfqDYf2fGLzz0LOz8SXOkQWuRgjtdXHhSwmMXBUA__6e3lGd9krw071nY7IFgUKcJCQJLwA5XFQz3FYRvUHs056qZRJo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2. Kidlink</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.kidlink.org/kidspace/start.php">http://www.kidlink.org/kidspace/start.php</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittU3_4B8ExLCnldrenmq_2AmNM2CfIa2jMGuQiwi_3bkUmDgLEbRS9Nh-UNoq6JlfdUDHy5wnlzN_R4ArXSuqcwX7I99YR7eiOc0_5W3iI2w6dYbMDhvGxJxqLCUwEY2SOUFy_qAU4nk/s1600-h/image6.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2b_PCa4JYrcHdkxxlv-pn4aLT1CZS5LJzCQCnZSvngYZe4Uh7hOlC-l0oHqtT6HFut36WvkJGc9y-JxScfpOpbtANR8McY6-lt90eoot_ywFDWyLufzv-BN9gqqceOfLZ7ckHi6xiD8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. iEARN</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.iearn.org/iearn-project-book">http://</a><a href="http://www.iearn.org/iearn-project-book">www.iearn.org/iearn-project-book</a><br /><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/10/latest-20112012-iearn-project-book-has.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/10/latest-20112012-iearn-project-book-has.html</a> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fptlQJBwjS52gqhhLb4GJe_GLRYFhwqbeNr3Ql2eP_nlB2YWVajdvJx5pFUiFiQlCf_-6iNIkt72vgT3CcyWxgVOku2zrFf3Fc96xly3GuJbc9d72Adpu_058_fXw7tx7c__yMxOWWY/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXLnqUk1lQ-YAJ6CoQkni3aerao8-urLgWj0SZwSvqpQ_fh_W2GjG_KSzUh5ufPICMAkrFJzVjg5I4kd9Z8jxtbBQ53Y6HaQPELda-sIyVpH4f9zsM4_fSEa1ePrRgiicZpKM1sCFay8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>4. Internet projects registry</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/pr/search.cfm">http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/pr/search.cfm</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgUuIG45U_vVm4NhPl4xBqTMhLYzX1ZtnyAK-PbSJpxSLRPEREI8ccGDCZdi9QEX0xiJ-BEAy-STGHhVyrixmQA88nKLh60OkXTprF4GFpY9dLlKS-xzuQ8F_tRgtz8zaskuMjYbaSU0/s1600-h/image12.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZD-ER1pEy3G9GX3LbOPA3UuGHw9D6nS_6U0CD0lG8J7yWeUIROqnxEKTIjNSKGwDzPYOt1cRMjxWV8EwxeDBo-jwWAi1wSXmPdp6ZpZe2J9qbWPwQMb497g37-6gMn0SQ_qn3L6jaoY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>5. Projects by Jen </b></span><br /><u><a href="http://www.projectsbyjen.com/">http://www.projectsbyjen.com/</a></u> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7gXQMpdcRp1DRCURTWfYJ4wjDLGXEmgB4ghGGEIE8sXT6xQJ_oSIPg1d1GCJ70Qfma5MU-oTMlW-YoJ08StsrWmwAOeScQ0TWHCIuXOV1bsYVRp2HkkO5KQgEoW0kJhoaexarIws6BI/s1600-h/image15.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5KLIjNexRXla1OteJIUvxCoPkN4qyWqLo1rvhA5UmSaXhp1h-m_J7F7I54MsJRQIvBC-AjomxNqyMF0odFYB94SuEMh9acVSeLpq_F4i2pnDg6IaVi6G3cSmGt4IiI7bzysdtD3OFHA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>6. Global Schoolnet</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.globalschoolnet.org/">http://www.globalschoolnet.org/</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Hl9Y2mT_aL0DK9IYzspQHNLzJ5Ck39PNmdKj4ZZqmgLuQI48xqubqMc5Fy2y6F42OS9AfoDyyombynzIMWe-Krlh3oScaEVdZz4kP8wmwhdOcnBU3cGpGuEvet6QGD-qUlyX5S-3CV0/s1600-h/image18.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTppZrYoOuIam2f4WYHD0DiumO65vAkd-ha8f419FVhuv0xRLSfyBKCEfdDfwVEruEj0jZT9n179xCctHszLV-UkrlJzF21u2D2ZXD6rcR6BUKWZQZZd0WWstUKXRY6xUTqL0td1BbEU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">7. Global virtual classroom</span></b><br /><a href="http://www.virtualclassroom.org/clubhouse.html">http://www.virtualclassroom.org/clubhouse.html</a><br /><u><br /></u> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSifGBHbWlPrHuA1F37LQmyjMmneEw9puwxcd2TXH2r9mj4EFtjTCpmbX8NELtlkb9OzqxBEgDHDHJ9VT_2y1Z9tmFuApNDif_pCKDoZwkiy6rVweMCibQMoDPFDWjzKw5jgkd41-6Rj0/s1600-h/image21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0yntZDoNX4HqO6Vuo9LHkGlY_Yh_3k767H9rGu1JDisIWWBK9QvFpb-GSZUlsZOJ0b0aUq3LEnOPRqN2AB1NSsN4raaMEHfmq0PtYC4mkffnAsegrfPWkmBGT11c5ys_-WeteJN89so/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br />  <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>8. The global education collaborative </b></span><br /><a href="http://globaleducation.ning.com/notes/Global_Project_Database">http://globaleducation.ning.com/notes/Global_Project_Database</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaJt_C9kouSDqz8s_nf4t7gnUTr49keN1Td9l5TI_EyE42k7VV1r0AOe3mqoEboamQ9Uwjgv8-mVdsntjFUU-PwAlUzE3qZi0xR4WyXtdV2LX_Pzp0S25C8eDjzklpBOxQJPQjFP0V74/s1600-h/image27.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_3V5n1DZp1X_xmmKBqQIYOOYF1282DQasLquP-Ojy5c3oW2Lss6KS-YqhY0vlnl4QoU6pl-xzXAnJa7PJCOWJmq0mpoUF6fHDuNyUIqC5yFvo5f_Iz9TRd6dTk7K25rgwXSwNeOMnxc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>9. Going global</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/13429981/WEMTA-Going-Global-Lucy-Gray">http://www.scribd.com/doc/13429981/WEMTA-Going-Global-Lucy-Gray</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPSa9MjnfyxNr51n6f-cpVn-SSo5__RxIsVK5DV-Hdo6WRl2ddaKwEYw0Hkk9GpERTDNixaJ2zvOHbhALooiGVegQQNHZ8gX_WCVfWts-cRBLk9oAr7rThIXHYtfcXpRePTjDrAqCtxo/s1600-h/image33.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SEsK8hQomP_76jVfGnlqd-3O31LXOUXOK0wqMDMYyCTzyvpaxG3UKEGQpszechN-qExayqxARARnr1j41gWXtoBNF_Xq0yYqCi41EQcnQ16TcgZHuiCzGpq73iMsjYUHPi6tOWOfi24/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0T33GiFW3SKLEd_2E2MDe3yrwz-Vv2HVnbHvrtfU5Z6KwGo5WGQofL-R5V3Gp-wzauzWDxmhRkQ4sGEuZmDvBr_0bW3Tey49nvNcVrGkfzzXt0xHNcR3utogLpRfaY02g-ZQnN5pXsNQ/s1600-h/image30.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg1UxQa62QAeHSyWPfyRF3wD14aTvGgvYOb7vsWM8Iy4lClzUEMI8J8_qKvA95zDnzhaE47wEpI0oYwSHa8IyfgH_lshiev_U8PTHzLpSKZ6Hq36fG2FM1TpiIbSsDx_xb4tHFC2MF1E/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="288" /></a></div>    <br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">10. Taking it Global</span></b><br /><u><a href="http://www.tigweb.org/about/">http://www.tigweb.org/about/</a></u><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDWHCEk6YN-FPBJT2XgB1I_JubsGeykFsdbaJJiGY2VgaHfz2_cjgkqSucxy955KrMJ8H-jAf6odcTMui-1opl-oOEzvk8b4YiTVpgp5jPsOAPC2CCzbFappKndkymgeFQvqrEBQGPzw/s1600-h/image36.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipDBeal5ylyZnHVvppAAZtMaZGVPeQ9pvZLdgUBi5sHlQEbos8uUNINGLRsqm_XAWcltXIYrXcgJ2cCxPISsdebR0FyDPKWaWcDdbsrwXTw6qe1cSghzf7VXxX1ebXJVH9dkVSIvgcR8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">11. The Educators PLN</span></b><br /><a href="http://edupln.ning.com/">http://edupln.ning.com/<br /></a><br /><a href="http://edupln.ning.com/"><br /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRZ1iiSU9OdBLhcqag32Y8wBbF0zk7V2JRfXUPG3sro7I28hL1lUWQ273T0u3pRXNC89uJyJw6edQb3X2iMP8HBnZtFo9fkDOjvxAEYi7M22mwjMs0Fgdph8H4VtdcPKDa_6VyB6rnUk/s1600-h/image39.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZw-Hoxi3BMTeqsFo_uuIsBT_ynjXxxHEUMYReC_AExJVCQ0rDgjGHWbYtJyXV1ezDexWFs50txHurpRVOuhTbt-GN2XaVHKhMLD60m8meynfSuWHFjzWusGRl4AUusrkG6neutymUNP4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>12. Global Learning</b></span><br /><u><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/sanandres.esc.edu.ar/global-projects/">https://sites.google.com/a/sanandres.esc.edu.ar/global-projects/</a></u><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyssEKc39nCsJAaytBJOCmU5VvjQG6OdcN3NoDhAiGLF8DoO8AaaCJnExoh9zM7nwY2HhEvoR6tmVO6vNOMB546Mm3LEGeXZIBTxWGMC3TzwakpkOxMmJMGL4aSw2LoHo8zA5bN3cVTk/s1600-h/image42.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTIaym4HEjVN-oJ4Pr0nPGmIGpS_uIzoM57WhXkXL4dUzgTAuWoBqANk2iUm_rFnhODhwCy8YHAJQixE92ItUXhFMbiit17Q7h6zHGQ2voDZI9CUb6CkHRlr-0RKZWeCjZl4nDEPddR4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div></div>

