30 Days of Web tools: #7: Use Tweetchat to take part in Twitter discussions

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ5QMYnMi8TMm1XSS-MqFOOY0dBM2aTsU5YP96UpQY5QZO8GVDTGw" /></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All it took was a set date, a topic, and a hashtag, namely <i>#edchatsa</i>. SA teachers who were on Twitter were then notified that a tweetchat for SA teachers would take place every Monday night from 8:30pm – 9:30pm; and so our regular and popular tweetchat was born! Arthur Preston from Elkanah House put this all into motion. Very soon teachers told other teachers and so the news spread and the numbers are growing steadily. If you would like to know more, Arthur has set up a website <a href="http://www.edchatsa.co.za/">http://edchatsa.co.za</a> with all the necessary information. This website is also the place where we go during the week to vote from the choice of topics for the following Monday night’s chat. A new development is that the chats are being summarised each week by volunteers using Storify. You’ll notice these summaries on the website.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What is the point of a Twitter chat for teachers?</b></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are quite a few educational Twitter chats that take place around the world, the two most well-known (to me) being #edchat and #ukedchat. Basically educationists get together to air their views and opinions on matters of education. Education world-wide is going through a major revamp and rethink! It is vital to cross-pollinate with teachers from other locations and share ideas and is so worthwhile when teachers prioritize and make time for this valuable interaction. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How does one follow a Twitter chat using Tweetchat.com?</b></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The best application for following a twitter chat is Tweetchat. (<a href="http://tweetchat.com/">http://tweetchat.com</a>.) <br />Sean Hampton-Cole, one of the <i>#edchatsa</i> tweeters kindly sent me a PowerPoint on how to use Tweetchat which I am embedding below. </span></div><div id="__ss_13621990" style="width: 425px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/how-to-use-tweetchat-for-a-twitter-discussion" title="How to use Tweetchat for a twitter discussion">How to use Tweetchat for a twitter discussion</a></b><object height="355" id="__sse13621990" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=edchatsahowto-120712182125-phpapp01&stripped_title=how-to-use-tweetchat-for-a-twitter-discussion&userName=Schoolnetsa11" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed name="__sse13621990" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=edchatsahowto-120712182125-phpapp01&stripped_title=how-to-use-tweetchat-for-a-twitter-discussion&userName=Schoolnetsa11" 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/Schoolnetsa11">Schoolnet SA </a>.</div></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Benefits of using Tweetchat</b></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">You can tweet to the chat without typing the hashtag, as well as <i>retweet,</i> <i>reply to</i> and <i>favour</i> others’ tweets as you chat. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">You can adjust the refresh speed to 5 seconds which is the minimum available </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">You can keep everything on one screen easily so as to focus on the discussion that is taking place. </span></li></ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Join us on a Monday night</b></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So why not open up Tweetchat on a Monday night, type in the hashtag <i>#edchatsa</i> and join the conversation? </span></div></div>

