Webinar reminder for tonight - 'The Power of Popplet'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><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/AVvXsEhItD85XbsbqS9Eg7BGk-SKx92Ta8TQaaOHkb5ASYD3VYXbZTdNxKqNvk77FD28YX_HeNiAoGE2XHsnKKo9lMDvz9CwJkqGfdL4fyWppPiPWYoTV_AnxtKwSX_Bit8HHdYiiXtoN2D7ZCQ/s1600/popplet2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItD85XbsbqS9Eg7BGk-SKx92Ta8TQaaOHkb5ASYD3VYXbZTdNxKqNvk77FD28YX_HeNiAoGE2XHsnKKo9lMDvz9CwJkqGfdL4fyWppPiPWYoTV_AnxtKwSX_Bit8HHdYiiXtoN2D7ZCQ/s320/popplet2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A snippet from one of Michelle's popplets</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Our guest webinar tonight features Michelle Botha from Somerset House Primary School in Somerset West. She has made good use of an amazing classroom tool called  'Popplet' in her classroom experience and you don't want to miss what she has to share!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Please join us in an Adobe Connect Meeting:<br /><u>Meeting Name</u>:  The Power of Popplet<br /><u>Summary</u>: This webinar features the lovely mindmapping/sticky-note/<wbr></wbr>collaboration application<br />Popplet (<a href="http://popplet.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://popplet.com</a>/) with which you can do much.<br /><u>Presenter:</u> Michelle Botha from Somerset House in Somerset West.<br /><u>Invited By</u>: Fiona Beal (<a href="mailto:fiona@schoolnet.org.za" style="color: blue; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">fiona@schoolnet.org.za</a>)<br /><u>When:</u>  Thursday 22 November 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM (15 mins)<br /><span style="line-height: 14px;"><u>Time Zone</u>:</span><span style="line-height: 14px;">  </span><span style="line-height: 14px;">(GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria<br />URL: </span></span><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/popplet/" style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: arial; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://meet78641452.<wbr></wbr>adobeconnect.com/popplet/</a><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; line-height: 18px;">The recordings will be placed on the blog the day after the webinar. </span></div>

webinars Webinar reminder for tonight - 'The Power of Popplet'

A snippet from one of Michelle's popplets Our guest webinar tonight features Michelle Botha from Somerset House Primary School in Somers...

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30 Days of Google #8: Get to know Google+ (Includes a webinar recording)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VnEoJxTV6YXU3kBsWig0aFO_3V2-1v3ePkb5M0kqSIppqULes3r4sqS16pjQuyiikrochx1DmJaeSBOfMO136KEiB3vFEbTbnaLeNmv5txxlbHC9XgdYpN-aWoneCdQ3kivvxO_HAQ7x/s1600/google+.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VnEoJxTV6YXU3kBsWig0aFO_3V2-1v3ePkb5M0kqSIppqULes3r4sqS16pjQuyiikrochx1DmJaeSBOfMO136KEiB3vFEbTbnaLeNmv5txxlbHC9XgdYpN-aWoneCdQ3kivvxO_HAQ7x/s200/google+.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 7.68pt; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Social networking is a way of life for most teachers today. It is a marvelous way for us to share and learn about new ideas that can really enhance our teaching. We know about social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for example, all designed to let you share up-to-the second updates, ideas, thoughts, links and media with your colleagues. But have you discovered Google+? This is a social network of note that I have only recently explored. One thing I am discovering about Google is that they usually bring a very creative and different slant, with additional features, to something that others might be doing; and the result is very pleasing.  These are a few features which makes Google different from the other social networking networks.</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 7.68pt; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">Google </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">has integrated Google+ </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">with its </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">other services (and continues to do so) e.g.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; text-indent: -0.38in;">Search</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; text-indent: -0.38in;">YouTube</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; text-indent: -0.38in;">Gmail</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;"> and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">more</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;"> Google</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">+ is already built into services you use every day.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google+ uses the concept of<i> circles </i>(groups)<i>, </i>and this<i> </i>differentiates it from </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facebook for example as it allows users </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">precise control over who sees what. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google includes the free use of 'hangouts' with Google+ and this feature has incredible positive implications for education. </span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Slideshare presentation</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a Slideshare on Google +. It covers:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: -0.38in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.38in;">What is Google +</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">•Highlights of interesting features<br />•Circles<br />•How to write a post<br />•How to receive a notification<br /><span style="text-indent: -0.38in;">•</span><span style="text-indent: -0.38in;">Benefits to education</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />'Google Hangouts' will receive a post of its own later. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/15264977" style="border-width: 1px 1px 0; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/get-to-know-google-plus" target="_blank" title="Get to know Google plus!">Get to know Google plus!</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></strong> <br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Webinar recording</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Slideshare was presented as part of a SchoolNet Adobe Connect webinar on Google+. If you would like to know what was said, here is the webinar recording: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p8k2og7qufw/">Get to know Google+</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Further reading</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many very interesting posts have been written on Google+. Here is a list of some of them:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) <a href="http://mostateteachers.typepad.com/missouri_state_teachers_a/2011/07/google-plus-what-does-it-mean-for-education.html">Google + - what does it mean for education?</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2)</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mostateteachers.typepad.com/missouri_state_teachers_a/2011/07/google-plus-what-does-it-mean-for-education.html">27 ways to use Google+ to support education</a> (a presentation)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) <a href="http://edreach.us/2011/07/06/circle-me-up-exploring-circles-in-google/">Circle me up - exploring circles in Google+</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) <a href="http://40%20google%20plus%20tips%20for%20newbies/">40+ Google tips for newbies</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5) <a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/googleplus50/">The Google+ 50</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwnJ5Bl4kLI&feature=youtu.be">The Google plus project - a quick look</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7) <a href="http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=135530">A livebinder of Google+ resources</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8) <a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/professorsconsider-%20classroom-uses-for-google-plus/32131">Classroom uses for Google+</a></span></div></div></div>

