Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 06/02/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/education/">Education – Google World Wonders Project</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This page has guides that you can download by age level for how you can use the World Wonders project in your classroom. You'll want to get the PDF and email it to all of the history teachers so they can import it into their ebook reader for sure. (Of course you can print if you don't have a way to distribute epaper.) there are also some suggested topics like "How the Romans Lived," "the Industrial Revolution," and the "Italian Renaissance" along with tour points. </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 06/02/2012

Education – Google World Wonders Project This page has guides that you can download by age level for how you can use the World Wonders project in your classroom. You'll want to get the PDF and email it to all of…

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Being a Plus Size Bride

<div id="dE_H" style=";width:100%; height:100%; ;">Before I get into the wedding stuff, I wanted to share a food find.  McDonald's recently came out with a new oatmeal - Blueberry Banana Nut Oatmeal.  Have you tried it?  It's 8 PointsPlus and I just tried it this week. It was tasty, filling and I will most likely get it again.  As much as I love these flavor combinations, I still love the Fruit and Maple oatmeal more.  I think the 7 PointsPlus value has something to do with it :).  <div><br></div><div>Today I finished the last of my shopping in preparation for the wedding.  I picked up a garment bag and... wait for it.... Spanx!  I've never worn Spanx before but after trying them on and seeing the results, I'm convinced they will give me the look I'm going for.  </div><div><br></div><div>I have to say.... I'm not thrilled with the idea of being a plus size bride.  I'm not thrilled that I will be getting married looking the way I do.  We originally picked our October wedding date to afford me the time to lose more weight.  I'm trying not to focus on this fact - that I will be an overweight bride.  I'm someone who loves pictures and I don't want to look back on our pictures one day, one day when I've met goal, and be filled with regret and disgust.  I'm only going to do this once and I feel as though I've failed myself and Joel.  <b>I'm going to be a fat bride.</b>  Ugh.   It's no ones fault but my own, I know.  </div><div><br></div><div>I'm just disappointed in myself.</div><p/><p/><a href="http://www.bewriteapp.com"><img alt="I blog with BE Write" src="http://bewriteapp.com/iblogwithbewrite.gif"/></a></div>

Being a Plus Size Bride

Before I get into the wedding stuff, I wanted to share a food find.  McDonald's recently came out with a new oatmeal - Blueberry Banana Nut Oatmeal.  Have you tried it?  It's 8 PointsPlus and I just tried it this week. It was tasty, filling and I wil…

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock #teaching 06/01/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/resourcecalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=6&nbyr=2012&evcode=3509">Teaching Resources, Classroom Resources & Lesson Plans - TES Resources</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Wimbledon is in June (my Uncle Eddie's favorite event of the year). If you are homeschooling this summer (like I do in the summer - good parents teach) - here are some cool things you can use to share with others. Lessons relating to Wimbledon and Tennis.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tennis">tennis</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/resourcecalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=6&nbyr=2012&evcode=26">Teaching Resources, Classroom Resources & Lesson Plans - TES Resources</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Lots of ideas for Father's Day. Parents will find ideas here as well as teachers.If your child is already out of school, help them make something for Dad that is special andlearn at the same time. I like the "my Dad" lesson where kids draw a picture of Dadand answer questions about him. My son did something similar for me and it meant a lot.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/fathersday">fathersday</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/gifts">gifts</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/ResourceCalendar.aspx?remthyr=06%3A2012">Teaching Resources, Classroom Resources & Lesson Plans - TES Resources</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">June events include D-day, Father's Day, Tour de France, World Environment Day, the outbreak of the first world war, and Wimbledon. This website has links to lesson plans for these events and more.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/june">june</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/education/">Education – Google World Wonders Project</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This page has guides that you can download by age level for how you can use the World Wonders project in your classroom. You'll want to get the PDF and email it to all of the history teachers so they can import it into their ebook reader for sure. (Of course you can print if you don't have a way to distribute epaper.) there are also some suggested topics like "How the Romans Lived," "the Industrial Revolution," and the "Italian Renaissance" along with tour points. </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/shark-bay/">Shark Bay – Google World Wonders Project</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">So, in this example of a World Wonder - Shark Bay in Australia - You can see a description on the right. There is an information tab, a link to videos about the area, a link to photos about the area and away to explore nearby sites. If you're going on vacation to an area with a local wonder, it might be a great thing to explore before you explore so you can get the most out of your trip. </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/">Google World Wonders Project</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Google has released their world wonders website as part of the "Google Cultural Institute" website. This is a definite "must investigate" over the summer. Click on education in the top right to see how you can integrate it into learning. There are many points all over the globe. Fascinating. experience. The museum is online.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> <ul class="diigo-comments"> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://pinterest.com/mel_dillard/">Melissa Alonzo-Dillard (mel_dillard) on Pinterest</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">If you're a teacher and you love Pinterest, Melissa Alonzo-Dillard is a must-follow on Pinterest. She has so many ideas and fascinating boards. (I have a Pinterest 101 post you can search for to be able to get an invite. It is pretty simple, just go on facebook and like pinterest and see who your friends are who like Pinterest too an ask them - or just email vicki [at] coolcatteacher [dot] com and I'll invite you.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock #teaching 06/01/2012

