Guest Post by Joel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpTpdWyFc5OGwPCXSQNtzc0k4XWI01YhDez8BBbuUVB2-Wui6fPGcrVDcNUp8ay-GFzeK0gABqPLyz7r00oIh6uQaeG4LZ61pWJgDx1x2x9pTCfexJomEfhSvl4siVMrQ8jBtBQGZWRs/s1600/hiljoelfacebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpTpdWyFc5OGwPCXSQNtzc0k4XWI01YhDez8BBbuUVB2-Wui6fPGcrVDcNUp8ay-GFzeK0gABqPLyz7r00oIh6uQaeG4LZ61pWJgDx1x2x9pTCfexJomEfhSvl4siVMrQ8jBtBQGZWRs/s320/hiljoelfacebook.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 2011</td></tr></tbody></table>My name is Joel, future husband to the future Mrs. Hilary Busbee.  Hilary has asked me to write a guest post about my weight loss journey.  I’m at a loss of how to go about this because I’m not very detail oriented.  I could simply say I’ve been eating better and losing weight and that would suffice; but, I know Hilary wouldn’t have it.  I will try and draw this out as much as possible for God, country and Hilary!<br /><br />Making better food choices and staying mobile has been my cause for success.  I’m very lucky because there are only a handful of foods that I won’t eat.  I can even eat that mislabeled rabbit food of a cereal, Fiber One, and enjoy it!  Instead of putting the trash in my car and driving it the 1/8 of a mile to the dumpster I walk it.  Even though it seems small, that stuff adds up.  Here’s the big secret folks, I rarely, <i>rarely </i>eat fast food anymore.  Shocker, I know!  Who would have guessed that refraining from a steady diet of McDoubles would help someone lose weight?  <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDyhL5FUZPvWGh6L0jJnrm_DlyFWde2QKk2V6TsnsvgFlu86YyeJ6IDIjB_HUFqxFTa0foJJfKttf510ooPevxq13YlZVaYDBDyoUOrzicnQQElXvp8XelGtE0v_BpxQWGgBgoCmPePE/s1600/Paw+Paws+80th+Birthday+069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDyhL5FUZPvWGh6L0jJnrm_DlyFWde2QKk2V6TsnsvgFlu86YyeJ6IDIjB_HUFqxFTa0foJJfKttf510ooPevxq13YlZVaYDBDyoUOrzicnQQElXvp8XelGtE0v_BpxQWGgBgoCmPePE/s400/Paw+Paws+80th+Birthday+069.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">November 2011</td></tr></tbody></table>Even though I know you’re growing more intrigued with each word you read, I have to say that’s it and wrap this up.  I eat better and feel better.  I also want to quickly say how grateful I am for Hilary doing this with me.  She’s the reason this is happening.  Love you.

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September 2011 My name is Joel, future husband to the future Mrs. Hilary Busbee.  Hilary has asked me to write a guest post about my weight ...

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Geopolitics

<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/AVvXsEh-1a_JawmNEg9h9VDl0u4hoM2hlpox-ga5xlOBA9EUQUY_jC-5eeImefeVYNGGR-h14Ab2pMMJxe8xuL17GOQ35ZuSRDEJJpFzmdMot51lYVAsVXFXAtwBdXAmVaJjVfJpjGhBZn8yCA9s/s1600/shia-in-ME.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>GEO – STRATEGIC RESHUFFLE  </u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">That there is currently a reshuffling of the geopolitical landscape is nothing new. The question is where does all this lead to? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>THE OLD CONTINENT </u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let start in Europe. The current financial crisis in Europe some say is a monetary war between Anglo American establishment and the Europeans. If this is the case the current Rating Agencies hype makes sense for most of them are US Agencies and since we are living in a period where every move of our life is rated it is a easy task for corporate and politically motivated media to conduct a “PSY OPS” style propaganda where everyone seems to think the world is going to collapse because one of rating agency threatens to downgrade a country. Thus the Anglo American axis seems to have the upper hand in the monetary war against Europe. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another way of looking at it is that Europe’s current crisis is just a natural cycle that was bound to happen since Europe has prospered for more than 60 years and thus has reached its zenith; therefore it is only natural that a decline is imminent. Some even argue that a war in Europe is unavoidable and as a result of which the economy would once again kick start, political echelons of the European Union Powerhouse would shuffle new cards, as a subsequent of which Europe would enter another cycle of prosperity. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The prospect of war in Europe is not such a farfetched scenario if one looks deeper into Europe’s history and how multi cultural diversity triggered armed conflicts in the past.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last but not least there are the conspiracy theorists who view the current crisis in Europe as something triggered deliberately in order to justify a “new world order” in which Europe is part of one <i><span style="font-style: normal;">sovereign</span></i><i> </i>entity, one government and one monetary control body.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u> </u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>MIDDLE EAST</u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The euphoria bubble surrounding the Arab Spring has burst and brought back the harsh reality to its people. Only the naive ones truly believed that with the Arab Spring, true democracy would hold a triumphant victory march into Arab society. Instead we are back at square one. Egypt has and will not see significant changes, not now nor after the elections. Egypt will continue to be governed by an autocratic government. As for the rest of the “Arab Spring” countries, mainstream media naively continue to report that “Moderate” Islamic governments are about to take over and thus democracy is destined to take over in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Well keep on dreaming. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>SYRIA - SUNNI MONARCHIES VERSUS SHIITES AND ALAWITES?</u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The situation in Syria on the other hand is becoming increasingly complex and hard to analyze, because of a full out “PSY OPS” style covert operation by foreign entities, starting from the UK, USA and THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES. Monitoring main stream media such as BBC, CNN and the rest of corporate print media, one cannot avoid detecting certain PSY OPS tactics. First of all most of main stream media unquestioningly convey statements given by the Syrian Opposition in the UK and other countries as given fact. Furthermore many mainstream media outlets claim to have obtained information from opposition groups in Syria via cell phone and internet.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HHYF8IBvusM?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">People how lived or visited Syria, know how rigorously mobile phone services and the internet are monitored and controlled by the Assad clan and their security services. Thus it seems rather unlikely that information obtained from the opposition via cell phones and internet social networks are genuine. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">In most likelihood these feedbacks are part of a PSY OPS strategy in order to destabilize the situation. One must not forget that SAUDIA ARABIA and TURKY seem to have a very strong geo- strategically interest in SYRIA and thus are eager to tumble the government.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWWPC4Dk8vDi7DOdeA9px9BKE8ID66Pnrf3vCEx9dtn-EMTvt4IZwO1OY5F90uFuAyy6O0JowqeAQYmC8PihnIl6F6a6RL1Oom4bCvFadvC2KoyLRwvtn-C0sPElXQMvlTH7D-IgtYFzj/s1600/shia-in-ME.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWWPC4Dk8vDi7DOdeA9px9BKE8ID66Pnrf3vCEx9dtn-EMTvt4IZwO1OY5F90uFuAyy6O0JowqeAQYmC8PihnIl6F6a6RL1Oom4bCvFadvC2KoyLRwvtn-C0sPElXQMvlTH7D-IgtYFzj/s320/shia-in-ME.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mainstream media also neglects to provide in-depth analysis as to why suddenly THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES is so desperate to sanction SYRIA. THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES was formed by eight ARAB states, all of whom are governed by ROYAL FAMILIES, BAHRAIN, JORDAN, KUWAIT, MOROCCO, OMAN, QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA and the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and all of whom are predominantly SUNNI MUSLIMS, (including Turkey) and NATO allies, whereas SYRIA is ruled by the ASSAD clan which are ALAWITES and foster close ties to RUSSIA and IRAN which is predominantly SHIITE. Thus it becomes imminent why suddenly THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES is increasing its pressure on SYRIA. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Geo-Strategically RUSSIA needs to support SYRIA in order to keep its only “foot in the water” in the MEDITERRANEAN SEA with its naval base in TARTUS. A regime change in DAMASCUS would oust RUSSIA and IRANIAN navies from the sea, thus eliminating the only friendly docking facilities.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I have mentioned in previous articles in this blog, toppling the current regime will turn the region into utmost chaos and civil war, something ISRAEL and the USA can’t afford to risk.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>USA PACIFIC REACH</u></b> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRjzUSJpWAMHBMxzufpVAcu1-7Y3QHIwdplr9ddfgB0xKMOZ1r-AyvcD7KMZyYooLF8ubEeBCAGDOvo_29WE5A3i4WM7By2paYm0IamtizB1Pb_ckK1TBFWhkv0fy8tdnvDejw0HKwMxB/s1600/malacca-straights.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRjzUSJpWAMHBMxzufpVAcu1-7Y3QHIwdplr9ddfgB0xKMOZ1r-AyvcD7KMZyYooLF8ubEeBCAGDOvo_29WE5A3i4WM7By2paYm0IamtizB1Pb_ckK1TBFWhkv0fy8tdnvDejw0HKwMxB/s320/malacca-straights.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The USA, despite its debt crisis, is always on the quest for new geo strategic advantages and thus does not hesitate to change its geo-political tactics. It therefore does not come as a surprise that the USA currently is trying to gain a footstep in the door of the Pacific Rim. The latest activities being the increase of  number of troops in AUSTRALIA and closer ties with VIETNAM in order to gain more influence in the CHINESE sea which would take them at the doorsteps of CHINA.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WeoyasUz7h4?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately RT is the only alternative video news resource on youtube that covers subjects mentioned in this blog,</span><span style="font-size: large;">which makes this blog not as impartial as intended to be!!</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CsPqtu7cx3o?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Aside from the pacific quest the USA increasingly are trying to mend relations with certain LATIN AMERICAN countries such as ARGENTINA and BRAZIL in order to gain a share of their economic boom and to have a “foot in the doorstep” in the food supply chain. (Related article will be published on this block in due course).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The current geopolitical seismic shift the world is experiencing will bring about changes upon many generations to come, and for sure they are not for the better.  </span></div>

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Geopolitics

GEO – STRATEGIC RESHUFFLE   That there is currently a reshuffling of the geopolitical landscape is nothing new. The question is where does a...