30 Days of Google 30 Days of Google #8: Get to know Google+ (Includes a webinar recording)

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Step Back, Relax, and Give Thanks

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDegkDDNutt1Jx97rZUET0vNZBgmsAaKn-X0ICXTguh-4jhj86hC_ImwsmyvAeddHKInLEIPPDD8lVUwp9V1H2q5m-sgQDXdOshbHPZGGKNkL4epWxXgN3aaFxfGgKZbrdgyZQOo77I18/s1600/Schmoop+Sleeping.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDegkDDNutt1Jx97rZUET0vNZBgmsAaKn-X0ICXTguh-4jhj86hC_ImwsmyvAeddHKInLEIPPDD8lVUwp9V1H2q5m-sgQDXdOshbHPZGGKNkL4epWxXgN3aaFxfGgKZbrdgyZQOo77I18/s1600/Schmoop+Sleeping.JPG" /></a><i>“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”</i><br /><br />--Thornton Wilder<br /><br />As many consistent readers and listeners of IWS know, life has hit a rough patch here in the Bagwine digs for Schmoop and me, and it would be easy, on this day of thanksgiving, to write about how my spirit, soul, and optimism have experienced blunt force trauma to the skull, but I refuse to allow that to happen.<br /><br />After all…It’s Thanksgiving Day here in America, and in spite of  personal setbacks, serious illness, and what could only be called, plain bad luck, I am very thankful for many things.<br /><br />In spite of my oft times public displays of cynicism and sarcasm, I am at heart, a bit of an optimist, and perhaps that is why Thanksgiving has always been and has remained, in spite of its growing irrelevance in the eyes of many Americans of late, my favorite holiday.<br /><br />Don’t get me wrong; Christmas is fantastic…<br /><br />Christmas shines with the glow of dazzlingly wrapped gifts, the colorful lights, good-natured ho ho ho’s, and smiles on the faces of babes, but Thanksgiving has for me, always contained something much warmer, more comforting, and much brighter than the wonderful excitement that abounds at Christmas.<br /><br />Growing up, Thanksgiving was <b><i>the</i></b> family day.<br /><br />With no interference or distractions of giving and receiving presents, my family of eleven would spend the day doing nothing, as we all burrowed within my mom and dad’s house while waiting for the Thanksgiving Day feast to be fully cooked and presented.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jnHKzvhbKbosUX4iUgGajgO77_TKhljH63xs4HwJlKo601TNVdTryAADF4pJg_x4vbYR4U02zqJJ34ivMTOxXAkRxHQz47-mymX4q2kpsLE1xqi83ER45BA_ns5OY-IKodxwNuPfcvA/s1600/JayStalker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jnHKzvhbKbosUX4iUgGajgO77_TKhljH63xs4HwJlKo601TNVdTryAADF4pJg_x4vbYR4U02zqJJ34ivMTOxXAkRxHQz47-mymX4q2kpsLE1xqi83ER45BA_ns5OY-IKodxwNuPfcvA/s320/JayStalker.jpg" width="320" /></a>But by spending the day doing nothing, I mean, watching football together.  Playing football together.<br />Drinking beer together.  Making fun of each other together.  Smiling together, and having a great day together.<br /><br />On those Thanksgiving days more than any other day of the year, we…were…family.<br /><br />And to me?<br /><br />It was the greatest feeling in the world, especially when I was eight years old or so, and was stuck eating at the kids’ table, which happened to be a rickety red card table with discolorations and indentations resulting from years of spilled beers and fist poundings from my Uncle Eddie’s inability and lack of luck to draw to an inside straight.<br /><br />It didn’t matter; it was family…And today, on this glorious day of Thanksgiving…<br /><br />In spite of Schmoop’s health challenges, I will be putting aside my angst, nervousness, and worries as to how our future will unwind, and do nothing but cook, drink, and enjoy my family.<br /><br />I will spend the day calling my immediate family.  I will shoot my long-time friend Richard a call.  I may talk to my beloved partner in crime and friend, Jayman.  And I will of course…<br /><br />Spend the day with my best friend of twelve years, Schmoop.<br /><br />And a couple of things about Schmoop and I spending Thanksgiving together.  We won’t be spending it alone.<br /><br />You see, a friend of mine, a very sweet friend…one of my very best friends Miss, came through the Beer Mine the other night and dropped some things off for Schmoop and I to have for Thanksgiving.<br /><br />It was inordinately generous, and I said to her, <i>“Miss, thank you so much, and I am sure I will thank you a hundred more times in the near future.”</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIGBsRjPupmWwvJqu0Fidig5PShtWPjuQ0CNtPWdb3TdLzitGxdS4ngJ6ftmizJWJF2-oFDR1cCLO1_VQ5khN7k_MO9mOSNaX8s5SVee09PiLWRTsyXHPiWCbnSiMH87Pj2Du4sn2Wvk/s1600/Missy+Cali+Love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIGBsRjPupmWwvJqu0Fidig5PShtWPjuQ0CNtPWdb3TdLzitGxdS4ngJ6ftmizJWJF2-oFDR1cCLO1_VQ5khN7k_MO9mOSNaX8s5SVee09PiLWRTsyXHPiWCbnSiMH87Pj2Du4sn2Wvk/s320/Missy+Cali+Love.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Miss said to me, <i>“Don’t thank me.  We are family. Family doesn't have to thank one and other.”</i><br /><br />And she’s right.  Although not related, she and I <i>have</i> become family, because a deep and true friendship is like being family.<br /><br />And that is how I feel about Miss, about Schmoop, about Jayman, and about a handful of my other friends.<br /><br />And in spite of Schmoop’s bad turn, we have that family on which to fall, and rest, and chances are...many of you do as well.<br /><br />And on this day of Thanksgiving, we need to take a second to realize that, and appreciate those who make life's slumber sound.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><br /><i><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a></i><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></i></a></div>

Step Back, Relax, and Give Thanks

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” --Thornton Wilder As many consistent read...

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thankful living room updates