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Woody Allen, Master of Suspense?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdCBaLPwrWstMYKgqVUZM_xuVsHIQNCkQZuYuSLh2zXabu9mcf5iU-E_0abwSR9B0rB_CZOfm9C0L3L4SfDff7c5sCJqvQnVqqS1cykTo8TtWaIo64BiWZTUcSiNcFT6oCGPYqY20pROW/s1600/movie+poster+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdCBaLPwrWstMYKgqVUZM_xuVsHIQNCkQZuYuSLh2zXabu9mcf5iU-E_0abwSR9B0rB_CZOfm9C0L3L4SfDff7c5sCJqvQnVqqS1cykTo8TtWaIo64BiWZTUcSiNcFT6oCGPYqY20pROW/s400/movie+poster+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This post is my contribution to The Best Hitchcock Films Hitchcock Never Made blogathon hosted by Tales of the Easily Distracted and Classic Becky's Brain Food. <a href="http://doriantb.blogspot.com/p/best-hitchcock-movies-that-hitchcock.html" style="color: #cc0000;" target="_blank">Click here</a> for more information and links to participating blogs.</span></span></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">On the face of it, the only thing Alfred Hitchcock and Woody Allen seem to have in common is the distinction of being aknowledged as preeminent auteurs. As Michael Newton put it in <i>The Guardian</i> earlier this year, </span><span style="font-size: small;">"Along with Alfred Hitchcock, Allen must be the most recognizable director in the history of cinema."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /><a name='more'></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">Hitchcock, who spent most of his career working within the studio system, developed the habit early on of planning and shooting his films so carefully that they were virtually immune to being re-cut by anyone else. Then, in 1954, he entered into a deal with Paramount that allowed him to work autonomously, provided generous production budgets and gave him ownership of those films he both produced and directed. Allen‘s career as a director took off in the 1970s, just as a new generation of independent-minded filmmakers swept into Hollywood. Almost from the beginning he had a remarkable arrangement with his financiers and distributors: as long as he stayed within budget he would have complete artistic freedom. Hitchcock, who began in the silent era, was influenced by German expressionism and Soviet montage theory and approached film as visual storytelling. Allen began as a writer and, naturally, has relied more on dialogue and use of the long master shot in his films. Hitchcock became synonymous with big movies with high production values while Allen has made films </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">with an "art house" sensibility and appeal</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"> on relatively small budgets. </span><br /><br /><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">And yet, in 2005 Woody Allen made a film of distinctly “Hitchcockian” elements. <i>Match Point </i>is a sexy thriller about luck and morality set in modern-day London. The film showcases two intensely magnetic stars, Jonathan Rhys Meyers (<i>Bend it Like Beckham</i>, <i>Mission Impossible III</i>, <i style="color: black;">The Tudors</i>) and Scarlett Johansson (<i style="color: black;">Lost in Translation</i>, <i>Iron Man II</i>, <i>The Avengers</i>).</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"> </span> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZCcRkBMhllI" width="420"></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">With a little luck it goes forward and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose...</span></div><br />Chris Wilton (Rhys Meyers) is a former professional tennis player hired by a posh London tennis club as an instructor. There he meets Tom Hewett (<span style="color: black;">Matthew Goode</span><span style="color: red;"></span>), scion of an extremely moneyed British family. The two become friendly and when Tom discovers Chris enjoys opera, he invites him to join his family in their box at the Royal Opera House for a performance of <i style="color: black;">La Traviata</i>. There Chris meets Tom’s parents and his eligible and instantly smitten sister, Chloe (<span style="color: black;">Emily Mortimer</span>); romance blooms. Soon after, Chris meets Nola Rice (Johansson), Tom’s luscious fiancée, an aspiring American actress. While the Hewett progeny are attractive enough physically, their wealth, position and lifestyle of culture and privilege are even more appealing. Chris and Nola are good-looking, charismatic creatures and, much as each knows they are onto a good thing with their respective lovers, sparks fly between them.<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/AVvXsEgT2n2OOyQbXoQjCnWP-juxIsmlGPLNEEJ8hZZxfsC9DdVxZvavvsFSDCp_qXYQ0r20RhyphenhyphenvGOazvLJ5q7vo9BRGOcpQZA9i0peKjDIzf_8GTF7L1nnM-tpGEuG7d7eon3svGLATz_hH4Or5/s1600/Woody+Allen+blonde.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2n2OOyQbXoQjCnWP-juxIsmlGPLNEEJ8hZZxfsC9DdVxZvavvsFSDCp_qXYQ0r20RhyphenhyphenvGOazvLJ5q7vo9BRGOcpQZA9i0peKjDIzf_8GTF7L1nnM-tpGEuG7d7eon3svGLATz_hH4Or5/s320/Woody+Allen+blonde.jpg" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Scarlett Johansson as Chris Wilton and Nola Rice</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This Woody Allen-penned, Oscar-nominated story could easily have appealed to Alfred Hitchcock who knew not only the value of a good, well-scripted story, but also made two films about tennis playing protagonists with problematic relationships and status issues who become involved in murder. In <i style="color: black;">Strangers on a Train</i> (1951), competitive tennis player Guy Haines aspires to a loftier position in life and hopes to divorce his small-town floozy wife so he can marry the daughter of a U.S. senator. In <i>Dial M for Murder</i> (1954), retired tennis player Tony Wendice, who has discovered that his wealthy wife has been carrying on a serious love affair, fears he may lose his meal ticket and cushy lifestyle.