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Webinar recording: Get the hang of a Google hangout (27/11/2013)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpUjWM6Js0SM5C1VwQvju67THQgulA-ibbgaKNP4g1goeO-VLu4UVmTeVcS2Y936P0hIIzSmOBYL1xX6rp_Yy0LfoAOvOtDzwESZ5byfw9Knj_NVYMz_veOpTamWASyFnuoQqnrbnHv8/s1600/webinar+recording.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpUjWM6Js0SM5C1VwQvju67THQgulA-ibbgaKNP4g1goeO-VLu4UVmTeVcS2Y936P0hIIzSmOBYL1xX6rp_Yy0LfoAOvOtDzwESZ5byfw9Knj_NVYMz_veOpTamWASyFnuoQqnrbnHv8/s400/webinar+recording.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">What is a Google hangout?</b></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google+ is Google's new social networking tool. I have only just discovered its amazing potential since attending the Google Teacher Academy in New York in October. Google has put a lot of funding into developing Google+ and they are committed to making it work well for education, so it will just get better and better I am sure. Once you have created a </span><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Circles-in-Google-Plus" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">circle of friends</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Google+ you can choose to hang out with them on Google+. This allows you to video chat, IM chat, watch YouTube videos together, and more. </span><br /><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Summary of benefits</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Hangouts are part of Google+, Google's new free social networking tool. On a Hangout 10 people (possible 15 on Google Apps) can:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*video chat</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*IM (instant message) chat</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*watch YouTube videos together</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*collaborate on a Google Doc</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*use a whiteboard collaboratively</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*add effects for fun</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*record the Hangout directly on YouTube</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*live stream for more viewers</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*A minimum of two people </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*and more… </span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A Slideshare showing the steps</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This slideshare was used in the SchoolNet webinar of the same name and shows the steps in creating a hangout.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/15447237" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/get-the-hang-of-a-google-hangout" target="_blank" title="Get the hang of a Google+ hangout">Get the hang of a Google+ hangout</a> </strong>from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></strong></span> </div><strong><u><br /></u></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Webinar recording:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week SchoolNet had a webinar whih was presented by me (Fiona Beal) on 'Get the hang of a Google Hangout'. Here is the recording</span><u>. </u><br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p6kgz1ndmhz/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p6kgz1ndmhz/</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (22 mins)</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ideas for using a hangout in the the classroom</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Read a story</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Bring in an expert/guest speaker/author|</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Share from a Slideshare</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Homework tutoring</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Professional Development meeting</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Work on a project together</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Virtual penpals</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Global classroom discussions</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Career Day wit panelists</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Attend other hangouts (Google has a whole library of hangouts)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Extended discussion on a class topic</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Subject-related hangouts</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Conduct workshops and seminars</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Additional reading and viewing</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a) A tutorial </span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note that Google updates its products continually so some features in this video might look different.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7K06lHu4gDk" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>b) Further Reading</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Google%2B-Hangouts">How to use Google Hangouts</a> </span><br />*<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Google%2B-Hangouts-for-Teaching" style="background-color: #f9f7f1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to Use Google+ Hangouts for Teaching</a><br />*<a href="http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/events/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to create a Google event</a><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>

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Weight Watchers...it was like going home again

I love Weight Watchers! Actually, I love my Weight Watcher leader, Janis. She is absolutely amazing, and very inspiring. She makes me think, makes me want to do better and best of all, she makes me laugh.<br /><br />The thing about Weight Watchers is that it makes you focus on eating healthy, something that calorie counting alone doesn't really require. I feel excited to be back on a plan. Of course, this means what I eat and how much I exercise will become somewhat of an obsession for me (again). But that's okay. It's what I need right now<br /><br />Now for the weighin, the post Thanksgiving Day weighin where I ate too much, including pumpkin pie and apple pie. The apple pie was a frozen pie made by Plush Pippin. If you've never had a Plush Pippin pie, well, you haven't lived. They're the best! It's all gone now, so now worries about it until Thanksgiving 2012. The Plush Pippin factory is actually in Kent, Washington, very near to where I live. Funny story but about ten years ago they had an overstock sale and you could buy pies for $1.00 each at their warehouse. I remember standing in line and buying ten pies. They were delicious...and I weighed about 240 pounds then. Now I get one pie a year and share it with my husband...only on Thanksgiving. They're off limits the other 364 days of the year. <br /><br />I digress...I went from talking about my weighin to talking about pie. Not good. This is what I weighed this morning at Weight Watchers, after two cups of coffee, breakfast and I was fully dressed (obviously!). It's my true weight.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">184.4</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm really not upset by it, which is pretty amazing for me. I knew I'd gained weight the last few weeks because I wasn't paying attention. I'm one of those people that absolutely must constantly be aware of what I'm eating and how much. I gain weight easily when I'm not being careful.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is my starting point. I have goals and the first one is to get under 180. I have a very busy schedule this next week, but I will eat carefully, and track my Points on my phone. I have a brand new Android Samsung Galaxy II S (the best phone ever!). The Weight Watcher app is easy to use so I won't have any excuses to not track.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>The hotel I stay at in Fairbanks has a decent gym, with ellipticals and treadmills and a variety of weights. Unfortunately, there isn't a Stairmaster, but there are stairs in the hotel. Only eight floors, but it's something. I can do the elliptical then run the stairs a few times, plus do weights. <br /><br />I just got home from the gym and now I have to pack. My left arm is still really weak. I can do dumbbell curls easily with my right arm at 15 pounds. My left arm can barely lift eight pounds. It's really pathetic. I'm surprised how three months in a cast and then another two weeks in a splint completely weakened my left arm. I don't have any noticeable muscle tone in my left arm. It's all flab. Really awful.. After my workouts it's so sore it aches. My right arm feels nothing because I kept lifting weights with it the entire time I had the cast. The doctor said it'll take at least six months to even get it close to what it was before my accident. More likely a year. Oh well...at least no surgery on it or it would have been a lot worse.<br /><br />I probably won't have time to post while I'm in Fairbanks, but when I get back, hopefully life will calm down a bit and I can get back to reading blogs and posting regularly (and leaving comments on all your blogs!).<br /><br />I'm really excited about Weight Watchers. After four years of being on and off of it, I feel like this is the right thing to do for myself right now. I need the structure and the accountability. It provides both. It's still hard work, but losing weight on any plan is hard work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Weight Watchers...it was like going home again

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Weight Watchers...again!

I quit Weight Watchers several months ago, right before I broke my wrist on August 6. It had lost it's charm, and I never like the new program that was introduced a year ago. Eat all the fruit you want "until you're full" confused me.<br /><br />I started using the BodyMedia in August and dropped twenty pound in three months, but I've put some of that weight back on. Life happened, and I stumbled.<br /><br />My sister had a major stroke, and I was in Fairbanks for six weeks of the last nine-week period dealing with a lot of family drama. These are excuses for my slip, but for once in my life I'm cutting myself a little slack on gaining weight.<br /><br />The last few months have been hideous. It's not over yet, but I see some light at the end of the tunnel. I'm returning to Fairbanks tomorrow for five days. A lot of very serious financial decisions have to be made to secure my sister's future. I have meetings with a real estate attorney, an estate planning attorney, a tax accountant, two real estate agents, the tax assessor (who highly over-appraised her rental property) and my sister's doctor and her speech therapist.   <br /><br />So here I am, a year later, and I weigh close to what I weighed a year ago...at least I think I do. I didn't weigh this morning, but I know I'm within a few pounds (I was 180.4 January 3, 2011).<br /><br />This means after a year, I've not accomplished much regarding my weight. I guess you could call it maintenance, but at 180+ I really need to lose weight, not maintain. I'm better off than I was in February 2008, when I weighed 240 pounds. I'm happy about maintaining a 60-pound loss, but I really need and want to lose weight.<br /><br />Today, it's back to Weight Watchers. I just signed up online for the meetings. My plan is the 10 a.m. meeting. I have a lot to do today, do laundry and pack, but there are two things I have to do:  Weight Watchers and the gym, in that order.<br /><br />I'll post my weigh-in results later today. Since it's post-Thanksgiving, and I'll be dressed versus not dressed when I weigh at home, I'm sure I'll be up a few pounds. That's okay. I have to start somewhere.

Weight Watchers...again!