In honor of those getting ready to give thanks tomorrow in the US, I want to give thanks for finishing <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/08/and-your-time-startsnow.html" target="_blank">my living room list</a> and cleaning it to snap a few pictures. Some are only iPhone pics, but you get the idea.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfjh9poxaprgl2D_atqM7FDMa7PMxIeimpm6cXEpn-VZSN-BO2Ti_atnXjRXg6a6nsDIKOZwWv-DIZITXtEyKgvt-z8iqeIEnV8ZIwbAbNZN5r7by-A1XmrOizGfIRIH0_XuGptZMhRsV/s1600/LivingRoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfjh9poxaprgl2D_atqM7FDMa7PMxIeimpm6cXEpn-VZSN-BO2Ti_atnXjRXg6a6nsDIKOZwWv-DIZITXtEyKgvt-z8iqeIEnV8ZIwbAbNZN5r7by-A1XmrOizGfIRIH0_XuGptZMhRsV/s640/LivingRoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEgydBGKpzsp8caTzXfEwD_QPk1bc-iBnThxxyHJFkL5Y4V6fIDOCe76aTcb5RM588PUAsd41Ob7CMJXMWbJxNjqshshR-et3pfX9FD7hYTc6Asac4VmzCKNNmHeWvdKEsyawwVkxSWsvuN6/s1600/BallFringeTop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydBGKpzsp8caTzXfEwD_QPk1bc-iBnThxxyHJFkL5Y4V6fIDOCe76aTcb5RM588PUAsd41Ob7CMJXMWbJxNjqshshR-et3pfX9FD7hYTc6Asac4VmzCKNNmHeWvdKEsyawwVkxSWsvuN6/s640/BallFringeTop.jpg" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Black ball fringe. My new favorite thing.<div><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/AVvXsEiOxICSlhwSOVhL9GekXQ-K9GJpTsPsXMYwIJr6veG6k9Z_NKC-QNFMiIyYBMUQ03HkvcvGZciKRt60syD0KlNscl7EqCIMYWPokCxkfnmhVWS7gKb4IARgF9BRSaiQVdBHt8E1w0jRsIpN/s1600/PinkPagodaiPhone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxICSlhwSOVhL9GekXQ-K9GJpTsPsXMYwIJr6veG6k9Z_NKC-QNFMiIyYBMUQ03HkvcvGZciKRt60syD0KlNscl7EqCIMYWPokCxkfnmhVWS7gKb4IARgF9BRSaiQVdBHt8E1w0jRsIpN/s640/PinkPagodaiPhone.jpg" width="540" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>LOVE my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thepinkpagoda?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">Pink Pagoda</a> prints.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_hwfydAi_GnX8k2pzfVAtPjOg0qWzNSbR6McnsO8D3R2E4Qfkq4Y2sg8sF_0VWo17g1HS4bTCtmqddo0SEln5iXInWPhsuChfe7avA73I-Ne9v4iaTJCLAOl44-pVEmnnPt4MEZNjX58/s1600/PinkPagodaArt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_hwfydAi_GnX8k2pzfVAtPjOg0qWzNSbR6McnsO8D3R2E4Qfkq4Y2sg8sF_0VWo17g1HS4bTCtmqddo0SEln5iXInWPhsuChfe7avA73I-Ne9v4iaTJCLAOl44-pVEmnnPt4MEZNjX58/s640/PinkPagodaArt.