Companies hiring in July

<br /><div style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img alt="" class="media-image" height="200" src="http://artstg.icbdr.com/sites/all/files/styles/large/public/Need%20a%20job_0.jpg" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 3px;" typeof="foaf:Image" width="200" />As of May, <a href="http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.a.htm" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">5.4 million people were experiencing long-term unemployment</a>*. If you were to ask any one of them to describe the job market, they probably wouldn't have many positive things to say.</div><div class="ArticleHeadline" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: -30px; text-align: left;"><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;"> </h1></div><b><span id="cbArticle_lblByLine">By Debra Auerbach, CareerBuilder Writer</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Yet a <a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?sd=6%2f27%2f2012&sc_cmp1=cb_pr705_&siteid=cbpr&id=pr705&ed=12%2f31%2f2012" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">new CareerBuilder Talent Crunch survey</a> found that 38 percent of employers currently have open positions for which they can't find qualified candidates. Why the discrepancy? Yes, jobs are available, but many of those jobs are in highly skilled fields, and there aren't enough workers with the right credentials to fill those roles.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">It's not like job seekers aren't trying; 77 percent of job seekers surveyed said they'd be willing to take a job in a different field than the one in which they currently work, and 64 percent knowingly apply for positions for which they don't possess the required skills.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Luckily, many companies are taking measures to close the skills gap. According to the study, half of employers of all sizes are planning to hire workers who don't have experience in their particular field or industry and train them. Forty-one percent of companies reported that they currently have programs in place to help alleviate the skills gap, including on-the-job training, mentoring, sending employees back to school and other efforts.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">"Prolonged vacancies can result in lower-quality work, lower sales and morale and can cause a delay in creating other related positions within the organization," says Matt Ferguson, CEO of<a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;">CareerBuilder</a>. "Fortunately, we see more companies taking matters into their own hands and putting programs in place to retrain and transition workers into their industries or fields."</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">If you're a job seeker who is willing to change fields, or even if you're not, the 15 companies listed below have jobs available today. The companies cover a variety of industries, and the positions vary by level, type and experience. Openings are available across the country, so if you're one of the 54 percent from the survey who would be willing to relocate to a new city or state for a job, you have a lot of options.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Here are 15 companies hiring in July:</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>1. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/aarons/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Aaron's</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry:</strong> Furniture<br /><strong>Sample job titles:</strong> Customer service, manager in training<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Nationwide</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>2. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/aerojet/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Aerojet</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Aerospace and engineering<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Senior project engineering, manager, estimating and pricing, reliability and safety engineer<br /><strong>Location: </strong>Sacramento; Redmond, Wash.; Huntsville, Ala.; Camden, Ark.; Washington, D.C.; Socorro, N.M.; Clearfield, Utah; Gainesville, Va.; Culpeper, Va.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>3. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/bloomin+brands/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Bloomin' Brands</strong></a> (operates Outback Steakhouse, Flemings, Bonefish Grill, Carrabba's and Roy's)<br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Hospitality/restaurant<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Hourly front of the house, hourly back of the house, restaurant manager<br /><strong>Location: </strong>Nationwide</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>4. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/captech+consulting/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>CapTech Consulting</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Information technology<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Java developer, IT project manager, business systems analyst, data warehouse architect, business objects architect, ETL database developer<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Nationwide</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>5. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/cynergies+solutions+group/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Cynergies Solutions Group</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Information technology staffing<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Project manager, business analyst, application developer, database administrator, system administrator/engineer, quality assurance analyst, data warehousing consultant<br /><strong>Location: </strong>Cleveland; Columbus; Cincinnati; Pittsburgh; Chicago; Minneapolis; Atlanta; Colorado Springs; Dayton, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Raleigh, N.C.; Louisville, Ky.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>6. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/devereux+foundation/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Devereux Foundation</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Behavioral health<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Development director, direct support professional, teacher's assistant, residential counselor<br /><strong>Location: </strong>Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>7. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/farmers+insurance/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Farmers Insurance</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry:</strong> Insurance<br /><strong>Sample job titles:</strong> Insurance sales agent, retail agency program<br /><strong>Location:</strong> New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>8. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/global+technology+associates/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>GTA Professional Staffing</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Engineering staffing firm<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Design release engineer, engineering manager, Catia V5 designer<br /><strong>Location: </strong>Detroit metro area</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>9. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/mv+transportation/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>MV Transportation Inc.</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Passenger transportation contracting<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Safety manager, safety trainer, fleet maintenance manager, general manager, mechanic, fleet technician, driver<br /><strong>Location: </strong>Nationwide</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>10. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/one+touch+direct/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>One Touch Direct</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Professional services/call center<br /><strong>Sample job title: </strong>Inside sales representative<br /><strong>Location: </strong>Tampa</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>11. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/onewest+bank/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Onewest Bank</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Finance<br /><strong>Sample job titles:</strong> Manager, analyst, auditor, teller<br /><strong>Location: </strong>Nationwide</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>12. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/pacific+pulmonary+services/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Pacific Pulmonary Services</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Respiratory services, customer service<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Outside sales representative, field customer service representative, driver -- medical equipment, respiratory therapist/sales assistant, district sales manager -- health care<br /><strong>Location: </strong>California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>13. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/riverside+research/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Riverside research</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Government defense<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Linux kernel developer, IT specialist, subcontract administrator, materials physicist<br /><strong>Location: </strong>New York City; Washington, D.C.; Dayton, Ohio; Boston; Champaign, Ill.; Rosslyn, Va.; Augusta, Ga.; Springfield, Va.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>14. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/suddenlink/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Suddenlink</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Telecommunications<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Direct sales, broadband technician, customer service representative, engineer, information technology professional<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Arkansas, Arizona, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>15. </strong><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs/company/WMS/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><strong>WMS</strong></a><br /><strong>Industry: </strong>Gaming<br /><strong>Sample job titles: </strong>Game developer, artist<br /><strong>Location: </strong>Chicago</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><em>*Unemployed for 27 weeks or more</em></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><em>Debra Auerbach is a writer and blogger for </em><a href="http://msn.careerbuilder.com/msn/" 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>. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.</em></div>