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Coming Soon to REEL LIFE...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEjDbIJYubHGXO9lipgoQ5l4jReN_OaEcr8NDBS8IXB_K_dfjsm9Qv0f66G1CDM0-Q41bHFy6h8AF7EIE4KiouZeUSgAZcYKn75erYSRg8vRXeizUArIXjpLT8DjHEGY8npccfs3ZgyiEZok/s1600/Some+Came+Running.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbIJYubHGXO9lipgoQ5l4jReN_OaEcr8NDBS8IXB_K_dfjsm9Qv0f66G1CDM0-Q41bHFy6h8AF7EIE4KiouZeUSgAZcYKn75erYSRg8vRXeizUArIXjpLT8DjHEGY8npccfs3ZgyiEZok/s320/Some+Came+Running.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Some Came Running</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A sampling of a few posts and one event (my first!) on the near horizon for <i>The Lady Eve's Reel Life</i>:</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: small;">The Families of Vincent Minnelli</span></u></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A look at some of the director's most memorable family-themed films, including <i>Meet Me in St. Louis </i>(1944), <i>Father of the Bride</i> (1950), <i>Some Came Running </i>(1958) and <i>Home From the Hill</i> (1960). Plus a look at the award-winning artist's own life.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LxofMT1YMiX0ESLFXCg4sKaJehVj7Cuxqm7nibs7Pli7RDtPCvWlzbuiSGULviNoo5BcBnxN0o7HX1jhuFUHBUcN3AaDkzRFnX0zqhqHpZChxeBf4iFvPpUHnYbgaAmhbQNr-_khoMrc/s1600/These+Amazing+Shadows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LxofMT1YMiX0ESLFXCg4sKaJehVj7Cuxqm7nibs7Pli7RDtPCvWlzbuiSGULviNoo5BcBnxN0o7HX1jhuFUHBUcN3AaDkzRFnX0zqhqHpZChxeBf4iFvPpUHnYbgaAmhbQNr-_khoMrc/s320/These+Amazing+Shadows.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><i>These Amazing Shadows</i></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Late in December the PBS series "Independent Lens" will spotlight  "culturally, historically... aesthetically significant" American films included in the National Film Registry with the one-hour documentary, <i>These Amazing Shadows</i>. The registry's beginnings with National Film Preservation Act of 1988 is also covered. I'll be previewing the documentary ahead of its air date.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRO1PX2cADvf1Hm7aRrum8oSbV9CYYb-xzvWrkjs8UaFtEvkb_LmI4A6_tS0ILHNfjs3mSPkiZWe8tuSU8BCvmQaFbiMA2EPzZkinHUNTNJok0xJtGk7xKmv78dfkrdurBbcfkhya2CtkI/s1600/shop+around+the+corner.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/AVvXsEjRO1PX2cADvf1Hm7aRrum8oSbV9CYYb-xzvWrkjs8UaFtEvkb_LmI4A6_tS0ILHNfjs3mSPkiZWe8tuSU8BCvmQaFbiMA2EPzZkinHUNTNJok0xJtGk7xKmv78dfkrdurBbcfkhya2CtkI/s1600/shop+around+the+corner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The Shop Around the Corner</i></span></u></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just in time for the holidays...a reflection on Ernst Lubitsch's 1940 classic. The director's own favorite among his films, it is set at Christmastime in Budapest, features a sparkling ensemble cast led by James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan and Frank Morgan...and 'tis perfection.<i> </i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: small;">A Month of <i>Vertigo</i></span></u></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A great group of guest contributors - and me - will blog on myriad facets of Alfred Hitchcock's masterwork. I'm hoping <i>A Month of Vertigo</i> makes for a very interesting beginning to 2012...</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdGtLOI-ui_uWgq6WQJflIQtMXT96tJ0H5xFyuIlZ9wMfpuyBG4wMKy8fZ0uTROz_7iv6WE3X1wb1aG3yB649yM8DVYYAxHv88H0y84ektWA4OCAk42P5ANp4kMCeHmdNu-vNxqgeJJD1/s1600/scottie+and+madeleine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdGtLOI-ui_uWgq6WQJflIQtMXT96tJ0H5xFyuIlZ9wMfpuyBG4wMKy8fZ0uTROz_7iv6WE3X1wb1aG3yB649yM8DVYYAxHv88H0y84ektWA4OCAk42P5ANp4kMCeHmdNu-vNxqgeJJD1/s400/scottie+and+madeleine.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

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A blog can be a fantastic teaching tool in a technology integrated classroom

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">There are five Web2.0 applications that I think make a blog a really worthwhile teaching tool in a technology integrated classroom. They are:<br />1) <i><b>Box.net </b></i>where you can store documents that you have created and link to them.<br />2) <b><i>Embedit.in</i></b> which allows you to embed anything on your blog.<br />3) <b><i>Slideshare</i></b> which maakes an e-book from a PowerPoint or PDF. This is so useful for instructions.<br />4) <b><i>Screencast-o-matic </i></b>where you can explain and show at the same time.<br />5) <b><i>Vocaroo.com</i></b> where you can give verbal instructions to the class.<br /><br />Best of all - they are all free!<br /><br />This slideshare shows you how to use each one of these applications.<br /><br /><div id="__ss_10331058" style="width: 425px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/your-blog-as-a-teaching-tool" title="Your blog as a teaching tool">Your blog as a teaching tool</a></strong><object height="355" id="__sse10331058" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=yourblogasateachingtool-111125180754-phpapp02&stripped_title=your-blog-as-a-teaching-tool&userName=fionabeal" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><embed name="__sse10331058" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=yourblogasateachingtool-111125180754-phpapp02&stripped_title=your-blog-as-a-teaching-tool&userName=fionabeal" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal">fionabeal</a>.</div></div><br /></div>

Blogging A blog can be a fantastic teaching tool in a technology integrated classroom

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Your blog can be a fantastic teaching tool in a technology integrated classroom