<br /><br />But before any inkling of murder surfaces in <i>Match Point</i>, Chris, who is headed for marriage to Chloe and a good job with “one of” her father’s companies, develops a fascination with Nola. When, one day, he runs into her on the street, the two end up having drinks together. They talk about themselves and their relationships with Chloe and Tom and the elder Hewetts. Nola remarks that Eleanor, Tom and Chloe’s mother, hates her but that Chris is more fortunate, he’s “being groomed.” </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">Nola: You’re going to do very well for yourself, unless you blow it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">Chris: And how am I going to blow it?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">Nola: By making a pass at me.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">Chris: What makes you think that’s going to happen?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">Nola: Men always seem to wonder. They think I’d be something very special.</span><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHduv9W5vE3va16FHrc2e6KXLo6eRZoR3h7Fm_hnEJ1TSCpENeuqZbX-pSoFqogmbn8Euom_aWidHRSOrFhyphenhyphenOQdQPxxqrQZ6OH0UZVCPNgFqGHXkl2AdSXc6MTJdHZ_Rd302iU8zQExGA/s1600/Chris+and+Nola.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHduv9W5vE3va16FHrc2e6KXLo6eRZoR3h7Fm_hnEJ1TSCpENeuqZbX-pSoFqogmbn8Euom_aWidHRSOrFhyphenhyphenOQdQPxxqrQZ6OH0UZVCPNgFqGHXkl2AdSXc6MTJdHZ_Rd302iU8zQExGA/s320/Chris+and+Nola.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scarlett Johansson will portray Janet Leigh In "Hitchcock" (2013)</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">The two laugh, but Chris is powerfully tempted. Scarlett Johansson's Nola Rice begins as an assured, almost taunting beauty confident of her sexual appeal. She isn't quite the Grace Kelly version of the <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/08/hitchcock-blonde.html" style="color: #cc0000;" target="_blank">Hitchcock blonde</a>, but falls somewhere between the worldly hedonism of Ingrid Bergman at the beginning of <i>Notorious</i> (1946) and Kim Novak's subdued sultriness in <i>Vertigo</i> (1958). A blonde who flirts with danger, Nola is Hitchcock's kind of woman.</span><br /><br /><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">When fate eventually provides the moment, the two indulge in a frenzy of passion, but Nola warns, "this can't lead anyplace." Chris goes on to marry Chloe and Tom later breaks off with Nola (Tom: "mother poisoned the well"). Chris adapts to life on the corporate fast track, he and Chloe move into a spectacular, glass-encased apartment overlooking the Thames and she is soon fixated on becoming pregnant. The vitality begins to drain from Chris's life. As luck will have it, he and Nola meet again and this time she, who is beginning to lose her self-confidence and show slight signs of wear, is available. A torrid affair begins. As Chris embarks on a double life, the atmosphere quickens with tension. When his romance with Nola hits the wall of reality and she begins to pose a threat, unrelenting suspense mounts until a neatly executed plot twist brings unexpected resolution.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NCNhPLortkk" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The man who said, "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life...</span></div><br /><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">What helps to create the film's tension and suspense are themes and motifs that echo Hitchcock: </span><br /><ul><li><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"><i>The Wrong Man</i> - Occasionally Hitchcock turned this theme on its head and the innocent man accused would be a secondary character rather than the protagonist. This character's sudden death puts an end to further police investigation. The device is employed in both <i>Blackmail </i>(1929) and <i>Shadow of a Doubt</i> (1943)  - it also occurs in <i>Match Point</i>.</span></li><li><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"><i>Doubles </i>- A recurrent Hitchcock theme in which two characters seem kindred spirits until their bond is broken. Classic examples are the relationships between Guy Haines and Bruno Anthony in <i>Stangers on a Train </i>and "the two Charlies" in <i>Shadow of a Doubt</i>. Chris and Nola appear to be two of a kind when they meet over a ping pong table. But, as she learns, he plays "a very aggressive game."</span></li><li><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"><i>Obsession</i> - <i>Vertigo</i> is a virtual meditation on obsession, but Hitchcock contemplated fascination several times. Young Charlie is enchanted by her Uncle Charlie in <i>Shadow of a Doubt</i>, Bruno is obsessed with Guy in <i>Strangers on a Train</i>, two young men are enthralled with a philosophy in <i>Rope </i>(1948), </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">in <i>Rear Window</i> (1954) </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">L.B. Jeffries becomes obsessed with his neighbors' lives and his belief that a murder has been committed.