Companies hiring in July

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Live From Indianapolis II

<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">We got down to business this morning with a 3 hour meeting of the Structure Committee followed by what was supposed to be a 2 hour hearing in the afternoon but it turned out to be another 2 hours of meeting instead.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">I am markedly impressed with the Structure Committee. It has a number of folks who are real players in the national church, including our deputy chair, Gay Jennings, who is a contender for the next President of House of Deputies. I am just getting to know her, but am so far very favorably inclined toward her leadership. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">In the morning we did the basic work of setting the ground rules for our process and had a good general conversation about how to make structure serve mission. I have been a bit perplexed by the level of discomfort with this year’s reform proposal because there is no substantive change even on the table. The proposal is just to appoint a task force to study the possibility of structural reform and make a recommendation in the future – a recommendation we might like or not, enact or not – and would probably like and enact only in part, one of these days. So why the panic? I came away from today’s discussion with a better understanding. We had at least three different committees each of whom understood structure to be in their bailiwick. Now we have a proposal to create a new ad hoc task force with the clear mandate to make something happen. Even before a specific change is recommended, several groups feel displaced from their jobs. So dealing with the relationship side of this process is delicate.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">We had a room full of witnesses at the “hearing” this afternoon; but it turned out only one of them wanted to speak to one of our resolutions; and it was not a hot button resolution. Since we had the time, we took on a number of resolutions which were mostly house-keeping. Even though they were of the most minor nature, we were meticulous with the wording and so managed to devote considerable time and energy to fine tuning the canons. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">What we did needed doing; but I wondered if a smaller group might not have handled it better. I also did not grow personally, make deeper connections, or feel inspired. It is not the nature of the legislative process to grow the soul. Yet, I truly believe that this was a room full of people worth knowing, that if we could come together on a deeper level, the Holy Spirit might move among us. The conventioneers who were not stuck in hearings were at a baseball game. The chance of something spiritually edifying happening is far better at a baseball game than in a legislative hearing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Coming out of the Structure Committee “hearing,” I encountered Karen Johanns, formerly of Trinity, Reno and had a great time hearing about her gritty inner city ministry in Pontiac, MI and updating her on the movings and shakings of the Silver State. <o:p></o:p></span></div>

Live From Indianapolis II

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Two Days Without Sugar

I'm so grateful  to Missy for writing the post she did.  This 'no sugar' thing is really shaking things up from what I'm used to and I love it!<br /><br />Monday went really well.  I had no real cravings and I was able to make it through the day with no problem.<br /><br />Yesterday, however, was a different story.  We drove from Virginia to Pennsylvania for 4th of July and I found myself multiple times wanting a sweet on the long drive.  I'm sure I only wanted one because of boredom/minor stress of the drive. <br /><br />As the day wore on, I wanted sweets more and more.  It's funny how often my mind wondered to having a sweet.  As a result, I've been eating a lot of berries.  Right now, the sweetness of the berries isn't quite satisfying the yearning for chocolate, but I suspect it will eventually.<br /><br />I have to confess, I did have a slight mess up this morning at breakfast.  I'm at my sister's and my brother-in-law made pancakes.  So, I did consume some pancake syrup this morning.   My original thought was if I made pancakes on my own, I would make a fruit compote or something like that to put over them.  Still, it's not a huge deal.  I was mindful of it and put only as much on it as I needed. <br /><br />Here's to making it through the 4th of July without any sweets...... ohhhhh the s'mores I want soooo badly!

No Sugar Challenge Two Days Without Sugar

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Saudi Arabia and China

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 class="s1mainStoryHeadline" style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Saudis are buying nuclear-capable missiles from China</span></h1><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="articleDescription">via DEBKA<em>file</em></span></span> <span class="articleDescription red italic"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y1aDOSo82Bs?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><span class="articleBody"></span><br /> <span class="debka"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="debka">debka</span><span class="file">file</span>’s military sources report that Saudi Arabia has set its feet on the path to a nuclear weapon capability and is negotiating in Beijng the purchase of Chinese nuclear-capable Dong-Fen 21 ((NATO-codenamed CSS-5) ballistic missile.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> China, which has agreed to the transaction in principle, would also build a base of operations near Riyadh for the new Saudi purchases. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> As we reported last year, Saudi Arabia has struck a deal with Pakistan for the availability on demand of a nuclear warhead from Islamabad’s arsenal for fitting onto a ballistic missile.<br /> Riyadh owns a direct interest in the two most active Middle East issues: Iran and Syria.<br /> Iran’s nuclear weapons program has been advancing for two decades regardless of countless attempts at restraint by every diplomatic tool under the sun and a rising scale of sanctions – to no avail.<br /> Tehran marches on regardless of impediments. In Istanbul, Tuesday, July 3, the six powers and Iran failed the fourth attempt to reach an accommodation on Iran’s nuclear program.<br /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The Syrian ruler Bashar <a href="http://www.debka.com/article/22151">Assad </a>remains equally undeterred by international condemnation. Saturday, June 30, the US and Russia again failed to agree on a joint plan of action in Syria.<br /> Saudi forces have been poised for action in Syria on the Jordanian and Iraqi borders since US Secretary of State Leon Panetta visited Riyadh in late June.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> On July 1, they redoubled their military preparedness when the European Union clamped down an oil embargo on Iran. <a href="http://www.debka.com/article">The Saudis, the US Fifth Fleet and the entire Gulf region </a>are since braced for Iranian reprisals which could come in the form of closure by Tehran of the vital Straits of Hormuz to shipping or strikes against the Gulf emirates’ oil exporting facilities.<br /> Tension shot up again when Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a three-day missile drill against simulated enemy bases in the region – expanding its threats to include US forces and bases in the region, Israel and Turkey.</span><br />

Saudi Arabia and China

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30 days of Web Tools: #2: Google Chrome extensions that are useful for students