Teaching Resources, Classroom Resources & Lesson Plans - TES Resources Wimbledon is in June (my Uncle Eddie's favorite event of the year). If you are homeschooling this summer (like I do in the summer - good par…

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Sr Buyer / Planner (Material Purchase | SAP | Microsoft Office | Semiconductor) (#108201)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1" style="color: #666666;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Title: </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Sr Buyer/Planner<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Location: </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Duration: </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Full time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Description: <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Plans, schedules and monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle to determine required materials purchases. Obtains materials using engineering and production schedules to maintain inventory at planned levels (i.e., just in time purchases). Resolves discrepancies. Ensures material standards are met and non-conformance's or variances are approved and/or minimized. Develops specifications for new contract orders. Gathers quotations, examines bids and makes awards. Monitors cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. Evaluates vendor reliability and develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Education and/or experience desired</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;"><b>:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.<br />Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Internal and external contacts often pertain to company plans and objectives.<br />Determines methods and procedures on new assignments, and may provide guidance to other personnel.<br />A minimum of 8 years of related experience or a Bachelor’s degree with 4 years’ experience<br />Software skills SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Basic Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">A minimum of 8 years of related experience or a Bachelor’s degree with 4 years’ experience<br />Software skills SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Please send your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com </span></b></span><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>

Sr Buyer / Planner (Material Purchase | SAP | Microsoft Office | Semiconductor) (#108201)

Job Title: Sr Buyer/PlannerLocation: Milpitas, CADuration: Full timeJob Description: Plans, schedules and monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle to determine required materials purchases. Obtains materials using engineering a…

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Sr Product Development Engineer (NCG | ECH | mechanical | optical |electrical | troubleshooting | systems design) (#108164)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1" style="color: #666666;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Title: </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Sr product Development Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Location: </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Duration: </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Full time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Description</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">The Individual Engineer will be responsible for engineering activities on next generation of existing product. These activities will include the development and release of new options, features or cost reduction improvements that provide more value to our customers (external or internal). Integral to this role is an understanding of the customer’s use-case and successfully working in conjunction with other groups to define the requirements. Must have the ability to follow through and release / support these product enhancements effectively. Train service and manufacturing employees. Maybe required to travel to customer sites to efficiently and effectively resolve technical issues (Fly and Fix) during and after product release, as well as to support existing systems.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Education and/or experience desired</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">PhD degree preferred.  Experience in the area of mechanical, optical, electrical or systems design, overseeing subsystem project, troubleshooting of systems issues, creating and executing test plans is highly desirable.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">MS degree in mechanical, optical, electrical or systems engineering or a relevant discipline is required.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Basic Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Master's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Doctorate (Academic) with at least 0 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Please send your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></div></div>

Sr Product Development Engineer (NCG | ECH | mechanical | optical |electrical | troubleshooting | systems design) (#108164)

Job Title: Sr product Development EngineerLocation: Milpitas, CADuration: Full timeJob Description:The Individual Engineer will be responsible for engineering activities on next generation of existing product. These activities will include the develo…

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World Wonders: A new flipped classroom tool for teachers