</span></li><li><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"><i>The staircase motif</i> is an image Alfred Hitchcock used frequently - famously in <i>Suspicion </i>(1941), <i>Shadow of a Doubt, Notorious, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo </i>and <i>Psycho </i>(1960). Staircases are prominently featured in <i>Match Point.</i></span></li><li><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"><i>The dominant mother</i> is another Hitchcock trademark. Mrs. Bates is a powerful unseen presence in <i>Psycho;</i> in <i>Notorious</i>, Mme. Sebastian has all but emasculated her son<i>. </i>Outspoken Eleanor Hewett's disapproval of Nola in <i>Match Point </i>is pivotal.</span></li><li><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"><i>Landmarks</i> are common backdrops for important scenes </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">in Hitchcock films - t</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;">he list is long, from the British Museum in <i>Blackmail</i> forward. <i>Match Point </i>showcases London landmarks including The Tate Modern museum, The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, the stunning Parliament View Apartments and The Queen's Club. Unlike Allen's treatment of New York in <i>Manhattan </i>(1979), <i>Match Point </i>is no homage to a city, rather, the attractions of London enhance the film's narrative.</span></li></ul><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/AVvXsEj_9cI720lOtaqflVMPBJ217t6ro2B7ht5inyWq1nbbPzTFLtVhJkFRMBnr_BrV7v3yRtqY4wB-AwRsDFp2jCZkQut_2Ah-4RXR9WkWlfWhP445TrHtYkbzyX42nbv98P_l4fR4zB1bh1tP/s1600/jonathan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9cI720lOtaqflVMPBJ217t6ro2B7ht5inyWq1nbbPzTFLtVhJkFRMBnr_BrV7v3yRtqY4wB-AwRsDFp2jCZkQut_2Ah-4RXR9WkWlfWhP445TrHtYkbzyX42nbv98P_l4fR4zB1bh1tP/s320/jonathan.jpg" width="215" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonathan Rhys Meyers</td></tr></tbody></table>As well known for his ability to cast a film as Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen has said that his philosophy is to “hire the best actors, shut up and get out of their way.” One of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Match Point</i>’s great strengths is its cast, especially Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the central role. His Chris Wilton subtly and evocatively transforms from a beguiling “boy from Ireland come to London” who would like to do something special with his life, to a remote and preoccupied rising executive with dark secrets on his compliant conscience. Rhys Meyer’s sympathetic introduction along with selective point-of-view camera work engages the viewer; Chris is captivating. By the time he has fallen into desperation and is entangled in murder, we find ourselves complicit and anxious about his fate. Hitchcock managed this trick many times with his proclivity for point-of-view editing and masterful casting. Who could help but identify with Robert Walker’s Bruno Anthony in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Strangers on a Train</i> as he struggles to retrieve a lighter from a drain so that he can plant it as false evidence? Who doesn't share the nervousness of Anthony Perkins’s Norman Bates in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Psycho </i>as he waits for a car to sink after he’s pushed it into a swamp? <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Woody Allen was elated with <i>Match Point </i>and was widely quoted at the time of its release in 2005 that he considered it his best film to date. Everything had come together, he said, and the production had been blessed with luck. Every actor exceeded his expectations, there was no trouble gaining access to desired locations and even the weather cooperated. He reflected that the storyline lent itself to the film medium and he’d been able to take advantage of that, focusing on action as much as dialogue. The movie, best described as a “moral thriller,” was his first successful drama and reinvigorated his career. Allen’s screenplay was nominated for an Oscar and Jonathan Rhys Meyers was awarded the Chopard Trophy at Cannes.</span></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/AVvXsEjQOL6IHJ0NTX2F3qAzyslae25Hj15HoUtQUsU9nrcKarhXkvM-H_-8l2msWJmH3U_wPb3-nbfhnyCy2R5oAOE2pGXgu7g6SbTwdk2Tvscf83K3sp58aqhSJEECyWWAjHFbCJ-VMbF49-QP/s1600/woody+and+his+blonde.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOL6IHJ0NTX2F3qAzyslae25Hj15HoUtQUsU9nrcKarhXkvM-H_-8l2msWJmH3U_wPb3-nbfhnyCy2R5oAOE2pGXgu7g6SbTwdk2Tvscf83K3sp58aqhSJEECyWWAjHFbCJ-VMbF49-QP/s320/woody+and+his+blonde.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Filming <i>Match Point</i>: Scarlett Johansson and Woody Allen on the set</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><u><b>Sources</b></u>:</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Conversations with Woody Allen</i> by Eric Lax, Knopf (2007)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Woody Allen: cinema's great experimentalist</i> by Michael Newton<i>, The Guardian</i>, January 13, 2012 (quote only)</span></span></div></div>