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>submitted by Fiona Beal</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Which browser do you use? Have you tried Google Chrome? I have three browsers installed on my computer (Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox) and I must say that Google Chrome is fast become my firm favourite. Recently I have been exploring free Chrome extensions and have been amazed at what is on offer. These could be very useful for the students we teach. </span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What is a Chrome extension?</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chrome extensions are extra features and functionality that you can choose to add to your browser from the Chrome Web Store. Generally I don’t go to the web store to choose as it is quite overwhelming – I go for recommended ones by other teachers. All the ones I have added to date are free and by recommendation . The extensions generally sit in the top corner of your browser and you click on one when you want to add it.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEhYvAL6L6nqO8GDnjno0GwZMZKuG9-f5SG-AZvudyfJxDmUjF1MB9_XWuuSdRB2aOzcvIHG44OxlbhDqW2EZW5r4NJIo9P7QlMRbDN3KgL85Ft1Vogfxa52ERQ4ATsGrAXd9B0gFJJCq6M/s1600-h/image3.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiXDWFlssP-5tmq8HYN7VekX1v3VKQxBcNveH9-PESzKTHG6Mv2uhxgoU_tCtYK2l0EWCVnccHAj8Wbp3vyZ1WIeTMIyN0THXrfopdZMv4U9DQNdTIyxML6icHLh3x3Pb3hWFBVZ70lU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Extensions on the top right corner of  my browser</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Dictionary extension</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you ask Google for ‘Google Dictionary’ it will take you straight to the Chrome web store add-on page.  <b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></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/AVvXsEgNjbhQ28Hbvu6cWhFCqSresmRT5nqy_KqzpHMISrOJzyN0I7HvxXZ6mJxyp4RnamPvBF_4OYV0fJKMsLdadWy4TpAtMJQLMdEFhdYYYFwEQJR2vLjydvQuaV1ofobV0KGElu2q4qHuHWw/s1600-h/image7.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VuFLgImF-9MtlQLCNJ53-12KL4CKk0mv7g9CNCmNhyphenhyphenc7Z5Z846saaW6v0g57zUm3jz-opfmxB7QhIU9ToXYGM2SrzHSkpXH3Aa3y3w3X7DYdTACcBhlnKRiKjjls3TDmUUwQeUO7gg0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what it looks like in the Chrome Web Store</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This tool can be so useful when students are researching as whenever they double click on a word the meaning is displayed as shown below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAof4YIkGyzzFaPV9mVS39KZ8es-LATjzyEOUwg7Uo4zpfK5Ocz1G08kH-770AwFEzrjUBCMgyv-UT1HWHf8ajaoiKdW3sajYc_oq_Nz1Srz6_urZc-OqOmNbpkesVnoB_r7z7lhrDiD4/s1600-h/image13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbamKckH0-8TYj9l-kSwENPb7UXzyirtyfzNoATwmaS6EkR7gMSlijzPcUxrfliDZGWU8YuSbJyNi7Z-CsnTIoxzgtVhVVRdGg_OokJ4P2NUiD1ttWrnEoUi-WUYYMs6bsUA9vXLrUMs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2. Speakit! (Text to Speech)</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW66CGrA-AbE-ooQyvbqvDfd6-fUYT4WeJb-99958D7mZ1_0w-k1bkP93sj7_YIKIeC0N6YK8CjTxjC_S7J6a3RfXmqQ2m8NNIA0xLLMqlyQoFmxoI6oD2-RlBV5tKZwhJaOnGTrxS3GY/s1600-h/image46.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAGwJ2-b8vMcixOBP1tOkR2L0MPjEnkwx9DlN4Yv0AgQETruqwNmpmYOEt3LQ_BvWBr-hl928oCzhoSB0GKj7YG0L6xIshq9hNvNLThLxJsIfOOyPRlI3efvTMqcMd-KwIeSLcLR03Wk/?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="43" /></a><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a great extension that converts text to speech. All that you do once it is installed is highlight the text that you wish to have read to you, press the <i>Speakit icon</i> and listen. This is also useful for students when they are reading more difficult passages for example. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><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;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4ILEzEghlZluCBxzw1vEgXba1sK8DgErVgi6dtOwDzSfW6oEVqFhayswEJWpLYDi70ynam-xYAF_tOoQoT84E_tUPuxSwbgLKbiDUVe8dliqBTG9T96gN4SZCXEI9dT9ud7itKbXhU4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what it looks like in the Chrome Web Store</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. Speech to text</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgib5ZTUWBX-fhdEsFcrG-tDibzTjWd26pHvwB2UgkVrvDdNihiAA6ohb-ZtiGKElz8YEz2FvBMCw4SkYuOSTidNdcyoWif_X663rQKeEwoZFvHJJ22_lKc2hB0MunfW6yPDEeeelBZ20Q/s1600-h/image45.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlfOb8MprflU56QIPKjuPU95ZkGYFLr5RsdzrCFi9s-9m7sAY6QADw3PYtga3HzrgkWdAsryESQk6ZsvSJm9HPjWex3n4BP3WOKgXfp_XGHNYzc_0am7MnNmuHNMVuTDPbPe6flxKDrY/?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="55" /></a><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is an extension which allows you to click on a microphone and speak. The application types the words that are spoken. This extension could be useful for students who struggle with writing, although it does require editing as no punctuation is supplied.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEiRKXFNpMtCXgJKETQL-tOX7imLl0iejFTO24jA3RL2PMzwh5EYQ0hZrKt7g-RX8YL8h8dwEFaSmHAoNkQumzVnpnPxaPcp-Gq2jFS0xqcZvdlV-6dBspBMMor9fgilG8PEbnach3f7Ee0/s1600-h/image28.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBxRJfrAsyEzSTLMxmUXvcRAeC06lZjsDI1_ekYCYLLFK2QoocKUXgp6WMZcPqoJuxjbLrGi2PfUSxJYz5LrmNsmPBYsZu-qFvuUNyiPNCKtPVtwW0S6UXtc9izWdTqQpHUk4B_gv4hw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what it looks like in the Chrome Web Store</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basically you click on the icon and a window appears. Click on the microphone in the right hand corner of the top bar and speak. The typed words appear. One then clicks  <i>Add to textbox</i> and the words are transferred to the main section below.  From here they can be edited and placed into paragraphs.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9DFVO10iRAsbti8AlGDvfCO-y0UAR71-Fsfe1R253C0cvZquNcgcspeoO-2kNcVYTKY0-n6EjNTJt720GbCfeKv-hSM6Nu0pM5LFueIMNY6M3TgH5cxWpgcrHSVCUEVBiSKURjVkZU8/s1600-h/image32.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fJ78uxIr5QFDw-Zb8suFSHPTJfSRQltc6ysCJyazF2hRvrL1VdQubAdl2pSA1_zpK3vFOvRFK6UVj1lBOh5hzE3Xwp1SWAeUH1kUhr1YPp7r6PJMlgo-FV2zUsP8s22QK-2A_tyXsg8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><pre></pre><pre> </pre><pre style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">4. Scratchpad</span></b></pre><pre><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNI5TxHi11GgfNYe1HRkbhn78YI90oLxHYWNExfoayb0lUZb4oqFEU38HYgYRTzgXFH_85wt3tDHwEm8deT5rFdbuiibGgBHDi3KEIJ27HaATxoKN1RY5ADwVQDXSEPiSpHBovq4z8fk/s1600-h/image44.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13R6Tyos2jRScGUhK7FGYfVPteZOGn_FRh59a7sBS8KZKpl6CC5Z5aS8X3rgbhIUOlAWGrG34obyOpdGzWq0biP-qFNMU_R3mTNCL_9jmqHE7GEaTegHHp0B4DFX2WAhyVERk00pq8n0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="130" /></a></pre><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scratchpad is a simple note-taking app that works offline and online. It can be seamlessly integrated with Google Docs and keeps your notes up to date. There is no saving and no sending. It just works!</span></div><pre style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></pre><pre> </pre><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;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHrbjo4of1yk_yNhPcKkoygVTF-xfb-OYPnjwDuCm0Svg98kYUyrAI9ftxL6Eu7gAF9fTdS-lNmZ1qYSNTIaqKVUjkTeRwQV-NRBRD3Q0O-eZ3hDIcYWwt2ImDSdjvWYpbg34lpUbkxw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Scratchpad in the Chrome Web store </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">As you are browsing, and you open <i>Scratchpad</i> extension a little box appears on the left for you to make notes. This saves automatically in Google Docs. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This is very useful for students who are browsing for information as they don't have to open a separate document for their notes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><pre></pre><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/AVvXsEjczyUFWneYvuql4D6eh1hTAgdYSx-edNTzDBig57I98vrSr3B6UAuGfC29OxcR_tz88WHzbirSKkpXKx9sDNiUZw3JyLPU2z6SwMTLMd_CIBunOtRSg0OvsfQQWCAiDHVr1ai_uj87Cms/s1600-h/image40.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76Z1oEfPYqJP31oaGTDnKXA57gQSWcPZV3-eZThAXjK0-EZiacE_TXZdQ1EDsd3MJvSBB8GwH4TrEHUUAdVVUxBu7RzYLXzp2CKr6w6qUCKcQpFDrd2gbCdjleWXWoskQ0rj6wBa9UEc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="238" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how it sits on your web page.</td></tr></tbody></table><pre></pre><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">These are just four very useful extensions to get started on. Just give them a try. I honestly think the Google Chrome browser is amazing!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Further reading on even more useful extensions </span></b></span><br /><br /><a href="http://followmolly.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-after-internet-explorer-welcome-to.html" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://followmolly.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-after-internet-explorer-welcome-to.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/01/10-useful-chrome-web-apps-and.html" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/01/10-useful-chrome-web-apps-and.html</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></b></span></div>