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5t2xUZGRoSJJKw_JkBfnrW_8c_nrCSq73rve2_p8HZUV-nohs_t4hO5jkuvsjCO7V2WVgsX_6Xz5keuWs8-S4z7fR9hxg_eWyap5vrkRFpUafHbSvbpiaGFeKc4xDeLdqCZFS0vqEelf/s1600/ReupholsteredCouch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5t2xUZGRoSJJKw_JkBfnrW_8c_nrCSq73rve2_p8HZUV-nohs_t4hO5jkuvsjCO7V2WVgsX_6Xz5keuWs8-S4z7fR9hxg_eWyap5vrkRFpUafHbSvbpiaGFeKc4xDeLdqCZFS0vqEelf/s640/ReupholsteredCouch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Finally found a coffee table, down in <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/09/thrifting-thru-south.html" target="_blank">Florida</a>. The proportions worked out perfectly with <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/04/now-you-really-can-take-seat.html" target="_blank">the couch</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8V2DUanfkQ0KhDfdiAVw1GXezclojTvaNHwP4nhB0j8ZfwMYJVeMQ4sNh8OqeHlbS8JGi2hFjciV1ZZoD61Cy7K8WWHsVFMbLb0j1eUKIcAmOKmKS5ufecUQM1iSuoF-JzR6B_SyheDmp/s1600/CoffeeTableStyling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8V2DUanfkQ0KhDfdiAVw1GXezclojTvaNHwP4nhB0j8ZfwMYJVeMQ4sNh8OqeHlbS8JGi2hFjciV1ZZoD61Cy7K8WWHsVFMbLb0j1eUKIcAmOKmKS5ufecUQM1iSuoF-JzR6B_SyheDmp/s400/CoffeeTableStyling.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiSDYAa_2G3F0OqOkoFZjpvdZonpdee4JvSgBN5hpsC4SN1-uOg37Pcq5rKe5fugOIyIjm1cCiBZH6DA8MAGn87Ww8TJBY8VzOGElU7Y2rQN7eT4oKBBYN1Kymplwjp33Z-wCz9JPhTsw/s1600/PianoStyling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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See you all on Monday!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOpS9PZMV_LBGZMy0BUdHc9njjIf_QNZgRtDXnT0xcDJqsOiNWVJT9-cIHeaXdf0F1uuFq-cQaxwZYZLLFtld50iMCh2uv9om5XZecIYSslwSBv5ApG8YYB2tAkMSFhED6EHgM0NesuwX/s1600/FeatherTurkey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOpS9PZMV_LBGZMy0BUdHc9njjIf_QNZgRtDXnT0xcDJqsOiNWVJT9-cIHeaXdf0F1uuFq-cQaxwZYZLLFtld50iMCh2uv9om5XZecIYSslwSBv5ApG8YYB2tAkMSFhED6EHgM0NesuwX/s320/FeatherTurkey.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>