Alfred Hitchcock Blackmail Dial M for Murder Jonathan Rhys Meyers Match Point Notorious Psycho Scarlett Johansson Shadow of a Doubt Strangers on a Train The Lady Eve (author) Vertigo Woody Allen Woody Allen, Master of Suspense?

This post is my contribution to The Best Hitchcock Films Hitchcock Never Made blogathon hosted by Tales of the Easily Distracted and Classic...

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NAVAL SABRE RATTLING IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTe3CbftwUlF3UximXVaxXQO4LLsDwQgNanDLRGmVkIfbBTJr9kP6eMiEJwdg3_J9T7xLemkiRrc6IgR3zYQuVVAVfaN9ihhhRbaJzPGaqsrdp_a4oVfuNCEdG6xUy1nnpCTWR-4MnKH2/s1600/turkish-navy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTe3CbftwUlF3UximXVaxXQO4LLsDwQgNanDLRGmVkIfbBTJr9kP6eMiEJwdg3_J9T7xLemkiRrc6IgR3zYQuVVAVfaN9ihhhRbaJzPGaqsrdp_a4oVfuNCEdG6xUy1nnpCTWR-4MnKH2/s400/turkish-navy.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="rteleft"><b><br /></b></div><div class="rteleft" style="color: blue; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>NAVAL BUILDUP IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA</b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><br /></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">TURKEY once again has angered CYPRUS for holding Naval Maneuvers south of CYPRUS this week, an area that has drawn attention in recent past due to its gas findings and exploration activities by CYPRUS and ISRAEL. </span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">See: </span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/new-mediterranean-oil-and-gas-bonanza.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/new-mediterranean-oil-and-gas-bonanza.html</a></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/geo-strategic-dynamics-in-eastern.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/geo-strategic-dynamics-in-eastern.html</a></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/eastern-mediterranean-sea.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/eastern-mediterranean-sea.html</a></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/cyprus-emerging-geo-strategic-key.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/cyprus-emerging-geo-strategic-key.html</a></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/12/energy-games-in-eastern-mediterranean.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/12/energy-games-in-eastern-mediterranean.html</a></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><br /></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">CYPRUS claims that TURKEY is obliged to ask permission to hold Naval Maneuvers in its territorial waters, something TURKEY will never heed to. </span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">See: </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_dispute">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_dispute</a></span></span></b></div><div class="rteleft"><br /></div><div class="rteleft" style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>JOINT BRITISH AND ISRAELI NAVAL MANEUVERS TO BE HELD SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST OF CYPRUS </b></span></div><div class="rteleft" style="color: red;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZ0BQG3hkHNQ4oCj_JP4DoORd-PbqmanQBDz70IITTCeqJVSjxDtIXQQKCql9ydLa9wp6RUliKamLX5-g5RUsu6ksjS3CRAQ_lQTtgz_V3RETupKiHc1GzaKhXmQnN2t1BDnneymuBLI9/s1600/lebanon-cyprus-israel-eez-map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZ0BQG3hkHNQ4oCj_JP4DoORd-PbqmanQBDz70IITTCeqJVSjxDtIXQQKCql9ydLa9wp6RUliKamLX5-g5RUsu6ksjS3CRAQ_lQTtgz_V3RETupKiHc1GzaKhXmQnN2t1BDnneymuBLI9/s320/lebanon-cyprus-israel-eez-map.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">TURKISH Naval Maneuvers in question are part of a NATO launched joint exercise in the Mediterranean, comprised of TURKISH, GERMAN and FRENCH warships conducting “anti – terrorist drills” along the SYRIAN border, whereas </span></b>TURKEY'S warships will be heading for Gas drilling Block 12, Block 2 and Block 3, 8 and 9 of CYPRUS' EEZ.