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Recently I have been running a free online blogging course for teachers around South Africa, and I decided to do all the teaching from a blog to model blogging. I suddenly realised what a fantastic teaching tool a blog can be in a technology integrated classroom. </span>I’d like to share a few of the Web 2.0 applications that can really aid a teacher in a classroom.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. Use Box.net to link to documents you have created  <a href="http://box.net/">http://box.net</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For example</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJ4ATF3qbSTkQsg_U1Ev-p8O2Kr6HQgCjE8wrhFt2XqEpjH9DXrYBVTBEIS1GBqizkLVTH9LBbzv02_NzQSTwDM9wR_gAbP-AjGE4ogmVJbpqGg62la5h_3OoTsT5uHTY32ZhkW1scMY/s1600-h/image%25255B58%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYu2Tb6ddX55p3rDQSA9KjpsFKOjJTH5K8sOqdD7DJL4JittM7qSKK1HT2lmkWo0QYGphRYhHoDSFYsmOoE-M1JOx5gE4JprBeKNrIsXjKLArqYFujIaO4T7uD4neslhmjRmeOzP5sSo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1.1 Join Box.net and upload your document. You get 5GB of free space.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QCr7FAAtehbyOptubot1yX5nifadTJr5t4B8itRF8ra8lnPH_mzRQg8oxeMC19Noe4VodSTe8IVVpEFRP42-tH6Dw0lhKJVGOEHj1sYFFXiShbfEoZ5ZDsdFo9vFkoqaO2AQyCesJ_c/s1600-h/image%25255B59%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1qrvWdItAm2SqbuAZMIkXp4nt9qH504AqPBWk29yQcFkWPuCuBO7q8i4GiLoOnLd09leja_NOUSU5yqqiEYx2dq0bIuouWYVWLvCQK7Hg_ARSzMbad-Pp60tzpqj8cNgw9H8o93gD3c/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1.2 Once your document is uploaded and appears in your list, click on <em>Share</em>. A web address link will appear for you to copy. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P73yAwkEVweLMWd4w5wznlNXCwnusgGQfK9m9LV6M1aUvqRnDEBH8jOWbZHjYyxVEwtSHV9EQLdQUGslCIjNgVOWVR23YoBSd1i0eKkorEKhGUvcx50-ZDxxeGAvPiixVdByXEu_I2o/s1600-h/image%25255B8%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNIIctWRyl81PE80uynzMIVCNmcdzAkWNb21Wd8DlzjOL9m5g-7mpjIglNraKh7ZWHKkW-xybVtRponQho1EqE76hxyeqRRo__dGV8fX7WhEj-7cNKRlnBXmwnxseWkIQInTKh-IouVw/?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><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1.3 Copy this web address to the spot where you want it in your blog and click on the word<em> link</em> at the top of your blog post to make it an active link</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSgbOtX66B_yIoIrXS0RGfX-Q-eC68UFMfxBVLiNCvB14lRoMZzQlSPEXcjbt7ri38YPp4BKfNQVK_baDl8PZzhvg9g6rwBMYuqU4SlkAF44QncrD4gH5mTyHa6U6Lvng2pkj3co9Wx4/s1600-h/image%25255B60%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BavzHsMRa5n2n586PWzNsfwcp1rZDbZK8EYkhSoW1Slv8tBsZgxYjNgXqMd4lify9Iy-cXTLmJR4s3XV3OQ1KA4QbtFexoLKr55mowbaQ9m9za2YmbNOaKjLzW22D8wXECW4uOKGSEY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The result:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"How to add pages to your blog</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Take a look at the Tipsheet for a step-by-step guide for adding pages to your blog. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.box.com/s/0n7mlllvp442syfhqnr1">http://www.box.com/s/0n7mlllvp442syfhqnr1</a>"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2. Use Embedit.in to link to documents you have created</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Embedit.in is a fantastic application that allows you to embed all sorts of different documents on your blog by creating an embed code. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">For example </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0XZb3fQW31YtbJaCxFSZJUNfdFVQm6QKQi5EYn_azuNQhuWbMipqATgHCgi9QbWof5zioH3DS54LyUhwFAVktrhnhdgGeiTWLgdHu8joQIt1sVDqlked2D-xhBmaVxs5xJGMwXyk7jY/s1600-h/image%25255B62%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhoYTeOgB9BXutGyUXAWNnP7Y3YFgfOzhwumSLePOj2mHBtqmKT3nifEsyFAVsydH40uleiBE2mZ3J1ksnrvbFjWiALG93tSHgvk5ImtzNx7yVuKawcpkBdQ4UWXln209DVCK99iJLO4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2.1 Go to <a href="http://embedit.in/">http://embedit.in</a></span> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxk5TibpjjwFwVIPSR7u2Kj6Rrkyhw0i-QP_dDFU2i7yUHBkdObcI8pWsHr9A4QJz3u43wdVaDgsRYoCkybBj-FK6DDgmZ6zUoRI_eptcFM22XkaLVpGkWXvUgT59Gw3hv2yHQ2l6oDg/s1600-h/image%25255B63%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Piqn5DjGpOs2j0YaHCGNPblE9qw5YR5FYTelikmSG3eDC4CVCfJsk9xwEIO8dRhNLa3wTa8dtj0KeFYJ6X0DzwwnYwuM4-94tbxbMUf_-0yCvF7DE6_MO7fG4Iimdow4455q2kD3OiU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br />2.2 Go to <i>My embeds</i> and sign in using one of your accounts – I use my Google account <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3MvOEB8wS_5-n6xcpr9yL0jgF3Nq2epWv7OBllq1qxoWT2insoUXUj7Sa0Y6GW-R3yQUx2-3A1seBJlnLYr2z0ooGeZ6nONoNJBp5n1GLiAo4NnqgKeUEjB-3gXUCxwwCPG4pK97amE/s1600-h/image%25255B64%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHARdrcx0cWma7jwcUzQxAtr0keHZ5_3AwudofUcy7SQorn6wMkuV0mXMMhJk7_SkYcurp-JXWiIE7mEsNqdEXJJZo9WkPecUa0wqP9LMwDnoL0v_jKxUxxZZBA-vYQ_n8mx0VZW0ni4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2.3 Go to Select Files and find the file you want on your computer. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYr-xVNVXg1RTpzNxac4XueliK3h5g07a0dRub0PwRVxTdsNrxDVeuoZ-7-LLJpgFcGrD10kK8c9UDM_d3vE_mJr7y0iq8-mLj-5lhI8NeDwL9B2UCn66ne9JqIH2BA8uwLcMKqFEsXA/s1600-h/image%25255B65%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F79XDzYYKxm1-oRGkMNcYNAQkw0BS3o_v4IGVS1-YRoT2KyLG62XGU4fgS6gI49z1udx_3B3Q3m4-4g4zW4j4H1IX23CGOzlmB3_ah8B7fR0rBep4Cv0_RoCB12WyBJ120AGRSkD45I/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2.4 Copy the embed code into the HTML part of your blog post. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9rYhWkRotgW-ueSsvtCwYZiy06zS1hg6j_h-crusWcEH7gGZeFoHpNhd9R9zsHEylHdfGnMalciY5Li9tO9wDkaiif6kF2zi33o3Whr7_AZwcNg555SKNZUp_wMWz0tWfdcxIy5tQ5Y/s1600-h/image%25255B66%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKa3J2S5Ud4Xp26xrppREbUYRgxzUr5I3BriztcKcJ0KvymV5fDUCxMhLutrBQGUjzvI2EGDEwLw8znmZR3h0Pr3jL1RQ-EsRsvXz1BsAcxDSpwNM5j5x7bjS5ACRQlSB5ejQo9-fleY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br />This is the result<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Read these instructions:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><embed allowfullscreen="true" height="400" src="http://embedit.in/uJotVorRpi.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420"></embed><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. Use Slideshare.com for more detailed instructions</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Slideshare is a fantastic way to present a book-like instruction to a class. You create each page in PowerPoint. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For example</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuv3VTQjw-HLyEeNCHQQTBPw1x2-P7IQkQ4I9RSlqoVmUe_GrNKwufQC4ITu2I4x3nRv2L4hnaFrwtx7Q08BomrdlV91GRg9Qt0gD4MWxax08XEAMPFmFfLOKeEthygflF3S9284xm4o/s1600-h/image%25255B67%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pSTZJKtMrEmaiSACbwTKcngKol4YibuhfZ04c9QKPJhWQIWBYF8gbdh_EqziinFHGFN-kA19w7HSt49aJB3cRzOMjmVhWug-UNzb38QU8gHp3X3zE-j2b0jFRLyhmYGsmeBNeS-no9w/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3.1 Go to Slideshare.com, join and click on <em>Upload</em> to find the Powerpoint or PDF you want to use.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0rSCWu3jg3QK9hMc5osGoGw9mduYdlGA7DAiZQ10bOaYx3pc4pJcHTDUHboVjcU1fu4GXYTwbuB63EpTaCRPqnwyAmv1-XItdWDYMHp_uNpVzCjNIFotFVXGgoZtHzY9mUIeCsOPnXc/s1600-h/image%25255B68%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9Rh9nLvJR0zN0EjHMTk6mn9DdB62ZeDX1z098yzr1Q7zz7VC6wuJcaGVtSUow0xC73mA7-6AjFe_5PgL9UrWSDuDAH7bpqqb3Cxte0gKJNBPLcbw33Nv7lGj4MgTE2sw3qWInlVTEfs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3.2 When you document appears click on <em>embed</em> to get the code.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDA2JfkSloEWIRzT-xtghns5_lstVdzz0z9jYBsv1xNNvsFoew4-i8vnzFPedYeLIT_dJocerKJMNr1QdAqoGWrILiY2n-hIwylejEyIopwuCHKKiiAs3hciceNdrayDq_Msg6PFEuqg/s1600-h/image%25255B71%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csnokwLFeWmF3tbwZ6-C8cO-Ke4aITyRYN_hRb2zs5bexvAq4YjbE9id0PRCSKgRY__gxJG11Kgnnm88RGC44xl0wN6OG-cL8-ee_sFizEmHaXAmEbHRHZG7ukrsvSDBHjqx81eupJ4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">3.3 This is what the code looks like</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFx-AIAs7_2tJUv5gNAtTME1IqefDhaxG4CodUsrqqYCf03Ul8deN9AxNHk__BTnAcGJfqhhyjSC-ZF-phw8-7WDXbO0zhwTO_Fw_Et18WPN6aakKlQ6BEjwjyxM-Vx3sTE59e3ooXzA/s1600-h/image%25255B72%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZXXSUjxHWLTySvHN_O3NkDjPPu0BbQHsdizGsQhi_1q8vKURbOMIYkqNMsGllzv98ATqniSk6a89X1CNkM_ZQ5xRvC1Z8sW8hvpzZeOeEK2tGe5HtCdfKllPIMiPc15af-0oTCJFvJY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Result on the blog</span><br /><div id="__ss_10209120" style="width: 425px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/adding-bells-and-whistles-to-your-blog" target="_blank" title="Adding bells and whistles to your blog">Adding bells and whistles to your blog</a></strong> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/10209120" width="425"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding: 5px 0px 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">fionabeal</a> </div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>4. Use Screencasts to explain something more complicated</b></span> <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4.1 Join Screencast-o-matic.com and log in. Start recording by following the instructions.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8pfJlEQ-5sVjzvG-ZQTqgTU8kbM2ErfhW7wkkc7mBoXufIm9Qt4qUlfw_4Cxlnjqr3qf95SSCcCgu2PMvuGPDFx0ogxTEk-UYveZ-FaucP_G-p-Z62NC_GDFuuqAq5mUhdF2UgwQ6Nw/s1600-h/image%25255B73%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNiTLWx81VzRARcxViwHiULwUCZ_KEE1L7_hkZA0bCgD5OVERkgAzgqRRfQaOwHCyPulihuyokWESRNFTitNCeUXTJ4nJE-pIuY5whkK4vGbQEK9iaPjC-64vp17w6BaneW0v0FHyToY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4.2 This is what it looks like when you are finished. You can embed it, upload it to YouTube, or download it as a movie file.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="347" scrolling="no" src="http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/embed?sc=cXXIDnu6G&w=400&v=3" width="402"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>5. Use verbal instructions on your blog using Vocaroo.com</strong></span> <br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong>  <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Vocaroo.com is so easy to use. You can download the result as a .wav file, or you can simply embed it in your blog. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5.1 Join Vocaroo.com, click to record, record and start speaking when prompted.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAot9lZro5AhKutDLApRs_-S-90ysl6XekyscVHJkiPtATAg4P28JxQrLRRsZpJgePhfnpEVYHa6bwmk1XntWvsz3zzhlYRk48-99y_TBuTL-wSrlIMnV8BD6REvcdZRBuiNKqiYvdC_4/s1600-h/image%25255B76%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQWIhK7ZO14-KZ4sD4fjEv84KAa-eWhY2HZVnh79QZ2Rrw9fbEwTIa8Bo6qfbqwikF1xdnSJ2gkxBB0933j27NxnV8lo8gBOw_Egx3TPxQqh_8Kr5IOjiCETtkKqMlyLZ2iPWv56oac8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5.2 You will be asked to allow your microphone to be used.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBWnbXTTS9hW-zmd20AlP3a6yeTRsxEtWK2gzhVVfY9MS9gtkA8jwUV3vq3XW4RSx23iSJ9NceGRgbjlSrbMSpiksgVHDoesKrvlUNNBTh4PyWiea1kEU8ZOmqIwUS4-U94jw6kQ4tK8/s1600-h/image%25255B78%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1890YwGBovO0YJdb6iNm0xRp-RuaMd5OoGYqp41UOlU9rRn1BzO29RTJ-_-rgNI9f_wTGvn_jpex88tARY_PQNaS68o_RVSdlzJtQ9Qs7wE8URf9I_3DN1Onn0cSTQ1f_Cr4rVfWRzA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">*Paste the embed code into your blog</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr_UH6bKZetTkrG8uG7hw90cGofQaW1ASeVbmTE4Nx4TDCuyxacmX0paE3pwqcvX65g8rlfZa_BOxXZaKypnC34beY7A4GD9RFS9Abc5GhYuSTECKFPrXmXCEs3qc0ldQJtiyQpaONSU/s1600-h/image%25255B81%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJxvvxP73T215-Ez2STb1dTIPJRK2lJyZ4qlRxBueATm2OjvypVAcdvdjssvQio8eAIEu1PCCUmRARrpR6kTwzms_gRkCaWO8mryVhzH0p4sV1xHgC5H_oBs70wxCWVOioFTlDA9xDfU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="261" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the result</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><embed height="44" src="http://vocaroo.com/player.swf?playMediaID=v4jogT8zyOtglCsmw&server=m1.vocaroo.com&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="148" wmode="transparent"></embed> <br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">These are just a few of the ways you can make your blog a great teaching tool. Perhaps you have tried out others that you would like to share?</span></div>

Blogging Your blog can be a fantastic teaching tool in a technology integrated classroom

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Goldman Sachs and Europe's "Inside Job"

<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Goldman Sachs has infiltrated senior positions of power across Europe, says Le Monde's London correspondent, Marc Roche.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; 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/_gQv4mKXuQw?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div>

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How to add photos, slideshows and videos to a blog