thankful living room updates

In honor of those getting ready to give thanks tomorrow in the US, I want to give thanks for finishing my living room list and cleaning it ...

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Today's archidose #635

Here are a few photos of Condominio P in Cagliari, Italy, by <a href="http://www.cc04.net/">C+C04 Studio</a> (2009). Photographs are by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/simoneutzeri/">Simone Utzeri</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/simoneutzeri/8199624345/" title="the alphabet container 2 by simone.utzeri, on Flickr"><img alt="the alphabet container 2" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8199624345_7ec3548838_c.jpg" width="532" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/simoneutzeri/8199625541/" title="the alphabet container by simone.utzeri, on Flickr"><img alt="the alphabet container" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8201/8199625541_ed59ed55e1_c.jpg" width="542" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/simoneutzeri/8199621253/" title="the container perspective by simone.utzeri, on Flickr"><img alt="the container perspective" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8058/8199621253_abe8ccb7de_c.jpg" width="532" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #635

Here are a few photos of Condominio P in Cagliari, Italy, by C+C04 Studio (2009). Photographs are by Simone Utzeri . To contribute your Fli...

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How to identify a telecommuting-friendly job

<br /><div class="RXart" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-right: 20px; text-align: left;"><div class="ArticleHeadline" style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: -30px;"><div class="hdr_org_bld" style="color: #ff6600; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal arial, helvetica;"><h1 id="articleHeadline" style="color: #000066; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span id="cbArticle_lblHeadline">How to identify a telecommuting-friendly job</span></h1></div><b><span id="cbArticle_lblByLine">By Debra Auerbach, CareerBuilder Writer</span></b><br /><div class="cb_share_more_wrapper"></div></div><br /><div class="ArticleContent"><div style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="media-image" src="http://artstg.icbdr.com/sites/all/files/styles/large/public/Telecommute%20friendly%20jobs_0.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div><div style="font-size: 12px;">Telecommuting has many benefits for both employees and employers. It helps workers save time and money and gain more flexibility, and it can <a href="http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-3089-Workplace-Issues-Benefits-of-remote-workforce-outweigh-challenges/?SiteId=cbmsnhp43089&sc_extcmp=JS_3089_home1" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">increase a company's efficiency</a> and <a href="http://www.ehow.com/about_4566300_benefits-telecommuting.html" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">reduce its carbon footprint</a>.</div><div style="font-size: 12px;">Yet the concept is still catching on in the corporate world. According to the latest <a href="http://www.teleworkresearchnetwork.com/telecommuting-statistics" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">American Community Survey data,</a> slightly more than 2.5 percent of the U.S. workforce considers home their primary place of work. So while it may seem like a challenge to identify telecommuting jobs, by doing the right research and asking the right questions, you can find a position that matches your interests and desired working accommodations.</div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Look for telecommuting-friendly occupations </strong><br />While every company, no matter the field, differs in their flexible-working policies, some industries tend to have more teleworking staff. "Some industries are better suited for telecommuting than others," says Kari DePhillips, owner of content-development company <a href="http://www.contentfac.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">Content Factory</a>, whose entire team works remotely. "[Telecommuting-friendly industries include] graphic design, public relations, social-media marketing, writing and website development. In general, I think tech and startup companies are most likely to be open to the idea of telecommuting."