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QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/> </w:LatentStyles></xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]><style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Calibri;} </style><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;">The thick grey sky hangs, like a celestial woolen blanket, over a flat city holding in the dank heat. Ok, Hayden Koenig<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_edn1" name="_ednref1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> could of said it better. But you get the idea. It is hot and muggy here. First question: why must we have General Convention in July when people are at the height of irritability? Why not in the very merry month of May in some pleasant romantic climate?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;">One more gripe: this hotel ain’t the greatest. It sure makes me miss my beloved Gold Country Inn (Elko) with the moose curtains and bedcover; Hotel Nevada (Ely)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>with its variable water and neon vistas; and Mizpah Hotel (Tonopah) with its Edwardian décor and ghosts.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;">Nonetheless, this is the best part of Convention. Business does not begin in earnest until tomorrow. My favorite part of convention is registration, ably overseen by the credentials committee starring our own Elizabeth Tattersall. This is where we see people we have not seen in months or even years. I have seen Paul Colbert of San Joaquin, Mimi Wu of Hawaii, Lucinda Ashby of Idaho, and various bishop buds. It is a true delight to meet up with all these good Episcopalians again and to ask the mundane things – How was your flight? How are the kids? – that are as human as they are pedestrian.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;">But the proper nature and spirit of General Convention is already a subject for wonderment. I have been reading Russ Crabtree’s The Fly in The Ointment; Margaret Wheatley’s Leadership & The New Science II, and Peter Senge’s Presence – all of which call our present way of doing business into question. Crabtree would like to see us focus more on helping parishes do the real mission. Wheatley and Senge are looking for a more relational, less mechanical, legalistic organizational life.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;">So today, one of our more scholarly bishops was telling me of his problems with the language of a resolution endorsing “the Principle of Subsidiarity,” a doctrine that sounds good once you learn how to pronounce it but has taken odd double-speak twists ever since it was invented by Pope Pius IX. A woman from a Western state overheard us and butted into the conversation arguing in support of the Principle because the words mean something more sensible in her field, economics. Immediately, it was not a conversation but a debate over something few can pronounce, fewer still can spell, and has never saved anyone’s soul or fed a hungry child. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;">We made an abortive attempt to change the way we interact last Convention by trying “public discourse.” It may not have been well presented and it did not go well. I don’t know how to change the way we relate to each other and negotiate our business. But I long for something more like I have experienced in small group relational meetings in community organizing, in Indaba Groups where people state candidly what they have at stake and how they feel about something without trying to persuade – just express; spiritual story sharing in spiritual direction groups; or non-judgmental wondering about each other’s experience in Parker Palmer circles of trust. I just don’t know that we can have a Christian conversation within the constraints of Roberts Rules. When I go to a Ministry Developers Cohort I come away feeling like a better person. I want to feel that way when I come away from General Convention. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 408.75pt;">I did enjoy the Integrity Reception tonight. I met some new people and connected with friends. It was then on to the Province 8 Synod – a business meeting for the regional level organization of the Episcopal Church running from Utah and Arizona to Guam and Taiwan. It was a long meeting with many reports. I was grateful to hear Nevada acknowledged several times for our contributions in various ministries around the Province. I only regret I couldn’t get a word in edgewise to campaign for our own JoAnn Roberts Armistead who is running for Executive Council.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="mso-element: endnote-list;"><!--[if !supportEndnotes]--><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <!--[endif]--> <div id="edn1" style="mso-element: endnote;"> <div class="MsoEndnoteText"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1941566034196038608#_ednref1" name="_edn1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> Hayden Koenig, the protagonist in Mark Scweitzer’s liturgical mystery series, is a writer of pulp fiction mysteries emulating Raymond Chandler. His sentences make this one look good. The first book in this hilarious series is The Alto Wore Tweed.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoEndnoteText"><br /></div></div></div><!--EndFragment-->

Live From Indianapolis I

The thick grey sky hangs, like a celestial woolen blanket, over a flat city holding in the dank heat. Ok, Hayden Koenig [i] could of ...

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celebrate good times, c'mon!