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="__ss_10314633" style="width: 425px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/how-to-add-photos-videos-and-slideshows-to-a-blogger-blog" title="How to add photos, videos and slideshows to a Blogger blog">How to add photos, videos and slideshows to a Blogger blog</a></strong><object height="355" id="__sse10314633" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=howtoaddphotosvideosandslideshowstoabloggerblog-111124172325-phpapp01&stripped_title=how-to-add-photos-videos-and-slideshows-to-a-blogger-blog&userName=fionabeal" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><embed name="__sse10314633" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=howtoaddphotosvideosandslideshowstoabloggerblog-111124172325-phpapp01&stripped_title=how-to-add-photos-videos-and-slideshows-to-a-blogger-blog&userName=fionabeal" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal">fionabeal</a>.</div></div></div>

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Elkanah House runs with the TeachMeet idea in the Western Cape

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><em style="font-size: small;">This is a guest post by Linda Foulkes ot Elkanah House in Table View. Linda is responsible for the training and testing of Grade 8 to 10 students on the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification. She is a Microsoft Office Expert and ICDL Advanced Trainer. In addition to her role as Staff Trainer and High School ICT Integration support (ICT Department), she also belongs to the Academic Department as Grade 8 Tutor Teacher. Linda absolutely loves spending her time researching social media and relevant technologies with connections on Twitter (@folklind) and Facebook, as well as her blog at </em><a href="http://folklind.wordpress.com/" style="font-size: small;"><em>http://folklind.wordpress.com</em></a><em style="font-size: small;">, and enjoys imparting this knowledge as professional development, enhancing teaching experience for teachers/students or simply just to boost efficiency in the workplace. Apart from that Linda is the Person who is running with the TeachMeet idea at Elkanah House.</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9uYNcH7wit6r0-dY_D_Os_BaDrmB2jD7sSHFovjLrHyv0PQ6NiyfX1oUFYaTqinPeFzqU-3hWbgM40y7DghpEpQ_avvrhj4If_vlWxiDwo9Dn7KE270u-5b5KofOhWRgqA-Ac91DFkQ/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9e_OugLSa9LyZoQogVdeHjAxHnNEcEPmkz_jkOASMaBf5dPYvwpWlVbkWxuEZ6KrCqDjk4oA4A7RuW5Hr_PJdLA5U6VOZyMYGMZOX8rLpsud6EjmOBv6nBdZFhFHoSl5mCNLZl2Ulzo/?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="161" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpzLEp8lNwWOcStvGWe_gQNQswpcxq3oVfvAUNHgwZ36dEG2eeW3KYf3BbrhacDvPzrixQF3mDSUN1aH1wfqLkBLuKO6DWBYXxBjegf2JzK19N96yfvxvDl4-4UmolTy21GGQeUlebo8/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fT_m5qjY6D5Aw0GugFvMODIQ468R9ZFqY3BRyoPXIbAmUFd9chrPeqs7QHLv8m8xKwPXhOwqk_hQ-H0SAM7TffXqNQfGOpVuKGnqEZOO4JcLN4xTCUTGrN_ucpmyLLTPvWh2ZrN0JzA/?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="227" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>  <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Second TeachMeet this Saturday 26 November 2011</b></span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This Saturday Elkanah House will be running its second TeachMeet and introducing its first IpadMeet. </span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAcyHT48VGSHkoI4pH02ol7wSg1gBwaWJKJpC6XIhmbdDdOR2ZKBstloSmtxJQTYqhyphenhyphenv3ajXBvGJ2z5lwEmoP2le6fXaFfwijaIMn3FEnYNvl_4QNQ76lEIaLsdDWkCAhyphenhyphen-nUb1r8QJ4/s1600-h/image%25255B16%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_wroQc4PoFqfD80yJGRCYG8UraE95xoUumdELBEUrAZ5LZ6yh9YgmMcX74XEWnsKaT5fqrcGyVXWu9h2MYpEbLLn-q14yaocbloA4hfbhhyphenhyphentAYRyVydt1PV3DKCBgvrRmu4HPBiS3OM/?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="465" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgEJNane5_zEyl6meg1YvM0yK0Ih3SiSAQKkIa98sSNUzfG3p9MFjm49ThUh5fSp_bY_wmE-Hoea6Vh_KfzTVfLfpOAp38ZGmPFZKRq08W-ZFlmS9VWdbbk86ePseTff7QCKhg2QVL9w/s1600-h/image%25255B20%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1GrIXmbNFdY9DauAx97ZbPmx7gdPhgvM4Zw965gt42nil254agQlEJs0Ld_3a6J9R_8hyq8j2JPNIix3atUQxgPiqACdAuuDL4AgfwQNawGVfL-nKzPYcQBSN02tBIjCxpE_Eamp1fo/?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="453" /></a> <br /><br />Read about the proposed IPADMeet here:<br /><a href="http://karenstadler.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/ipadmeet-elkanah-join-the-conversation/">http://karenstadler.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/ipadmeet-elkanah-join-the-conversation/</a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Report back on first  TeachMeet on 29 October</b></span> <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Elkanah House held its very first TeachMeet on Saturday, 29^th October. The meet was held in the Library Resource Centre from 12h00 till 14h00 at our High School. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You might be thinking “What is a TeachMeet?” TeachMeets are a very popular form of professional development for teachers. Teachers’ sign up to either participate as a Keen Bean by presenting a successful lesson, resource, or idea [the list is endless] that they have experienced using ICT in the classroom or as an Enthusiastic Lurker (for those who wish to “check out” the situation and participate in discussions or simply learn from others). </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Presenters are encouraged to prepare a 3 minute presentation or idea to share at the TeachMeet. These are collected via a Dropbox shared folder the week before the meet. All the resources are shared with attendees after the TeachMeet. The organisers of the TeachMeet will keep to the time limits! </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Twenty two teachers from different schools, within the Cape Town area, attended the TeachMeet @ Elkanah. The meet opened with attendees spending some time mingling at the SchoolYard Market Tea Venue. This was a great way to relax and get to know each other before moving to the Library Resource Centre. Everyone then moved to the TeachMeet venue where the meet was officially opened by Linda Foulkes (@folklind). Karen Stadler (@ICT_Integrator) very professionally handled the Twitter backchannel for the meet. Our twitter hashtag is #elkteachmeet.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />Visit the following link for more information or to sign up for the next TeachMeet [February 2012]<br /><a href="http://teachmeet-southafrica.wikispaces.com/">http://teachmeet-southafrica.wikispaces.com</a> or email <strong><a href="mailto:teachmeet@elkanah.co.za">teachmeet@elkanah.co.za</a></strong> <br />Third Term and Four Term 2011 volumes of the Business of Teaching (South African Education Quarterly Magazine) was donated to all participants of TeachMeet by the editor, Gareth Davies. If you are not already following @teachingbiz on Twitter, don’t delay…do it today! <br /><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Presentations</span></strong> <br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Presenters shared the... Use of wiki’s in a girls’ junior school: Club activity; Screencasting using Screenr and Jing; Book Reports with SpeakingImage, Popplet and Prezi; Global Classroom Project; Using Flipsnack; Amelia the Pigeon with Google Earth, Paint Powerpoint, Word [Google Docs], and Myth Animations. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The day ended with very positive discussions around wifi, ipads, tools and more. It was suggested that we also host an IPADMeet. A very successful day!</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">An occasion that benefitted all</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Since the meet on Saturday I have had contact from teachers who are accessing the resources from the Saturday TeachMeet and preparing to apply these to meet the needs in the classroom. Do our children know what special dedicated teachers we have out there? Visit the following blog post of Lisa Gair (@ICT_Educator) who is so inspired by the meet <strong><a href="http://icteducator.blogspot.com/">http://icteducator.blogspot.com/</a></strong> and shares her resource on how to use <strong><a href="http://www.flipsnack.com/">Flipsnack</a></strong> to make beautiful flipping books. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Watch the links above and follow #elkteachmeet for the next TeachMeet @ Elkanah and as Fiona Beal (@fibeal) said….</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqbUh4t6W9AyezGXngMIlcGIFRiKsfxjZsu-cDNz5xPW-1o-LflI3WLwrutcQizJ6q1eXclT_ZhB5SwTV56aZ251zSfUVA9YWYKdRLVMKtl_agu_dGgxrqjZDiUSwfqIT3OQO3BEQRaE/s1600-h/image%25255B12%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbdyYFWRtBxrfIidEbHhdSQKsWHXUygYLpe4rYun8QzTEbqq4002OSTvVSVLGtdpHKX0rfoX7AFywZ3j8uzgIN960VJtOn0kaK8qlrjxddqd5b25-cQoB0XpxtHQ0R031UB9wFo01uTE/?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="578" /></a> <br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hotos of the day</span></span></strong><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MgGXww7f2Xk" width="420"></iframe> </div>

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Anatomy of a memorable résumé