Google street view has a new, wonderful view on the world: 132 <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/education/">World Wonders</a> to be exact. The flipped classroom model is one that no company like Google can afford to ignore and this website is a powerful new way to do that. This post is broken into three parts: how does it work, how do I integrate it into the classroom, and where does this resource need to go from here.<br /><object height="315" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wZg8FTi5_Os?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"><br /></param><br /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /></param><br /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /></param><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wZg8FTi5_Os?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><h2><br />How does it work?</h2><br />When you go to the World Wonders homepage at <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/">http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/</a><br />you'll see a globe at the bottom and the site will rotate between the various locations and show you a "teaser" photo at the top about that location. Starting is as simple as clicking "explore this site now. Note that  Africa does not yet have any sites in the database and Israel is included with Japan under "Asia" in the Find by location search.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxS7yJn4Gx7SUrwuBkQek4qW_5UeAE4m-jXTav8SAkapyxMBiRYOyV_INYw0Q7kCjjMgc1j_Y8WS7h6TKqxu3uJJiEz0aHT4OyqypMsu7XEQCCtrvmx0YMcGXbXDa4RDmAuTCKYEX5YzBT/s1600/world-wonders-homepage.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxS7yJn4Gx7SUrwuBkQek4qW_5UeAE4m-jXTav8SAkapyxMBiRYOyV_INYw0Q7kCjjMgc1j_Y8WS7h6TKqxu3uJJiEz0aHT4OyqypMsu7XEQCCtrvmx0YMcGXbXDa4RDmAuTCKYEX5YzBT/s640/world-wonders-homepage.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />One of the first questions I asked was "Does it work on the ipad" so the rest of the screenshots are taken from my iPad exploration of the Palace of Versailles. Everything worked beautifully with the exception of the 3D model which uses the Google earth plug in that will not work on the iPad.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCkuy9zi-PuTdHacUyAcWvn-RvcN3zMS8QUHn9Yr9E5ED5j_CK7wAWq1T2kWrkpAQOYWRhs970s2HaUBDCU63v1PdNJe38mIyL1Gp9KEk-2DkyaMQ17SnMvycFj1flczgVO_492B_4rxg/s1600/Photo+Jun+01,+8+19+09+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCkuy9zi-PuTdHacUyAcWvn-RvcN3zMS8QUHn9Yr9E5ED5j_CK7wAWq1T2kWrkpAQOYWRhs970s2HaUBDCU63v1PdNJe38mIyL1Gp9KEk-2DkyaMQ17SnMvycFj1flczgVO_492B_4rxg/s640/Photo+Jun+01,+8+19+09+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each site has an overview of the site describing its importance.</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-PIodXyPd3WZ4WWlOtyyEYmsXR-9u6rDtn5ql3IKurLGj1vTFcZhalLOS8eyRxx21zC7oWzSqLcWJA9E_yNsZGk7AQpPqAUXnvLOwMP3nxmGu1AZossK-sIC1Zp3OqEczkiJvlY4Yh1T/s1600/Photo+Jun+01,+8+19+17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-PIodXyPd3WZ4WWlOtyyEYmsXR-9u6rDtn5ql3IKurLGj1vTFcZhalLOS8eyRxx21zC7oWzSqLcWJA9E_yNsZGk7AQpPqAUXnvLOwMP3nxmGu1AZossK-sIC1Zp3OqEczkiJvlY4Yh1T/s640/Photo+Jun+01,+8+19+17+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Information gives you information about the site and the designation of this site as a monument.</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib20Ow4rATNvovUWC4AQoOHvaecEkS8hfH69rgJzx1VgWoevOa7iKsraYMeydTEMXhWY8MUZaxTuqPuHvL-IuyEUmNBFM18FhnMoA030GOj0PUh84UFeDbPvMNtdapPJNVhqAKf3gUiubt/s1600/Photo+Jun+01,+8+19+24+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib20Ow4rATNvovUWC4AQoOHvaecEkS8hfH69rgJzx1VgWoevOa7iKsraYMeydTEMXhWY8MUZaxTuqPuHvL-IuyEUmNBFM18FhnMoA030GOj0PUh84UFeDbPvMNtdapPJNVhqAKf3gUiubt/s640/Photo+Jun+01,+8+19+24+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Videos show you some featured videos and also you can view user videos that have been tagged appropriately.</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdriqbPmFgxNOlNpTmk5eNegEe2llm-lVhPrIUpKDtZ2TFiHYtTXMLi4cPa74Ff8jPP4izK_eX_JBG5EJyAMIVAdgAkqLV9yJo6FGQ5EQ5NctG0bYDeWB5TeKJMJ87QfWk2NzdtYCTPLeB/s1600/Photo+Jun+01,+8+19+30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdriqbPmFgxNOlNpTmk5eNegEe2llm-lVhPrIUpKDtZ2TFiHYtTXMLi4cPa74Ff8jPP4izK_eX_JBG5EJyAMIVAdgAkqLV9yJo6FGQ5EQ5NctG0bYDeWB5TeKJMJ87QfWk2NzdtYCTPLeB/s640/Photo+Jun+01,+8+19+30+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eye popping photos from Getty Images and links to user photos are shown.