Kool and the Gang so early in the morning? I know, I'm a rebel.<br /><br />Today is my birthday, so I'll be doing some of this<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QMSz8QZdTRM9rBi0PBTsIKI23-xxoMQsyWiovU616QQTWIDzgE4GZEAdqag0th6slS5301WK7Z8x0FVgpGwtShTKQB99hW4UIIijLUBCw969QWCzC9gtt2isgsQG1ycnYnUDyZCW_4_a/s1600/Eve1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QMSz8QZdTRM9rBi0PBTsIKI23-xxoMQsyWiovU616QQTWIDzgE4GZEAdqag0th6slS5301WK7Z8x0FVgpGwtShTKQB99hW4UIIijLUBCw969QWCzC9gtt2isgsQG1ycnYnUDyZCW_4_a/s640/Eve1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> and some of this.<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/AVvXsEgVf0mw75CBcet0AL55afAKdzdj6LIYDe2iW2IRc6_5FtSGjea1QtrXp-u8kbqM8WJLFHrdsYP14vxkWl4hiGGEly60v5hS3bktKlUYcpR8IbiRkWaegdreO34IgrZ5p9UUIN4tXGiTXYAS/s1600/Oreo-Cake.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVf0mw75CBcet0AL55afAKdzdj6LIYDe2iW2IRc6_5FtSGjea1QtrXp-u8kbqM8WJLFHrdsYP14vxkWl4hiGGEly60v5hS3bktKlUYcpR8IbiRkWaegdreO34IgrZ5p9UUIN4tXGiTXYAS/s640/Oreo-Cake.jpeg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/oreo-cake/" target="_blank">My Baking Addiction</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Then tomorrow is more celebrating with this<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVy4h5uIS6uxFiINwYkDmH5UmswyKlozXYDgXblQ-snTw0AU-ZGcR0aWuyUTpffH_7ekaAoOx4sw8IP_7PqY23AYRrUWoBCE_PVUnIGwO84MAY3hza_UF0NsgugKUUZtCujWEv3CeGvXY/s1600/Aparade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVy4h5uIS6uxFiINwYkDmH5UmswyKlozXYDgXblQ-snTw0AU-ZGcR0aWuyUTpffH_7ekaAoOx4sw8IP_7PqY23AYRrUWoBCE_PVUnIGwO84MAY3hza_UF0NsgugKUUZtCujWEv3CeGvXY/s640/Aparade.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />And this.<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/AVvXsEitjmJeL_voDboMDzxvCqwJom_I-pdtPGMPZ1gDD8YGlq9kiNX7yiFS-YrvQqVm4xlAAFCGpYbIKA7BrXtXbb-h6oyS3v8ikcxUrMidnjWqSfpV2sFZOOIKZJ5X7wglYSwDcgFxEnsA4hRB/s1600/fireworks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjmJeL_voDboMDzxvCqwJom_I-pdtPGMPZ1gDD8YGlq9kiNX7yiFS-YrvQqVm4xlAAFCGpYbIKA7BrXtXbb-h6oyS3v8ikcxUrMidnjWqSfpV2sFZOOIKZJ5X7wglYSwDcgFxEnsA4hRB/s640/fireworks.jpeg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinellaspeach.com/2009/07/03/best-july-4th-fireworks-in-pinellas-county-and-tampa-bay/" target="_blank">Pinellas Peach</a></td></tr></tbody></table>A great time of year for a birthday! Enjoy the holiday if you are in the States. I'll be back on Thursday.

holiday celebrate good times, c'mon!

Kool and the Gang so early in the morning? I know, I'm a rebel. Today is my birthday, so I'll be doing some of this  and some of thi...

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Sugary Foods I'm Leaving Behind for July

I need to give myself some guidelines around what constitutes "sugar" for July's challenge.<br /><br />Hilary, for the month of July, you are not to consume any of the following:<br /><br /><ul><li>Starbucks tea lattes (chai and Earl Grey)</li><li>granola bars (Kashi cherry vanilla, Fiber One, Special K, etc)</li><li>chocolate or anything containing chocolate </li><li>icecream</li><li>chocolate milk</li><li>pancake syrup</li><li>smoothies made with sugary add-ins</li><li>baked goods (cupcakes, brownies, cake, donuts, cookies, pies)</li><li>candy and candy bars </li><li>pudding/Jell-o </li><li>sugary cereal </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODKjxmwl1ezXNEpkucgNrXH-9gqibsBixSyS8A9tRxq2-czAHyL7o4_FMlsywb2IBsSnbw2MKosw2K7Ik6NvelIOQ0ZSQusyXtAH-o249eHMT26OyQHAddu7_OPokxxx_uqhb6ZnFeOU/s1600/cake.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODKjxmwl1ezXNEpkucgNrXH-9gqibsBixSyS8A9tRxq2-czAHyL7o4_FMlsywb2IBsSnbw2MKosw2K7Ik6NvelIOQ0ZSQusyXtAH-o249eHMT26OyQHAddu7_OPokxxx_uqhb6ZnFeOU/s320/cake.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />When I find myself tempted, I need to do one of the following to distract myself from the cravings:<br /><br /><ul><li>call a friend</li><li>read a book</li><li>eat some fruit</li><li>drink some water</li><li>play with the cats</li><li>when at work, get up and talk with a coworker or take a short walk</li><li><a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2011/09/why-do-you-want-to-lose-weight.html" target="_blank">remind yourself why you want to lose weight </a></li></ul><br /><b style="color: #351c75;">Have I left off any sweets that you can think of?  How do you distract yourself from cravings (of any kind really)? </b>

No Sugar Challenge Sugary Foods I'm Leaving Behind for July

I need to give myself some guidelines around what constitutes "sugar" for July's challenge. Hilary, for the month of July, you...

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30 days of Web Tools: #1: Use Storify.com to capture a tweetchat