<br /><div class="ArticleHeadline" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: -30px;"><div style="color: #333333; font: italic normal normal 16px/normal arial, helvetica;"><span id="cbArticle_lblHeadline2">Important pieces to help your land the interview</span></div><b><span id="cbArticle_lblByLine">Alina Dizik, Special to CareerBuilder</span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://emj.cbdr.com/artieimages/7t/ar5m4fc79mknwz64d87t.gif?time=7/12/2011%206:18:14%20pm" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://emj.cbdr.com/artieimages/7t/ar5m4fc79mknwz64d87t.gif?time=7/12/2011%206:18:14%20pm" /></a></div><div class="cbmsnArticleImage">A memorable résumé is crucial in helping you get your foot in the door. "The structure and strategy behind a résumé are often the keys to engaging employers," says Laura Smith-Proulx, executive director of résumé writing service An Expert Résumé. Getting the right résumé formula isn't as hard as it looks. Here's a top-to-bottom list to help you craft the perfect résumé:</div></div><div class="ArticleContent" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Clear format</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">There are many different formats available online. Choose a format that look professional and use an 11 or 12-point font so no one has to squint. Colors done in a tasteful manner can also help job see<a href="" name="_GoBack" style="color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"></a>kers stand out, says Mary Elizabeth Bradford, author of the "21^st Century Résumé Guide for the Perplexed." "I prefer two colors to add character to a résumé but one must use discernment and not overdo it," she explains</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Résumé title</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">If you're worried about starting with a boring summary of your achievements, use the top of your résumé to convey a quick title like "Business Development and Sales Director" or "Vice President, IT," Smith-Proulx suggests. "Résumés without titles often appear 'headless' and confuse the reader as to your ultimate goal," she says.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Quick tagline and profile</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">After the title, add a one-sentence tagline to further promote your skills and "give a quick snapshot of brand value," Smith-Proulx says. Then add a profile of your qualifications in one or two sentences. Tailor your résumé with keywords from the job description to help your résumé get past the electronic filtering systems.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Reverse chronological job history</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Most hiring managers want to see this type of résumé, even if there are holes in your job history. "Even if there are gaps in your career, it's critical to show employers your work chronology, as many will rule out candidates that appear to be hiding something about their past," Smith-Proulx says. Address any gaps with a single line explanation, she adds. With limited space, use the bullet points of each role to highlight specific achievements. If your résumé goes back more than 15 years, then simply state the company name and position without providing details.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Education</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Recruiters don't need to know where you went to high school, but it's important to include any certifications or college degrees that are applicable to your career. Most of the time, graduation years are also necessary. No matter what degree you earned, don't be afraid to point it out, Smith-Proulx says. "Even seemingly unrelated degrees can be valuable to employers, as in the case of sales reps who have a degree in psychology," she says.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Extracurricular activities</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Even though it doesn't speak directly to your professional background, including any hobbies or volunteering positions can actually help you stand out from the other applicants. Several points that allude to your personality will help hiring managers gauge whether you'd be a fit for the company's culture or provide a glimpse of your life outside of work. But be careful about disclosing too much about your religious or political views. "You'll want to avoid mentioning affiliations that disclose your religious activities, as this can turn off hiring managers who don't share your preference," Smith-Proulx adds.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">As you work to include the various components, it's important to tailor certain areas of your résumé. Consider your résumé from an employer's perspective -- decide which skills and accomplishments are best to highlight. "Leave out info that does not apply to your next job," Bradford says. "Get laser focused on an ideal job and write the résumé to that industry and position." Each position is different, so having various versions can help you build a more memorable document.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i>Alina Dizik researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues for CareerBuilder. 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Microsoft introduces TeachMeets into South Africa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Microsoft South Africa recently combined with SchoolNetSA to introduce the first TeachMeet into South Africa. It was great to be part of this historic occasion. These gatherings of teachers are fast becoming a very popular form of professional development in the USA and in many European countries, in the field of technology integration in education. In European countries they are called ‘Teachmeets’ while in the USA they are named ‘Ed Camps’.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEhHFfeCUWgr2h53NR9RUo_-_fme7ZLRfkKP16GRgpXGxSvJ-fXBM3q8aeF2H576YTgrasnqUC9EKI6FpztuTgMTKyYOP1B_f3v6VRbCv76fA0hU48a5nb31fIDp2xqf1uzhFDprQulltXA/s1600-h/image11.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOyB6aDrZ1U3CjVbLiR7SeoqJvD4DxhF9BCY80MqyC91g8PfiapjNF0SiPsWHEvftIeAkg0HWxVGhijCG3_3g0lvR5aKc7CAjP6uEt0okrbhBTMxJPK89WqnZkL88b0hJ33KSUHsmXo8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Microsoft's advertisement of the TeachMeet</td></tr></tbody></table><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Teachers sharing with teachers</strong><br /><br />Essentially Teachmeets are 'teachers teaching teachers' in a prescribed amount of time, usually 3 minutes, using the provided laptop and a data projector. It’s really a great way to meet teachers from other schools, and there is usually a tea slot provided for interaction and sharing to take place.  A Teachmeet definitely produces a sense of community and inspiration. One leaves with many new ideas, and feels a sense of making a contribution to education when presenting an idea. I have written two posts about Teachmeets in this blog in the past:<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> *<a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-not-hold-teachmeet-in-your-area.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-not-hold-teachmeet-in-your-area.html</a><br />*<a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/more-teachmeet-ideas-from-partners-in.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/more-teachmeet-ideas-from-partners-in.html</a></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Our Teachmeet wiki</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Angela Schaerer, the Academic Programmes Manager at Microsoft South Africa, was the instigator of the first Teachmeet in South Africa, and two of us from SchoolNet assisted her in putting together a remarkable and very enjoyable occasion. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEh1EBqerwTqLIvc0930dqhHOVlycEsrERrsYub_irxcXU-wx4_eoBwhfSfP96kanTha3wmGaeX3EA6Ejso9jaNAYqjwSnTUXKXVDJRBzgbT0Jmb7GKluKgWiLx4b7K1HdfJB04lo06o7qk/s1600-h/Angela-25.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Angela 2" border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuFk6tadTek9RkeNCMmnOEhdswkOj8BsHOtLZl8TOFBTIyXzaiLpRh_dRySyqzv3gM3PUpUzDIG0wrhJIXrEKRGWypd8t4B0GNyEzYrOSTueaEXPjuZ2G88p3TVqbou_MhLdhgyT2HkM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Angela 2" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angela explaining how a TeachMeet works</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: lime; font-size: x-small;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">To encourage a sense of community in this endeavour we created a TeachMeet wiki <span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://teachmeet-southafrica.wikispaces.com/">http://teachmeet-southafrica.wikispaces.com</a></span></span> which we hope teachers around South Africa will make use of should they wish to hold a Teachmeet in their area.  This wiki answers all the questions one might have about TeachMeets. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEjUdXXYjQNDgs5bJkFfmQnZuRvPTWXTBP_ozEc67y0gorpM7zxwpsrQN5ZkFYgSY8aGwZPMcV5OFgrTAaXsJBiJ1PtvSHABa72To-OU9Z-BiEV7APfX-O-I8UFRXcl7QSrHrUgZddQyGww/s1600-h/image15.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcOcQWsTApFb37Yj7j6le1HxhLqQD5xZVxvv8eiWSF-ohn5MXcfcrdppS4hqG2z6WmYCNX9kwD7K5cggW52W2iujDiwejIsTVnCnHvYmFUm6Hf77sE96DFxk8LNLd4We2IlcoiU_JW-Q/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our teachmeet-southafrica wiki home page</td></tr></tbody></table><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Programme on the day</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The TeachMeet was held at the Microsoft Offices in Johannesburg on 13th October 2011. Angela planned a very stimulating programme in addition to the TeachMeet, and everyone left with a copy of the incredible Learning Suite DVD (one of my favourite DVDs). </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGEjyFKFkVjsrQiL2-C_PVGz3xbx_3unosTU0ttUTUMdQuP22mtIvAqOU2vKLI8njPJ7thWRwbsQ9M2wzWy2tKjjs_C4-GBwylgeQgGFLJI02p0_NVlklF8l34WJjEyMgLRGh7RKoMQY/s1600/dvd.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGEjyFKFkVjsrQiL2-C_PVGz3xbx_3unosTU0ttUTUMdQuP22mtIvAqOU2vKLI8njPJ7thWRwbsQ9M2wzWy2tKjjs_C4-GBwylgeQgGFLJI02p0_NVlklF8l34WJjEyMgLRGh7RKoMQY/s320/dvd.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Microsoft's learning Suite DVD</td></tr></tbody></table>When Angela advertised the occasion she wrote, “<i>Come and enjoy a TeachMeet…TeachLearn…TeachNetwork and TeachEat with us…</i>” That is a pretty good sumary of what a TeachMeet is all about!  Over 100 educators responded to the open invitation.  Teachers could choose to respond as '<i>Keen Beans'</i> and bring along a presentation to share or '<i>Enthusiastic Lurkers</i>’ and come along to learn and just enjoy the gettogether.