</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMMFcP1Xpz-P-6e8qu8_Svaher_wQX_1S8wuX3aPiIjgWuaqFlShoS_o8aTbZqnJuhJBGqU4emMIuY5TzV8Po5MlMmBTvC4JcXJTJ-3zVpqyjwdhwRuNva2HBs2BZCp3uWZKshou4_j2J/s1600/Photo+Jun+01,+8+19+38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMMFcP1Xpz-P-6e8qu8_Svaher_wQX_1S8wuX3aPiIjgWuaqFlShoS_o8aTbZqnJuhJBGqU4emMIuY5TzV8Po5MlMmBTvC4JcXJTJ-3zVpqyjwdhwRuNva2HBs2BZCp3uWZKshou4_j2J/s640/Photo+Jun+01,+8+19+38+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a link to Google earth in many of the areas so you can explore the 3D model. This DOES NOT work on the iPad. To explore in 3D you'll need a personal computer of some time with Google Earth installed. If you're using on your interactive whiteboard, you'll need to use your computer.</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><h2><br />How do I integrate this into my classroom?</h2><br /><br />You'll want to download the <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/education/">teacher guides</a> for <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/files/primary-guide_en.pdf">primary </a>[PDF] and <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/files/secondary-guide_en.pdf">secondary school</a> [PDF] and view some of the suggested history topic packs (these are zip files). I've included below a link to the zip file and then a link to view the site on the World Wonders Project website so you can see the resources. This is a great tool for interactive whiteboards or to give as homework in the flipped classroom environment. It is also very flattening because people can travel virtually and link around user content.<br />Current history packs available for download are:<br /><ul><br /><li>The <a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/files/hiroshima_en.zip">second world war</a> (<a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/hiroshima/">Hiroshima Peace Memorial</a>)</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/files/pompei_en.zip">how the Romans lived</a>,  (<a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/pompei/">Pompei</a>, Herculaneaum and Torre Annunziata)</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/files/versailles_en.zip">Absolute monarchism, architecture and History of Versailles</a> (<a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/versailles/">Palace of Versailles</a>)</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/files/liverpool_en.zip">the Industrial Revolution</a>, (<a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/liverpool/">Liverpool-Maritime Mercantile City</a>)</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/files/florence_en.zip">the Italian Renaissance </a>(<a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/florence/">Florence</a>)</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/files/independencehall_en.zip">the US Declaration of Independence</a> (<a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/independence-hall/">Independence Hall</a>)</li><br /></ul><br /><div><br />You can also search by Theme:</div><br /><div><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/archaeological-sites/">Archaeological Sites</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/architecture/">Architecture</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/cities-and-towns/">Cities and Towns</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/historic-sites/">Historic Sites</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/monuments-and-memorials/">Monuments and memorials</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/palaces-and-castles/">Palaces & Castles</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/parks-and-gardens/">Parks and Gardens</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/places-of-worship/">Places of Worship</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/regions-and-landscapes/">Regions and Landscapes</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders/wonders-of-nature/">Wonders of Nature</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><br /><h2><br />Where do we go from here?</h2><br /><div><br />With Common Core standards rapidly coming to the US, it would be very helpful for someone to create a wiki or website aligning Common Core Standards to each of these resources. Even better, if Google would allow tagging of the resources by standard, then one could search on the site from there.</div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br />Oddly enough in the Find by location feature in Asia there is only Japan and Israel (?) and Africa is not included yet in any of the sites (perhaps coming soon). 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World Wonders: A new flipped classroom tool for teachers