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIHfc6PbJbPelIckezWQptaxx4DGZ6ETPXPnUTHLe5hcq3AGBDyZevYv1EHrC0etS8DuSb9vSLhpBqBdHBg-lkAuysXbeU9WEiWdyCCCMQ_vr7pfZD2mhaYG2dAhOt7heH0IId4tXqQk/s1600-h/image3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbxMc3DMjRjxC7Cemig_Zlny1v9GV0pAGAMrAFSWmZmzusbUlGuhwU7dmaI4uvBTcwJgAUlaeB3Q2JFz_tmMYWkngWGcQBLjyBPeephJID3ciAb3qMJKFg05a31V7efHMXoZkv-vEe68/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="183" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today sees the start of a series called <i><b>“30 days of Web Tools”</b></i> where I plan to either focus on a single Web Tool that could interest teachers, or on a collection of Web Tools.  Recently I discovered this amazing tool called <i>Storify</i> where you can turn an event into an interesting media story and I wrote a blogpost about it yesterday showing my first attempt - <a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/07/using-storifycom-to-summarise-tweetchat.html">Using Storify.com to summarise a tweetchat from #edchatsa</a>. Today I would like to focus on using Storify to document all the tweets in a tweetchat. As my example I am going to use the tweets from our #edchatsa discussion last night on the topic '<i>What can be done in South Africa to enhance the status of the teaching profession?' </i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Other tweet capturing tools I have tried</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Using Twitter as a hashtag at an event is very common these days, and generally one wants to capture the tweets before they disappear into cyberspace after a few days. I haven’t been very successful in finding just the right tool I want to use for capturing hashtag tweets. What I am looking for is a tool that:</span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">captures all the tweets</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">puts them into chronological order</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">allows embedding</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">can be made into a PDF </span></li></ul><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1. Tweetdoc</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrkNEBWIwy_KMGWamyciyRLOiBEnRsTErPqEdhoWuaVxuY3jQsFJuv4zNQ6rwlxO-hZJj4ACXRD1G9m48BnOvkXjHU7jEHQSxNdat6KbFEVJrRcumOO13rladMVTLze3oxHoMQHu7tKY/s1600-h/image6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmWDa21Ew2gCiuscpufE9IbxFSNj_ghuBO331YdeKyXlBq2lDKxElEPDSJLrqv67Ne5OMQgVeonz9xwjEsBsKsaVEQ1XcA7k40R2rxrtf5hu3QLQjtdkPZ1hWPOgwoEfycIqgZY8tHhU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.tweetdoc.org/">Tweetdoc</a> could be a great tweet capture tool if only it worked for me! More often than not I just haven’t been successful with creating a PDF with Tweetdoc. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">2. Archivist</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgf3KdCuNpaAV325myMBd-l54I0kaPvb0Gxb2vCc60NMo16gIrvzw53g8_4NjLhZp-5QJKXt0k3F08O1BhWPsbIW8air_P9xDFt8BG-o-tOrJlHka7aprSRLSOtPTvQZwPvRXu4f_iqg/s1600-h/image11.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH5ZmDtupgBfQT05g9hAmkYhXn1aeDPmmddgr5mBNDl1BGH2e5LSR9O5YdbZe3fUUXBFmJT6zLfpqEeD0FPfVUMTzhGtLBfXWq-T3S7E-zj_XGap2dj8yiPOMQEPihbLzIInlwmsAxUk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have <a href="http://archivist.visitmix.com/">The Archivist</a> installed on my computer and I sometimes use it as an online application. It captures all the tweets beautifully, but as far as I can see you have to use the application to read them.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Using Storify to capture tweets</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Storify seems to fulfill my requirements mentioned above.  It captures all the tweets, you can change them to chronological order, it allows different kinds of embedding and one can create a PDF document by sending your Storify document to Google Docs using a Chrome extension called '<i>Send to Google Docs</i>'.  I would like to show you the process of doing all this.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><u style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></u></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><u style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>First</b>,</u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> as mentioned yesterday,join Storify, log in and click on Create a story. A window for writing in opens. Write the title of the chat in the first box and a description of the event in the second box.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtLaf3_UY8BeFw3ktLnpYfAxj53QQHbqo3kbQxjgb112KJLcbPFWLLds-Yh9LLvj38uXhPBJMBGYGTEFLLh12VPn01-pNmJ8trJTTSc5yvEfy1JQCDmDFEEIwd04vfyo-9bRWl-lF3rQ/s1600-h/image43.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68FiqtkZuPixz5LttAv-xtVgBCxaDXmmIu_4wfL6d6xg8PpHdPfUsspn9qUISJQAlWs3paltrm9jVBszpNremGN3dcqRP_8sK5JHpG4EmturbooCZ4ZgOT_kR-8-1eRQq6hy99mIXmJ4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Next</u></b>, in the section on the right hand side click on the Twitter icon and enter the hashtag. Soon all the tweets will appear starting with the most recent tweets, 20 tweets at a time. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK57RvQ5IyXOuRGlpRlkHYnlztv0odymEsjaiedcD06Nf1f7bZPrrFvS9sYfob_1lyfPbg7hKuStStThCldBZZNAqBNfc-7l2ASukdHIe5lfgobkUJZvdVRUFh_GjbKms_siTrCDimHcw/s1600-h/image24.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnOQhn_MyeNXU0WOuX44l4i47rWlgHbi0SWCWnEC3n55aWCHQwapYpy0Jv6WpMJJeqvHJFs1MlBZKPLCETSTA3JpTdN_ayIFKSy34izklNst_kH4TorGM7GkgXhTiY0tCqt9VxCknz-M/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div>.<br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>After that</u></b> choose <i>Add them all</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0z7kUFl_QXUuam-etunLZlPlhcy9VuFpQ-Drq9kaF3etxjCIALVtKXSU6FnLhaI94d9fUHxee1ROIMxunUDlwxXgTMgJNQcguKMfaTSGJgEyh9FagpT3yzjhMe7wbXSJ4Bdi_YVeCGzk/s1600-h/image28.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLA0mT8m-eTtDYV00LoHZzEw54ZLI1WH8XjTlI6XR3zE8ZTsZfYmbdbFFrWF1VUoZyCwDOqee-JAoa1U2yBBgQpKuCsA-5kQmg6akZdtZZxqnrtRmCXa07CkZ1kL62qlsMDsv460vj3w/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Continue</u></b> doing this until all the tweets for the discussion have been added.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibq0cdpUcO1wy7cY7QgCtwBEyU27cXZ-9mVOYwbRqUmiiKu5hEjg6uJ3_kJiTvLNRJ8_9RCTwpOzkBIN3nktqPj-kbwVg7LHHx25B9EtLshC3_xcoXBFjehOT5ma0_PfzlcQwPrvZXap0/s1600-h/image32.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCG3ejkfvkSIiVtxjjerOL7Zs8ypMumWQ7v3eDpQ0dZJneHEAFftKUlaVgvefHM1Xuf_x_5svZKJlUAfG21s68pgobdIGbg6wj5bCx1IQko52eafnxuHqqba3XQq7HzdqUWjWfns3tIA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Now</u></b> you want to put the tweets into chronological order from the beginning to the end. Choose the relevant arrow at the top of the page.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq5aHHbvct3V1fDdl_ssJPQk35F6rigQ1H0TgNi_bbkap3lU2AQiXnWKg7HdeqwMux_Sme0B5SOrHspQTZJslcqXo0RL6yNLgYjh7h5ua8T3bUkhlivSwFWim-A12nS9XWUa_-8P5qjE/s1600-h/image36.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn_MtOjdbd1zfiW2YiO0cTp4NaqioyeBpm61-efP_y3IuNSarKgXFxvMT7qPFRd48rZ7Co1CgLmg96ue3IQBto6_g5YsB4Bb4eAO-yRf9pperCGFH5iQSlcRYuKPTquqgLKM4GUC_c_0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><u>Finally</u></b> publish your tweet summary. At the top of the page choose<u> </u><i>Save now</i> and then <i>Publish.</i><span style="font-size: small;">The final published document appears.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKftU5INiqGCyPr8FGkDXzHnZ6WdObDHmzrCaMC1k8RHCAqHKrGHfvyz2JODytebVia22C7unTWMA7IxOIrvcsg1FBHqK2qfZSOX6a8YzguHIpzjKTpsiDIu89mDy90CHun5FuocBKP38/s1600-h/image51.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-wu8EWN9LuG-9oMTulmtM6tI1czrW7588UvIDRLG4ZXuvvsofHe6N6Fw7l1lztwY0EAExQ2EVJxIfzVNFd2V8gvMGIdE0ThNHWRIQmFNUFDTzNEEE4IMB0_K1QMNznOeNdT0FMjTFU4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you would like to take a look at the final tweet summary that was created, please open this link: <a href="http://storify.com/fibeal/what-can-be-done-in-south-africa-to-enhance-the-st">http://storify.com/fibeal/what-can-be-done-in-south-africa-to-enhance-the-st</a></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Exporting your document as a PDF</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Storify gives you a number of options for exporting your new document – to a blog, share, embed.. but it <u><i>doesn’t </i></u>mention creating a PDF! So the way I create a PDF is as follows:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1.   On your Chrome toolbar add a free extension from the Chrome webstore called ‘<i>Send  to Google Docs</i>’.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2.   Click on that extension icon to send the Storify document to Google Docs.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.   Once in Google Docs choose ‘<i>Download the original’ </i>which it then does as a PDF.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Relevance to education </b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This could be a great way for teachers to capture a Professional Development event.</span> If one member of staff is attending a Conference they could use this to capture the conference tweets and share them with other members of staff. Storify could also be used to capture a lesson especially if you have a twitter hashtag that you use for your class.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div></div>