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Social media</span></strong><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Maggie Verster, our social networking champion in South Africa, managed the Twitter backchannel, and gave a humorous presentation urging teachers to join Twitter. Twitter is a marvelous platform for teachers to quickly and easily follow one another online to share useful resources. </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5jTu1UtvtmXkm-flSNaZVuqbya93IWam7PbD3gYpTep5XqNNLf9DxRKsFmfzqmOr1uXnVvYQ2BtBw1NQtvIhamyTYWGPJNUiCFruM31XCJWe30kz365j38VrktkESZKvW0KCcbB0wYM/s1600-h/maggie14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="maggie1" border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBR4CXZq_1X7_Z0P3HG-Va4nO9tEGNO9YCXWqtEX9fVIHAR-a1vt0tlmF1lEonJrZ0kxDscaYcrxPM_FHvXZfZrWPsNiZqGWtaiPIF9MgYAVJUxaOyUEzuF7AwFZU_f_JG8GT7la1q-ig/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="maggie1" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maggie Verster (centre) with Angela Schaerer (left) and Megan Rademeyer (right)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: lime; font-size: x-small;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Teachmeet presentations</strong></span><br /><br />Altogether there we<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">re twelve pres</span>entations.  We were each given three minutes to present and were timed with a stop watch.<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHFnRtM2z1hrLh53Ixe0vANUK0b-zi2JAvayxIB0utXW3gp6wfgap0PqiZSD0qd9AId5nk3ZrEBKzvIXHKoriXGwjb867Lz8Y_S8xPjhHIpoYFssxKPN-WH2WTMQsYJ1YozRe-U6qGFE/s1600-h/IMG_00494.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="IMG_0049" border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9Px4mQlWwXXjSoJ2u9zhonTA0wN1OURH4WbrZ-D9YhTVxXyI71UFcxmrmFa6ctWBvCR2MnAI3pNkkfMGtzCt-XHT8e4YCsf-JMA5dTf3I5O0ZbZD-ubD00ZNYYOOvVnJKUY9cXy7ByQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0049" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Here are the presenters with links to their presentations and videos of them sharing their presentations: </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. <b><u>Shireen Peters</u></b> from Parkview Junior spoke on designing a <i>'Shopping and Money using Word' </i>theme for Grade 2 using Microsoft Word. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEgRIlW3rDhod1rCO1M-VEPjBlHoVDi5l4_U_xEHoSmYIsC4Vzne2O6L-s7cXMlY7hnumzoNBupiljDEVSi5UN6hr8iWM8uSXXdmUqHUTwrqQKb9etSGSAj6f3HoaZOaGERCUR5mD6ZiF-g/s1600-h/IMG_00243.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0024" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijt4FkViRgv32feFIsz4ccopf_5h6Zzd_mK8y6d160TF_qpgGOcEF0a8jqAHaPDbYQotd3qhAyK4bCpt4X8R9zQtj16_TGemaOfIwjFDHpqDwK0ORZjLJXTQBqfNVTVWB3RWXqhKxZzsc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0024" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shireen Petersen</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shireen's <i>Slideshare</i> presentation can be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/shereencachaliateachmeetshoppingandmoney">here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shireen's <i>video</i> can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLR85E4qsw0">here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>Fiona Beal</u></b> from Fish Hoek spoke on “<i>Making a collaborative e-book</i>” using the free applications iEtherpad.com, Slideboom.com, along with any illustrative programme and Microsoft PowerPoint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjyK4G34mddxOJtDHtLS7T3PNOweCn4-uzNW43O96Ue1F8eajhXmzQHjENkKQrMyFe8-c4_BHuFixiwEneP_OczvLIi5uB-vwLKbCOKh6cAIwJnC60V4zfGf0VHo7ZwwlWqLAom-tYSNDg/s1600-h/IMG_00183.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0018" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6Go-U9473Igu8JsrhPZBaxUkDf6DvcSAAyN6HFe-QkeRZVLTyt93Owsez3hlRRzOSHE43tuuU8b6SyfBuNxUAMEdqbH0oJaTO_0tMfPxDV5i3gNj_LDDE-6VE8WCG34hjH5P8mGl8Zo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0018" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiona Beal</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fiona's <i>Slideshare</i> presentation can be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/fionabealteachmeetmakeacollaborativeebook" target="_blank">here </a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fiona's <i>video</i> can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJx2i7pZyKU">here </a></span><br /><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></u><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3.<b><u>Daniel Maedi</u></b>  from GW e-Learning spoke on using a <i>'Spreadsheet Solution' </i>-  a drill and practice activity to assist the learners in Mathematics. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEh2Yz4Q1a1jXcSsEdoVfErzk0qGsX5FlHMd1llQcoEbpu-Wdlacus6GwQ-phzaOAE9Y_F_7gFG4ffbKCKTDCfPKenz7hr_smOiWP8w7LWt4D49MnCVnrSC9w0mCGM5H293-7B_XniwH8C0/s1600-h/IMG_00263.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0026" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22fqpC1-Q0tnIhnCh7LhIgsQxRW2G8_mbBT2q_HdpUDy7YmPCfmP-QPixUNJ8Vvl75Dj0rXDF8t2zjovcS9xLsd6_WM6HO-YZXciIyGSceVc-W9snG7nia3JcsTcu6Wc8ZZ4-0ITx2EY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0026" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel Maedi</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">Daniel's <i>Slideshare</i>  presentation can be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/danielmaediteachmeetspreadsheetsolution-10302685" target="_blank">here</a><br />Daniel's <i>video</i> can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIDeBhCc7_c" target="_blank">here</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">4.<b><u> </u></b></span><b><u> Jeneanne Hultzer</u></b> fromBrescia House School spoke out about using '<i>Excel in Maths Literacy'</i>.<br /><br /><table 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/AVvXsEh5zNRsKDa_7MWFb8-vBRQYdHS6jXtekUUaZ8nLwrmFemS0kd0ehjI7pXABG_EAeJEf8g0AtIvbAnKoFrLV0_Rol5R-lMRpsuyNw-Zsmsg_hRfngUOznkBxBnOToXzj_GeuYI7D5r5V0jQ/s1600-h/IMG_00283.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0028" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLy5onY0GBJbxiXnd3lo8_O28Xi0BvZqPe9YBov5JeF-9JFj2vHg89l3DWJzc1ghv9ApqJMrCijrCkrNHmy5aOiKQ9dmQrCTkpKcw7yMXEeV3qn59pN7W7Says9i7vPc_cpylrQDIqBA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0028" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeneanne Hultzer</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">Jeneanne's <i>Slideshare</i> </span>presentation can be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/jeneannehultzerteachmeetexcelinmathslit" target="_blank">here</a>:<br /><span style="font-size: small;">Jeneanne's <i>video</i> can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SchoolNetSA?feature=mhee#p/u/2/Y3LkZ2QX7c4" target="_blank">here</a>: </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />5. <b><u>Helen Robertson</u></b> from Cornwall Hill College spoke about using '<i>Boogie Board RIP, e-Reader and cellphone as m-Learning tools'.</i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span><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/AVvXsEjIoP4qo2sau3-WenjakMNLAQw_y8W7k3CUo8zNNzRljP-Ajrk_jqxN_rBIeiuLoBYqZTx7-pFx0IME1qTiLqKofFJ7yxeaApcKPp3sjy436lpVpqUeuovmtM_-x91D0IASPzg5g4fJoqo/s1600-h/IMG_00313.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0031" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSLP1IaaTss9zE1IVQEMy7_w_jRzRIgPk3FAQPu-aVPSxe3tqI34JgetllGzctjSZpo6GQc5cwphCEPTtKiLbMvRxrWDdHoAZEZpfFh77f2lri9A1WqnDecVIHRdiFCku59CvbJtsn_g/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0031" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helen Robertson</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-size: small;">Helen's <i>Slideshare </i></span>presentation can be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/helenrobertsonteachmeetmlearning" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><span style="font-size: small;">Helen's <i>video</i> can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SchoolNetSA?feature=mhee#p/u/6/hIJpE-TSh3g" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><span style="font-size: small;">6. <b><u>Natalie Meerholtz</u></b> from Holy Rosary called her presentation '<i>Challenge your students to crack the code – QR codes'. </i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEiRZiopoMz84sWXq0pkS7B4cOwfGleaDy8SEqW2hrYSqKMcARI4RKe03iRGMbEdKynsOJ718wxFU3EsSlQejYE6Cg9ZIQgrbtenSVzTeduH_bJWw7xZscYL7HGqINpduf8QXI7qKwIpsF0/s1600-h/IMG_00333.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0033" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSaLzlxqrEIPUe-CjoKWFXhMO17R8jeOqvjfEZUffb32UzWR7XSCLN82nq_CsgMyqx76TGH2SCC6B4-v5lLKkLVC6iTAEFL79zsFtfhN_ngdFG47WOBnIJirRD5t0PgK_TlsgRV2K6Ao/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0033" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natalie Meerholtz</td></tr></tbody></table>Natalie's <i>video</i> can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SchoolNetSA?feature=mhee#p/u/1/D_CcEfjL0Pk" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />7. <b><u>Maggie Verster</u></b> from Pretoria spoke about '<i>Organising your life in one cli</i>ck' using Diigo for bookmarking.<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/AVvXsEi93iZcu7Pb2iJqSAdp7fJRTWHO72KKrlA-FbCJ4f927R-2ICLEOfxHTJSuEMIZgZtXVaqKDu6VUELvAHoPrvSGryns4ACOdD-fejiBjj6lOhPoaNa-mMAC_D5xg6l9h9OehdetMlyrjNU/s1600-h/IMG_00103.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0010" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5Jk6tJl-abk5gxxA19VksakAuQ39eVsW8PwzdAlDT3cQ4Pec-_O7zF4wY-h9Q0buRr06G0UHkaEWxU8jDGsz6Ji7DEAZV_6e4awO_une8jHbKhnKm9tegUPsxZlRr_f2t4JGHIqL73Y/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0010" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maggie Verster</td></tr></tbody></table>Maggie's <i>Slideshare</i> presentation can be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/maggieversterteachmeetsocialbookmarking" target="_blank">here</a>:<br /><span style="font-size: small;">Maggie's <i>video</i> can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SchoolNetSA?feature=mhee#p/u/4/DujFK6nIz8I" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />8. <b><u>Paul Wilton</u></b> from the Oprah Winfrey Girls' Academy in Gauteng called his presentation '<i>Life Sciences Grade 12 on Moodle</i>'. He generously offered to share his multitude of ‘Moodling Life Science' resources with others.<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/AVvXsEg3BDevHHY1CimUBV0U2AK3VehFsYPa6ChU0k3jDGnwPyHmzuHR2Og9G6tSds0LbxTFB1wYXFFBECQTfvfOG0thW3GXT59q1UJ73qaV2Wa_ZgVVMAuGnhecWYSFJzKBtzsnsuQJAjBJxrg/s1600-h/IMG_00363.