</div><div style="font-size: 12px;">You may also have an easier chance of finding telecommuting roles by looking for contract or freelance positions. "Since you'll likely be commissioned for particular projects, employers are open to allowing independent contractors to turn in work projects digitally and communicate via social media, i.e., Skype," says Sudy Bharadwaj, co-founder and CEO of job-search platform. </div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Do the right research</strong><br />To find jobs, go to a job-search website such as <a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">CareerBuilder</a> and use the "keyword" search function. Christine Durst, a telecommuting and home-based career expert and author of "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-2-Second-Commute-Exploding-Assistants/dp/1564147924" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">The 2-Second Commute</a>" and "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Work-Home-Now-No-nonsense-Home-based/dp/1601630913" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">Work At Home Now</a>," suggests using words and phrases including:</div><ul style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">Telecommute</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">Telecommuting</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">Independent contractor</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">Work from home</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">Offsite</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">Virtual</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">Remote</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">Freelance</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">Anywhere</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">Work from anywhere</li></ul><div style="font-size: 12px;">Durst also recommends visiting sites that specifically cater to telecommuting jobs. Another option? Try a search engine, but use specific phrases to avoid any suspicious, too-good-to-be-true work-from-home job offers. To narrow in on relevant jobs, Durst suggests using phrases such as:</div><ul style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"This is a telecommuting position"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"This is a remote position"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"This is a home-based position"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"Will have the option to work from home"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"Offsite position"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"Qualified individual will work from home"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"Must be willing to work from home"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"This is a work-from-home position"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"May work from anywhere"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"This is a virtual position"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"Our employees work from home"</li><li style="margin-left: 11.25pt;">"Position can be based anywhere"</li></ul><div style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Ask the right questions</strong><br />If a company doesn't explicitly say in the job posting that it's open to telecommuting, that doesn't mean it won't allow for a more flexible work schedule. So if you're really interested in a position, don't count it out. Use the interview as a time to take the company's pulse on teleworking preferences.</div><div style="font-size: 12px;">"When interviewing, ask the hiring manager about the company's policy on telecommuting," says Amit De, CEO and co-founder of job-search platform <a href="http://careerleaf.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">Careerleaf</a>. "If the company has a strict anti-telecommuting policy, the position's probably not a great fit for you. Just be sure that the focus of the interview doesn't remain on telecommuting. Ultimately, you still need to get hired before you can consider telecommuting."</div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Keep an open mind</strong><br />Even if a job doesn't offer telecommuting at first, there's always the chance that, under the right circumstances, your boss will be open to the idea of a more flexible work schedule. "The key is to come with suggestions as to what tools you'll use to turn in work and interface with co-workers when work needs to get done," Bharadwaj says. "Outline practical ways to ensure your productivity, and give examples that note your sensitivity to deadlines, since with telecommuting you'll need to be a self-starter to accomplish tasks without being micromanaged."</div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><em>Debra Auerbach is a writer and blogger for </em><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><em>CareerBuilder.com</em></a><em> and its job blog, </em><a href="http://www.theworkbuzz.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><em>The Work Buzz</em></a><em>. 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Flat Classroom Project Applications Open for next Semester