Storify Web tools 30 days of Web Tools: #1: Use Storify.com to capture a tweetchat

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Youth Librarian - Town of Trumbull

<strong>Youth Librarian - </strong><span style="color: #48286d;"><strong>Town of Trumbull</strong></span>. Library/Professional. SALARY: $29.94 per hr. HOURS: 35 per wk. WG: H. GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: 1. Development of comprehensive programs for children and youth. 2. Serves as the children’s readers’ advisor. 3. Makes recommendation for purchases to Youth Services Coordinator. 4. Participates in outreach program in the community. 5. Performs other related duties as assigned. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under General Supervision of Youth Services Coordinator or his/her designee. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY: 1. Knowledge of the practices, procedures, and techniques of library science. 2. Knowledge of children’s books and non-print materials. 3. Strong computer skills including the use of the Internet. 4. Effective oral and written communication skills. 5. Ability to work effectively with library staff and library patrons. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: 1. Master’s Degree in Library Science (MLS) from an ALA accredited Library school. 2. Two years children’s library experience preferred. For more information and an application, visit <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.trumbull-ct.gov/content/10623/10655/10977/default.aspx" href="http://www.trumbull-ct.gov/content/10623/10655/10977/default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.trumbull-ct.gov/content/10623/10655/10977/default.aspx</a>. Applications must be postmarked or on file with the HR/Civil Service, Town Hall, Trumbull, Connecticut, 06611 on or before <span style="color: red;">Friday, July 6, 2012</span>.

Youth Librarian - Town of Trumbull

Youth Librarian - Town of Trumbull . Library/Professional. SALARY: $29.94 per hr. HOURS: 35 per wk. WG: H. GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: ...

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Reference Librarian - Post University

<strong>Reference Librarian -</strong> <span style="color: #48286d;"><strong>Post University</strong></span> is currently accepting applications for the role of Part Time Reference Librarian. Job Summary: Responsibilities include responding to the information needs of the Post University community including but not limited to reference, OCLC interlibrary loans, database searches, bibliographic and Internet instruction, and government document searches. Scheduled nights and weekends. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: ALA/MLS required. Two years experience in academic LRC preferred. Reference and technical experience required. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Camtasia, Ebscohost, the iCONN Digital Library and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. Other database knowledge desirable. Ability to work cooperatively with a broad and diverse population. Interested candidates should forward cover letter, resume, and three references to Post University Human Resources by applying at: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.post.edu/career-opportunities.shtml" href="http://www.post.edu/career-opportunities.shtml" target="_blank">www.post.edu/career-opportunities.shtml</a>. Disclaimer: This opportunity may be withdrawn and/or amended. Post University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Reference Librarian - Post University

Reference Librarian - Post University is currently accepting applications for the role of Part Time Reference Librarian. Job Summary: Res...

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Cutting Back on Sugar for July

If one of Weight Watchers' requirements was to eat 5-7 (or 20) servings of sweets per day, I'd be killing it at this program!  Very sadly, we all know that immense amounts of sugar doesn't really do a body good.  <i><span style="color: #999999;">I cannot stress the word 'sadly' enough in that statement.</span></i><br /><br />I've been constantly trying to find areas of improvement (there are many!) in my weight loss journey, especially since I've been stagnant for months.  After reading <a href="http://movingthescale.blogspot.com/2012/06/sugar-its-addiction.html" target="_blank">Missy's post</a> about cutting out sugar for the month of July, I decided to follow suit.  She's right, sugar is an addiction.  Sugar is my drug.  Sugar is my alcohol.  Sugar is my cigarette (that's for you Joel!). <br /><br />Essentially, this is all about trying to find what works for me.  Right now, the phrase "everything in moderation" isn't really working.  In fact, I don't even know what moderation means anymore.  That can be both a challenge and benefit to following Weight Watchers.  Essentially, WW allows you to eat whatever you want.  That's great if you're a picky eater like me.  However, sometimes that flexibility is exactly what shoots me in the foot.  Right now, I almost <i>need </i>to be put on a strict, detox diet to remind myself of the types of foods that truly are beneficial to my body.  If I had the PointsPlus for the day, given the choice between my favorite meal from McDonald's and a more well-balanced lower PointsPlus home-cooked meal, I'm honestly going to choose McDonald's every single time.  This isn't okay with me. <br /><br /><div style="color: #999999; text-align: center;"><i>I'm doing a lot of "writing to think" here.. so just bare with me.</i></div><br />I've always tried to view this journey as a lifestyle change, and not a temporary diet.  To me, when I hear the word "diet", I automatically think of a person who is eating from a list of specific foods for a short period of time.  With WW, and with a "lifestyle change", I have currently been of the mindset of not changing my poor eating habits, but simply downsizing them.  I know from past diets I've been on, I don't do well with strict food lists.  I know this is because when I would ask myself, "Can you do this diet long term?" the answer would always be "No way! I feel deprived!"  The "good" thing about WW is that you can still have your cake and it eat too.  I don't <i>have </i>to cut out any "bad" foods - i.e. fast food, sweets, junk food, etc - because I know I can manage to fit those foods into my life using WW.   I do this by ordering smaller portions (like a kid's meal) or even ordering the regular size portion, but just counting it. <br /><br />Still, I cannot help but wonder, if I truly cut out those "bad" foods, even if for a short period of time to detox, then perhaps that would be the jump start I need.  Right now, in this moment, I'm essentially not doing anything different than I was when I started this journey, except eating a little bit less.  Yes, that's good.  It helped me lose 30 lbs.  But it's not enough.  <br /><br />So for now, I'm going to cut out sugar for the month of July and see where that takes me.  Eventually, I'll reintroduce it back into my life in smaller portions, but for now, it needs to go entirely.    <br /><br /><b style="color: #351c75;">For those WW readers, did you cut out any food groups/restaurants/etc when you started your journey? Or did you just do what I've done - cut back the portion size?</b><br /><br />**special thanks to Missy for the inspiration behind this post and this challenge :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