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10 Inexpensive Ways to Be Kind

<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><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 data-mce-href="http://pinterest.com/pin/49117452156449905/" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/49117452156449905/" style="color: #007bff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-mce-src="http://media-cache2.pinterest.com/upload/256353403759050220_TPOGL595_c.jpg" height="789" src="http://media-cache2.pinterest.com/upload/256353403759050220_TPOGL595_c.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Source:</span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a data-mce-href="http://thephobia.com/post/3750781935/pride-prejudice-is-my-all-time-favorite-book" href="http://thephobia.com/post/3750781935/pride-prejudice-is-my-all-time-favorite-book" style="color: #007bff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">thephobia.com</a><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">via</span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a data-mce-href="http://pinterest.com/mel_dillard/" href="http://pinterest.com/mel_dillard/" style="color: #007bff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Melissa</a><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">on</span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a data-mce-href="http://pinterest.com" href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #007bff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Being kind is so simple.</b> It has often bothered me that we say "random acts of kindness." What if kindness were so common that we just had "random acts of unkindness" but we don't. Everyone wants to be appreciated and encouraged. You can do it too. Here are some neat ones.<br /><br /><h2> 10 Inexpensive Ways to be Kind</h2><ol><li><b>Give someone a permanent reminder.</b> In the picture above, you see a $3.50 mug from the "dollar store" written on with Sharpie marker and baked for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cost: $3.50 plus a sharpie. Do something nice, not tacky.<br /></li><li><b>Buy someone's favorite soda,</b> write a note on a sticky note and put it on their desk. Cost: $1.00 (Tip, if someone likes Mountain Dew, you can make a sign that says "Thanks for all you Dew." or you can come up with something creative for other beverages.)<br /></li><li><b>Write a private message </b>to someone on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or anywhere to encourage and be kind. Don't do it for recognition just to be nice. This is great if you know someone is having a hard day or tough time. Cost: Your time.<br /></li><li><b>Write a public message </b>or blog post to recognize someone out of the blue. Notice people that not everyone notices and use your audience to point them out. Cost: Your time.<br /></li><li><b>Make a cool hand soap dispenser. </b>This inexpensive teacher gift uses soft soap. Remove the label with "goo gone" Create the label on your home computer and take it to a copy shop to have them run it off on transparency (or run it through a copier onto copier transparency sheets). Roll it up and put it into the bottle. Use the straw inside the bottle to help guide it to the front of the bottle. (See full instructions at <a href="http://www.designmom.com/2010/05/teacher-gift/">Design Mom</a>.) <i>(Pictured below.) Cost: soap dispenser and cost to copy on a transparency.<br /></i></li><li><b>Give someone an app. </b>If you have a favorite app on your iOS and have a person you'd like to give one too, you can go into iTunes and click the button "Give this app as a gift." (<a href="http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57336902-285/how-to-gift-an-app-from-the-app-store/">Cnet </a>has some <a href="http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57336902-285/how-to-gift-an-app-from-the-app-store/">nice instructions</a>.) Some of my favorite apps that cost money are <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mr.-reader/id412874834?mt=8">Mr. Reader</a> $3.99, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/homeroutines/id353117370?mt=8#">Home Routines</a> $3.99, or <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camera+/id329670577?mt=8">Camera+</a> $.99 are three great choices.)<br /><br /></li><li><b>Give a teacher pencils or pens in a bow.</b> Teachers and many Moms love pens and pencils. You can go get a large number at an office supply place and tie a ribbon around them. A note like "thanks for being so sharp" or "you're the penultimate" work great! Cost: the price of pencils.<br /><br /></li><li><b>Say thank you.</b> There are people who do so much and should be thanked. Many people don't thank because they are afraid to leave someone out. Well, you may leave someone out the first time if you only thank people once a year, but if you make it a habit, eventually you'll get around to everyone.<br /><br /></li><li><b>Leave a secret surprise. </b>The reason that so many people click on those viruses that say "someone is saying nasty things about you" or "have you seen this awful picture someone uploaded of you" is that most of us have a scant bit of paranoia. Turn their worries around and leave a secret note in several places saying thank you. In their box, under their locked door after they've left for the day. I've put these in my husband's jacket pocket before a trip. Everyone likes to know that someone is thinking of them.<br /><br /></li><li><b>Just be thoughtful. </b>Notice people and what they like. You can pick up a box of fudgecicles and take them into work. Go around to everyone's room until you've handed them all out. Take a cake and put it in the teacher's lounge with a note saying thank you. Make a delicious pot of coffee and bring it into work with a carafe and flavored syrups and invite people for coffee in the morning to the teacher's lounge. Think of others. </li></ol>When you do this and you're struggling with your own attitude, you'll find that your own mood turns around. You'll also wake up one day and realize that people are starting to be more thoughtful to you! I don't know why or how but the kindness just moves through people. The habit of being kind and thoughtful can do a lot to improve your workplace, school, or home. But don't do it to be fake or to get something, people can see through a charlatan like a spotlight through Gypsy Rose Lee's fan. Be real and be kind. </div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Being kind may be free but when you're kind you become priceless.<br /><ol></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/67976275595913616/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="430" src="http://media-cache1.pinterest.com/upload/67976275595913616_2AMfzqwN_c.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.designmom.com/2010/05/teacher-gift/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">designmom.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/wthill/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Wendy</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a><br /><br /><br /></div></div>

Inspiration Teaching 10 Inexpensive Ways to Be Kind

Source: thephobia.com via Melissa on PinterestBeing kind is so simple. It has often bothered me that we say "random acts of kindness." What if kindness were so common that we just had "random acts of unkindness" but we don't. Everyone wants to be app…

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