<b><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">To add more “complexity” to the South Eastern Mediterranean Naval buildup, a joint Naval exercise with BRITISH and ISRAELI navy elements will be held at the same time south of CYPRUS. Contrary to TURKEY, ISRAEL and BRITAIN had the courtesy to ask CYPRUS for permission to stage their naval maneuvers in CYPRUS’S Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)</span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><br /></div><div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THREE MONTH RUSSIAN NAVAL EXERCISE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA, TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH NATO AND ISRAELI NAVAL MANEUVERS</b></span></div><div style="color: red;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Furthermore there are reports of six RUSSIAN warships on their way to the Eastern Mediterranean towards SYRIA, travelling from the Baltic and Black Sea fleets, timed to coincide with above mentioned NATO and ISRAELI naval maneuvers.</span><br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THREE MONTH EXERCISE </b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><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/AVvXsEi48KKTE_7vcF2qc8VHsG96h9s6e_aM9rXc2aNk3nuBIQBFe18yNE5b_ShsJyVraGaqIdmrtwchSko-D6EmMSM1rPre6UaIQE2RpQ3zp5iyb9dXll3Bm6oJxGzX8AXK8ZCF1JGdyiczW99W/s1600/tartus-port.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48KKTE_7vcF2qc8VHsG96h9s6e_aM9rXc2aNk3nuBIQBFe18yNE5b_ShsJyVraGaqIdmrtwchSko-D6EmMSM1rPre6UaIQE2RpQ3zp5iyb9dXll3Bm6oJxGzX8AXK8ZCF1JGdyiczW99W/s200/tartus-port.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Syrian-Russian Naval Base in Tartus</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">The anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko, the Alexander Otrakovsky, Georgy Pobedonosets and Kondopoga large amphibious assault ships, as well as the Nikolai Chiker and Sergei Osipov support vessel are amongst the vessels heading towards the area to participating in a joint three-month exercise. The group is to visit the SYRIAN port city of Tartus, where a RUSSIAN base is located. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: red;">TURKEYS AMBITIONS  AND ISRAELS TACTICS  </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Interesting to note is that ISRAEL and BRITAIN are conducting a joint naval exercise using BRITISH Bases in CYPRUS as point of origin. This could be an indicator that ISRAEL indeed is looking forward to establish a military presence on the island in order to compensate for "strategic loses" sustained after relations with its former ally  TURKEY turned sour because of ISRAEL initiating joint gas drilling activities with Cyprus. (TURKEY claims the Gaza flotilla incident as the official reason for breaking ties with ISRAEL.) Furthermore TURKEY speculated that breaking political ties with ISRAEL would boost its respect among ARAB Nations and thus emerge as the new key player in the Middle East.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">See related articles:</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/turkeys-middle-east-chess-game.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/turkeys-middle-east-chess-game.html</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/turkey-everyones-enemy.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/turkey-everyones-enemy.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/cyprus-and-turkey-never-ending-story.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/cyprus-and-turkey-never-ending-story.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/see-no-evil-hear-no-evil.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/see-no-evil-hear-no-evil.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/11/syria-international-war-mongering-or.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/11/syria-international-war-mongering-or.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/middle-east-energy-wars.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/middle-east-energy-wars.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/seismic-shift-in-middle-east.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/seismic-shift-in-middle-east.html</a></span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