No Sugar Challenge Cutting Back on Sugar for July

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Using Storify.com to summarise a tweetchat from #edchatsa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Submitted by Fiona Beal </span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i>#edchatsa</i> is the hashtag for our weekly twitter chat for South African teachers on topics of educational interest. These chats take place on a Monday evening from 8:30pm – 9:30pm. This blogpost aims to show you how I went about summarising a chat using Storify.com</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdM0olfueJzrRpOOkYnid94n8XIzkU46SyLmvkT3af4ShUJ_IEQoxBeZocylBB1bm58nuAygyIIfNs7mNHOF_Ft_0NiWv3nIr_g7dloKvhnZWA_uS_yoP1-npHu8wIuXe0DfH___JZYvU/s1600/storify.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdM0olfueJzrRpOOkYnid94n8XIzkU46SyLmvkT3af4ShUJ_IEQoxBeZocylBB1bm58nuAygyIIfNs7mNHOF_Ft_0NiWv3nIr_g7dloKvhnZWA_uS_yoP1-npHu8wIuXe0DfH___JZYvU/s1600/storify.JPG" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today curating is the buzz word with many amazing sites available to do just that. Storify is a form of curating – one can gather tweets, comments, videos, images and other media from all around the Web and put them into one post. Basically it is a way of creating stories using social media. I thought I would try out <i>Storify </i>today to see how it all works. I decided to use it to summarise our last #edchatsa talk on 25th June 2012 from 8:30 – 9:30pm, namely: </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">‘How can we ensure fair assessment in collaborative learning when not every child contributes equally?’</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At first it took a while to get my head around Storify, and then suddenly I realised how very easy it actually is!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Step 1: Open <a href="http://storify.com/">Storify.com</a> and join</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once you have joined you click on <i>Create story.</i> A lovely big screen for writing opens up.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dTVRDLSeZdDtrXrHFTpATNAGkCfWu-7tT6gVV-NWrHuwzE90rJUgWfjGmT2iWzPm5ovyr7XTbwLr1HjfN_FzRmamkTvEV4dduv9U-EIlgLpflkCUONLoxLSBplIpXSWz0FDqjR0pEZY/s1600-h/image%25255B2%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3gor9HEe9w-fBdwRPQ4cs5q6lMvd4FAAagoYnFYwDBYB3sTyt0Jj8euFvgVWMn97lnJaHICiSkmEL7-zYfFQg5h8T7axDmhnCF1hAVIr4Nqanm1WRNfOIx-7xGDMCWCkLOcAKeaig-0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Step 2: Find your media</b></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the right hand side of the big screen is another section that contains the place to find your media.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZ0EIFACTmTn5ztavwwk5bq5aLWPIZKpCTWzGkLEGgn_OELgJrdhR1Enq9lAv3ZB1Sy_MRYvZ0N4W651mNNLgH0FzC8-YeHKY9OwggR1HdIbgGtKbJ-R35XV719t_h3uZWgyeutgaG8o/s1600-h/image%25255B5%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvrvJRYRGxO_dDnoc9QaxbhNDz-wmPHep3oF7R4vA2TiYaZH5perv3dt1ClSlaU6JAZJDAkAKIXLnwU02_h7HdSaaPpI8yKtiP6VEBGfe5e6MBYrxlJDk2kRnFWK2NPlckNkQwBKGlvM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="247" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since I was keen to summarise a Twitter chat I asked for the Twitter hashtag <i>#edchatsa</i> and then searched for the date and the time I wanted to refer to </span></div>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn31rBZPx34IrbO9JCCVeu2vHPzZ2ehOjkg7Zn6_vd_sNJGdJBXOZ5r2_BdUhq7-8Qee0qy7yw87-eMJ_avoB5DSBRtE5EzQmQZ7WIIWLFQOHN0KucBAzGNA9cM7cmfu0VxaBd5mMgBU/s1600-h/image%25255B8%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DgH1UM7M7zzv1dcl5qcRRl6LnmgaLOow9eAbaWMsQnMtgN2IWGVk37QN9hP6gXuYWwIDmtpFOvFUUdYGJlPwBPSI2wTMT0YaXNLFilfUvK5Pn0qxNS3V6ruy9c4cnj0a2l1MIg5vQtc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />Step 3: Plan the structure of your story</b></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are different blocks to use in Storify, so in my case I decided on:</span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A heading</span></li><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Putting the story in context</span></li><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An opening summary</span></li><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">How the discussion progressed with relevant headings</span></li><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Actual notable tweets that shed light on the discussion</span></li><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some of the sites and links provided in the chat</span></li><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Possibly plan of action ideas</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Embed a final summary of tweets made in a different Storify document from earliest to latest as the last entry on the document</span> </span></li></ul><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From here on it was a case of writing and then dragging across tweets from the #edchatsa hashtag I had opened in the right hand section of Storify. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Step 4: Create and publish your story</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A lovely story emerged! Take a look...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1P-0YJbb_HRtoaTQgOZewOxICDGNxuFAZGxlyO8Q46zOeirjvZRwMpKcQu5csGbfIIFsOx4UWIWG9wIgPtwmQyS72mB9WtDI-9SU1IlXhhVn6IBWwP0TWEqIGDhn_9F7Hr0INSZElDMI/s1600-h/image%25255B17%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ-ZRGxZK6iw3Tclq7FeFnELKOSXvB9KbngdWbctXDSaislXd-tNBAis-i7cxXWElWcukseVnh0-hFaVHduZ4pxDffkf4UcZ7P5NKHfEs_sb8hFmHodVpCxPdh_CAf-0bh3taW-Oyfng/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you would like to see the finished result please open this link. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storify.com/fibeal/how-can-we-ensure-fair-assessment-in-collaborative">http://storify.com/fibeal/how-can-we-ensure-fair-assessment-in-collaborative</a><br /><br />If you would like to read all the tweets separately here is the link:<br /><a href="http://storify.com/fibeal/tweet-summary-edchatsa-25-june-fair-assessment-of">http://storify.com/fibeal/tweet-summary-edchatsa-25-june-fair-assessment-of</a></div></div></div>

Tutorials Twitter Web tools Using Storify.com to summarise a tweetchat from #edchatsa

Submitted by Fiona Beal #edchatsa is the hashtag for our weekly twitter chat for South African teachers on topics of educational interest. ...

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