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0036" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YnM4YQNC7ZkuJ-6XPFe6jOt4FPaBcT-d3TlWVEmlRulM04EPSFYr1Q0JUspTefCS2cJMrItBWhpp-sPF1JUq98_0fHtTWze7DyfihiE_ogO4qatx4AE3gjsa33LpOTltKP8Q_fWeWLk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0036" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul Wilton</td></tr></tbody></table>Paul's <i>Slideshare </i>presentation can be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/paulwiltonteachmeetmoodlinglifesciences" target="_blank">here</a>:<br /><span style="font-size: small;">Paul's <i>video </i>can be seen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SchoolNetSA?feature=mhee#p/u/0/C3k2_gB7bsU" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">9. <u><b>Aurelliah Rosenberg</b></u>, </span>Head of Educator Empowerment at ORT SA named her presentation ‘<i>Camera, action, lights – teaching with movies</i>.”<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/AVvXsEhAwD74YTh7usfUV8VO07tH_NukY00gUJFx6Ds8shC2-MUi6o1wNInm1IbS4m-6ERtWdG3oFvRC_-d19Q_lQlybHfdejhLhW-wInUVArjl0cRhnPKFwJZPZkwMbc2BTmNY4nq72tOuY8Wo/s1600-h/IMG_00373.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0037" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYPQVVetqZ24AfTMfdyW05Vndqfb2B8RGsXXyOAh_AGUNKGffgZf6pnrYei_NH4_xQYZQG5zmwTOlycSH2Vx4b6cLjXJaI6hfTl6FrwBQGG8-0D5oT577-QXAhqpXEZcxXHa5fx8uDTs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0037" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aurelliah Rosenberg</td></tr></tbody></table>Aurelliah's <span style="font-size: small;"><i>Slideshare</i> can be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/ariellahrosenbergteachmeetlightscameraaction" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Aurelliah's <i>video </i>can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SchoolNetSA?feature=mhee#p/u/8/8vwJ4kRj2k8">here.</a> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">10. <b><u>Linda Bradfield</u></b> from St John's Prep spoke on <i>Collaboration versus Cooperation versus Coaching.</i></span><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/AVvXsEinheAmnwM0JDHYoOgtydRuLUyWtdRBJ7wP6DwqqsJpDbNb_1GEaki5PEGtbT13qa1Bddos0JMqH6TJtb7STFgLCKQwasZGbufUbYkbN54Z2yjTSnhV9_D00EXwyzChk_cqlQ8zD756FhI/s1600-h/IMG_00413.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0041" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFo2SoTRwQbCZ0JJAN5yL0qpavMPlicSmlIfLHYDkgCKwXUwBFFbLI2KR7lubcWH957Ek35QIG0jvFsSagpSE31UKsE806_EXkxYhwkKFLpyxIFv5i9plUsQ64pMungUgup5msQ33Vs8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0041" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda Bradfield</td></tr></tbody></table>Linda's <i>Slideshare </i>presentationcan be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/lindabradfieldteachmeetcollaborationcooperationcoachingtm">here</a>.<br />Linda's <i>video</i> can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SchoolNetSA?feature=mhee#p/u/5/FgvnADKCG3s">here</a>.<br /><u><br /></u><br />11. <b><u>Lyneth Crighton</u></b> from Brescia College had some great ideas for '<i>Recording with cell phones</i>' in schools.<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/AVvXsEgAtfeFXNvbVcRrNsgbBKCQdrGd6jSDHnOSNOtKqOdakPk1oEVHbNSo55rJtglgSO1z84_jTntgWNM7bp1N1ZTt2lGIscdJzHp8wHDsuLT0VD_2AzFzhBlDOTm6mC_Gdv6xKKgxGPO0LSw/s1600-h/IMG_00453.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0045" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Wirtgh4SlTmhBUw1h8La9zeI8hEZrKrU9DnsYLB0lhnEnLf2ByRW9-YeOlMuk0bXdZxZr77BQsA0ECxxERNeVTqHVvD62WGnSJU2wRujHzrmadgy68Bm8z7MU5y6_ZW5V6BZoNej5kk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0045" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyneth Crighton</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />Lyneth's <i>Slideshare</i> presentation can be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/lynethcrightonteachmeetsmartphonesforrecording">here</a>.<br />Lyneth's <i>video</i> can be viewed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SchoolNetSA?feature=mhee#p/u/3/Pg3S5rTVo88">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">12</span>. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Charmaine Hart</u></b> from </span>Bryandale Primary School Grade 5 showed how she integrates the curriculum in her advertising unit in English First Language She called it '<i>Advertising in English'</i>.<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/AVvXsEhrdcv9Q1QUk-8FkLxKj1j7bxWNhYB_M-wwVFyhN9oemNgNUi3hht5IniR5Ca5qZLmwMtfXu5FdhqZfSnFvYgs0zFC6tQP4DPutzLkKfYjkP-3WGFHKN6ZDrfdNSF86kAlqvmle8eEmZeg/s1600-h/IMG_00473.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0047" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzs4zQJYiB8apqsiyqVAhtUbJrBBppi32YgokghnQYaiYo7M1GI9ZiuTr2k_UA_Ldh_YzaQbOIP-YO09IypxCPglB0FgegA4UafEi2aVqxvp9ozLBYHTVRh6sd7axHiuEsy0MBfDHvYPc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0047" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charmaine Hart</td></tr></tbody></table>Charmaine's <i>Slideshare</i> presentation can be found <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/charmainehartteachmeetadvertisinginenglish">here</a>.<br />Charmaine's <i>video</i> can be found <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckYa5TmCJZg&feature=channel_video_title">here</a>.<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />The audience was enthusiastic and they listened with rapt attention.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw40Dj8J5eMuTf8KK-1bUNSudcbQ9Rk3jjbqY4GCSabMrA0PN3KhezItDfFglrEHFOcpC8x7kJ0MR51uZXZ736L3Bjl17lF1Ri8ptoJAOKQBrxAZbHt14642tirTzuHtwLmAFSFJw0CL8/s1600-h/audience2.jpg" style="display: inline !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="audience" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIiWqETGVsU117m-9IqQHMwnCTrVfKZ03g2CQOylSdtZeb8ZR7EehP9u6rcKvLAbKT3LgZLSfuPs6SrkOI2cgkTi82lZdHGnCtQMJWlXaCmA_M0G-P3h8UWeVE99mYBI6O-L9Ll-8O04/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="audience" width="244" /></a></div><br />After the Teachmeet Megan Rademeyer from SchoolNet urged teachers to consider entering the Microsoft Innovative teacher competition next year, and to start planning their projects soon. <span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><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/AVvXsEiL1Zi1eQSOXNik5ryVU8fx6mWXgA7blmpwiw0rgr709O1L-v-79WSV744IWRzvsZl8mXV7Ez_m2sUDzEdAvTZRt2evXznlJorf7JWc8wcU0qh8Y5iEjhVAIEH3BJU5nnl_HVIo3mcn7aQ/s1600-h/IMG_00603.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMG_0060" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuds7MFdCVlmXEwteh2q_4Tq04xH-2LVEHOpIaNEt9KoH0ittqV-J_AhPFY3-9YJeNUJHaOH-sThSkmnm-TnJy6q4B5WWJZfIFcUiG5CP1sWhVyrFbkhiLdrDP0Z2BFpld6QWZ9Q8cfw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0060" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Megan Rademeyer</td></tr></tbody></table><div id="__ss_10278564" style="height: 414px; width: 417px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After that Fiona Beal spoke on Microsoft's free tools</span></strong><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"></strong><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/microsofts-free-tools" target="_blank" title="Microsoft's Free Tools">Microsoft's Free Tools</a></strong> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/10278564" width="425"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding: 5px 0px 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">fionabeal</a> </div></div><br /><br /><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Others involved in organising the TeachMeet</b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><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/AVvXsEjwzLFDj1HQXWLfd7o6eabCZg0cNOV4WJh_AtEvx6rPuW_EUSNIPjC8BhEI279XzQ4wd3-rXE3RB6Vcf7QfhVvmE6lXNpqkQ0F8Mf4WoO4bW5qF590HFM4fCL9OU1hq21gcsR24N28H7Tg/s1600/IMG_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzLFDj1HQXWLfd7o6eabCZg0cNOV4WJh_AtEvx6rPuW_EUSNIPjC8BhEI279XzQ4wd3-rXE3RB6Vcf7QfhVvmE6lXNpqkQ0F8Mf4WoO4bW5qF590HFM4fCL9OU1hq21gcsR24N28H7Tg/s320/IMG_0002.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thabile from Microsoft was the contact person for the TeachMeet</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">The spirit of a TeachMeet is sharing and the beauty of a TeachMeet is that all the participants  can access all the presentations. </span>Microsoft has a great website which teachers around the word can join and use to create groups and upload information. This is known as the <a href="http://us.partnersinlearningnetwork.com/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Partners in Learning Network</a>. I would encourage all teachers to join. It’s free. Microsoft created a TeachMeet group on this Network so that everybody could access all the presentations of the day.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviIpdPiTL2aMgeOFrAAkmTMMXGx_GNEV-qCFYWA-0sRWnDhQYrbJhxVs5Rfh76DPOTeMJxMsmFJ06hx5We63JjRYzJptlJDWK9xh_1_6oP2MlTB80zy6gc6JeWbX9ecjKWDDK8Yzxy_0/s1600-h/image27.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPe2S9tMDszhkvhdrwlCcEMjnJkufROuazudbSyt1xXdtuR9M2-hY7AlfBG2_4E_cmGWlKL7ntNDNNuhMdF_BXHk7tF_-6ILWSqPjlMwT_zEq759XaY5ruOiwGs5fPmIvp0n7OAQHkMrA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Partners in Learning Network</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">A report was written about the TeachMeet by ITWeb in October. They called it "<b><i>T</i></b><i><b>eachmeets - 'Speed dating' for teachers"</b></i>. Read it </span><a href="http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48289:teachmeet-speed-dating-for-teachers&catid=262&tmpl=component&print=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Photos of the day</strong></span><br /><br />  <br />                                <embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Ffionabeal%2Falbumid%2F5678552537527732257%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br /><br />The videos in this blogpost are hosted in SchoolNetSA's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SchoolNetSA?feature=mhee" target="_blank">YouTube channel </a> and the Slideshare presentations are mainly hosted in SchoolNetSA's <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11" target="_blank">Slideshare channel</a><br /><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br />More Microsoft TeachMeets coming up in 2012</b><br /><br />The good news is that Microsoft is planning more of these around the country in 2012. I would encourage all teachers to keep their ears open for an announcement of a TeachMeet near you.  It is a great way to share and hear about the ways technology can enhance learning.<br /><br /><br /></div>

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