<br /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; min-height: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span class="font-size-2" style="font-size: 10pt !important; line-height: 1.2 !important;">Flat Classroom project applications are open now for next semester. If you want to see a summary of all projects you can go to <a href="http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/">http://www.flatclassroomproject.net</a> or click on the green title of any of the projects below. The red application "apply now" will take you to the application and information for each project. </span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; min-height: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span class="font-size-2" style="font-size: 10pt !important; line-height: 1.2 !important;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; min-height: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span class="font-size-2" style="font-size: 10pt !important; line-height: 1.2 !important;">I've put ages beside each project. Each project has weekly teacher meetings, a Google group to aid quick communications and in-classroom teachers who manage the projects. There is a small fee for the projects to cover costs. (If this is a hardship for you, note it on your application form .)</span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.5em; min-height: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 13.63636302947998px;">There are many options to collaborate globally and these are just one. We worked hard in our book Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds to help demonstrate and share many projects that can help you meet your standards as you collaborate globally. Our purpose is to be the best global education projects where students and teachers co-create and merge their classrooms in ways that utilize cutting edge technologies and encourage teacherpreneurship and teaching excellence. </span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.5em; min-height: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 13.63636302947998px;">You can find out more about the projects in the book <a href="http://www.flatclassroombook.com/" target="_blank">Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds</a> or through the links below.</span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; min-height: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span class="font-size-2" style="font-size: 10pt !important; line-height: 1.2 !important;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; min-height: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span class="font-size-2" style="font-size: 10pt !important; line-height: 1.2 !important;"><strong><a href="http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/" style="color: #3ba701; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Flat Classroom® Projects</a> starting February 2013.</strong></span></div><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em 2.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/flat-classroomreg-project.html" style="color: #3ba701; text-decoration: initial;" title="">Flat Classroom Project</a> </span>- (13+ but ideal for high school students) Deadline for next project is January 23, 2013 <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGV3WTJIUmk3dTI3dlFWUnM4NndfVGc6MA#gid=0" style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="">APPLY NOW!</a></li><li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em 2.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3ba701; font-size: small; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;"><a href="http://www.digiteen.org/apply.html" style="color: #3ba701; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="">Digiteen Project</a> (13+) and DigiTween Project (under 13)</span> - Deadline for next project is February 15, 2013<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">  <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFBkbVNZUjhIMUJHVEpGLUkxeHMyLUE6MA#gid=0" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="">APPLY NOW!</a> (same application form for both)</span></li><li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em 2.5em; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/a-week-in-the-life-project.html" style="color: #3ba701; text-decoration: initial;" title=""><span style="font-size: small; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">'A Week in the Life...'</span></a>  -  (up to age 12 - learn about other places from students who live there) Deadline for next project is February 15, 2013 <a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en_GB&formkey=dFN3RDBndE1zaVJSVkRpZ1g3Rk9OdkE6MQ#gid=0" style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="">APPLY NOW!</a></li><li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em 2.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.netgened.org/" style="color: #3ba701; text-decoration: initial;" title="">NetGenEd</a> </span> - (13+ but ideal for high school) Project based on the Horizon Report published in January each year - Deadline February 1, 2013 - <a href="http://tinyurl.com/netgenedapply" style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title="">APPLY NOW!</a></li><li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em 2.5em; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/k-2-building-bridges.html" style="color: #3ba701; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title=""><span style="font-size: small; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">K-2 'Building Bridges to Tomorrow' Project</span></a> - (kindergarten - 2nd grade -- ages 3-8 - learn about other places from students who live there)  Deadline for next project is February 15, 2013 - <a href="http://tinyurl.com/k2flatclassroomapply" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank" title=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">APPLY NOW!</span></a></li><li style="font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em 2.5em; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.eracismproject.org/" style="color: #3ba701; text-decoration: initial;" title=""><span style="font-size: small; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Eracism</span></a>  - (we have 2 brackets - under 13 and over 13 -- middle school and high school debate competition brackets) Deadline for next project is February 7, 2013  - <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dExzMlJkcTA3cjNmZ1pCU1JmYXQ4Vmc6MA" style="color: #3ba701; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: small; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong>Apply Now</strong></span></a></li></ul>

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 11/21/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://edublogawards.com/2012/11/13/nominations-open/">Nominations Open – The 2012 Edublog Awards are here! | The Edublog Awards</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">You have until NOvember 26 to nominate for the Edublog awards. There are many who don't care for this awards system because there are many great bloggers, but I think anything that recognizes educational blogging is a good thing. So, nominate away, here is information. Here's the page that tells you how to do this. "The 2012 Edublog Awards are a go! The Edublog Awards is a community based initiative started in 2004 in response to community concerns relating to how schools, districts and educational institutions were blocking access of learner and teacher blog sites for educational purposes.  The purpose of the Edublog awards is promote and demonstrate the educational values of these social media. Working together, we create an invaluable resource of the best-of-the-best on the web! How Does It Work? There are 3 parts to the awards: Nominations – NOW through November 26th Voting – TBA The Live Awards Ceremony – TBA"</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edublog">edublog</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/awards">awards</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/nominations">nominations</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>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 11/21/2012

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