NAVAL SABRE RATTLING IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

NAVAL BUILDUP IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA TURKEY once again has angered CYPRUS for holding Naval Maneuvers south of CYPRUS this week, a...

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Library Associate - Gateway Community College

<b>Library Associate - </b><span style="color: #48286d;"><b>Gateway Community College</b></span> (CCP-14, 12-month, tenure track position). ANTICIPATED STARTING DATE: Fall 2012. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree with a preference for Library Technical Services or a subject area related to library services in the academic field; 0-3 years related experience; or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position’s essential duties. The Library Associate is required to have: demonstrated ability to perform one or more functional areas of librarianship at a beginning professional level of competence; demonstrated ability to train and guide library support staff; demonstrated ability to interact favorably with library patrons; strong information technology literacy skills. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications as stated are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position and by providing appropriate references. Exceptions to the degree requirements may be made for compelling reasons. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Two (2) or more years of academic library experience preferred. Strong word processing skills, including advanced functions in Microsoft Word and Excel; familiarity with Office 2007 preferred. Ability to work under pressure in multitask situations; problem solving and decision making skills; strong interpersonal skills including active listening; ability to train and supervise student workers; experience with computer hardware and software, knowledge of filing procedures; ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, by phone and in person; and reading ability to interpret complex policy documents. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Library Associate works under the direction of the Director of Library Services, and will work closely with students, faculty and members of the public as well as other library staff members. The person in this position will be responsible for the overall administrative assistance to the library through a wide array of administrative functions including creating and maintaining spreadsheets of statistics of library activities and transactions. He/She will perform circulation duties, compile and collate library materials and prepare records and various communications. Interview, hire, train, and evaluate student workers as well as perform special projects as assigned. The Library Associate will provide assistance to patrons to aid in the effective use of library resources. Other duties may include preparing orders, on-line copy cataloging and processing materials received by the library. He/She will be expected to develop significant expertise in the use of Ex-Libris Voyager, the library integrated system. Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies; Service on assigned committees and task forces; Attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings. All of these duties may involve attendance at evening or weekend events. STARTING SALARY: $41,901 approximate annual, plus excellent State supported fringe benefits. TO APPLY: Submit a cover letter, resume, BOT Application and three (3) letters of reference to: Gateway Community College, Human Resources Office, 60 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511. Faxed applications will also be accepted: 203-285-2539. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be submitted before the close of business (5:00pm) on <span style="color: red;">July 31, 2012</span>. Applications received after the deadline may be discarded. A BOT application can be found on our website at <a href="http://www.gwcc.commnet.edu/contact.aspx?id=257" target="_blank">http://www.gwcc.commnet.edu/contact.aspx?id=257</a>. Visit GCC’s website at <a href="http://www.gwcc.commnet.edu/" target="_blank">www.gwcc.commnet.edu</a>. GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F. PROTECTED GROUP MEMBERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Library Associate - Gateway Community College

Library Associate - Gateway Community College (CCP-14, 12-month, tenure track position). ANTICIPATED STARTING DATE: Fall 2012. MINIMUM QUA...