Collaboration Project-based learning 12 places to find global projects for your class to get involved in

Our world is definitely becoming a  global village! It is so much easier to connect with classes around the world in our technological age than ever before. It is really worth finding a global project to involve your class in. If you are looking for …

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Arms build up in the Middle East

<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Russia Sent Syria<br />Super-Advanced S-300 Missiles</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="extended" style="color: black; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; padding-top: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Russian warships that have reached waters off Syria in recent days were carrying, among other things, Russian technical advisors who will help the Syrians set up an array of S-300 missiles Damascus has received in recent weeks, a report in the London-based Arabic language Al Quds-Al Arabi said Thursday. Citing sources in Syria and Russia, the paper said that Moscow sees a Western attack on Syria as a “red line” that it will not tolerate.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Despite the mounting opposition in the West and even in the Arab world against Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad for his assaults on protesters seeking to unseat him as leader of the country, Russia maintains its support for Assad, the report said. Russian and Syria military officials are working together to maintain Assad's rule, and to deflect a possible attack by NATO or the US and EU.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Along with the missiles, the report says that Russia has installed advanced radar systems in all key Syrian military and industrial installations. The radar system also covers areas north and south of Syria, where it will be able to detect movement of troops or aircraft towards the Syrian border. The radar targets include much of Israel, as well as the Incirlik military base in Turkey, which is used by NATO.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The S-300 system is regarded as one of the most potent anti-aircraft missile systems available. The system's radar is able to simultaneously track up to 100 targets while engaging up to 12. Deployment time for the S-300 is five minutes, and they have a very long life span, with no maintenance needed.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Russia had attempted to sell the system to Iran, but that sale was cancelled due to pressure by the US and Israel, with Russia returning Iran's deposit. According to the report, the Iranians paid for Syria's S-300 missile system. It is not known if some of the missiles have reached Iran as well.</span></div><div class="extended" style="color: black; padding-top: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Article obtained from NewMediaJournal. </span></div><div class="extended" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; padding-top: 18px;"><br /></div>

Arms build up in the Middle East

Russia Sent SyriaSuper-Advanced S-300 Missiles Russian warships that have reached waters off Syria in recent days were carrying, among other things, Russian technical advisors who will help the Syrians set up an array of S-300 missiles Damascus ha…

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