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Librarian - Gateway Community College

<b>Librarian -</b> <span style="color: #48286d;"><b>Gateway Community College</b></span> (CCP-18, 12-month, tenure track position). ANTICIPATED STARTING DATE: Fall 2012. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library or Information Science (MLS or MLIS) together with one to four years of related experience including up to two years of experience in leading or supervising others; instructing and training students; or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position’s essential duties. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications as stated are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position and by providing appropriate references. Exceptions to the degree requirements may be made for compelling reasons. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Four years experience in academic libraries; Demonstrated abilities in teaching and assessment of learning objectives; Commitment to ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards; Background in smart classroom/multimedia design and web based instruction; Best practices in information literacy at class, course, and program levels; Information technology skills including mastery of Microsoft Office and instructional design software; Familiarity with library integrated systems, specifically Ex-Libris Voyager; knowledge of website design techniques; Strong verbal and written communication skills; Excellent interpersonal and organizational abilities; Strong commitment to public service and experience in working with a diverse clientele; Familiarity with scholarly research databases; and awareness of the information needs and information-seeking habits of college students. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Librarian works under the direction of the Director of Library Services. The Librarian will provide innovative leadership in the design, development, delivery and assessment of information literacy instruction across the curriculum using a variety of tools, techniques and instructional materials and will maintain statistics on these activities. The successful candidate will plan, develop and implement informational workshops and form close collaborative ties with faculty including the use of Blackboard Learn. Related duties will include complex reference service, collection development and maintenance, training and mentoring of part time staff members, supervision of student workers, and assistance with all combined service desk functions. Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies; Service on assigned committees and task forces; Attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings. All of these duties may involve attendance at evening or weekend events. STARTING SALARY: $57,739 approximate annual, plus excellent State supported fringe benefits. TO APPLY: Submit a cover letter, resume, BOT Application and three (3) letters of reference to: Gateway Community College, Human Resources Office, 60 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511. Faxed applications will also be accepted: 203-285-2539. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be submitted before the close of business (5:00pm) on <span style="color: red;">July 31, 2012</span>. Applications received after the deadline may be discarded. A BOT application can be found on our website at <a href="http://www.gwcc.commnet.edu/contact.aspx?id=257" target="_blank">http://www.gwcc.commnet.edu/contact.aspx?id=257</a>. Visit GCC’s website at <a href="http://www.gwcc.commnet.edu/" target="_blank">www.gwcc.commnet.edu</a>. GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F. PROTECTED GROUP MEMBERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Librarian - Gateway Community College

Librarian - Gateway Community College (CCP-18, 12-month, tenure track position). ANTICIPATED STARTING DATE: Fall 2012. MINIMUM QUALIFICAT...

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Video Blog: No Sugar Challenge Update #1

Well, let's just say I learned quite a bit about myself during this self-video shoot.<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><br />1. I rarely smile<i> (I'm chalking this up to nerves - I get told I'm smiley all the time!).</i></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">2. Charles is annoying! </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><br />3. I might have edited this out, but I do a lot of playing with my hair.  Didn't realize I was so girly - ugh.<br /><br />4. Charles is so annoying.<br /><br />5. I have a hard time with eye contact - and this is definitely true in real life!</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">6. Did I mention how annoying Charles is? </blockquote> So, without further adieu... my first ever video blog (please, don't all applaud at once):<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/f78O_elt7Rw" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />You'll find this out the video, but you are looking at the proud owner of these pink gold bracelets from Tarjay!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZmgBelwQvNEVBCalTYnc5JvtHkHjtyxveWBEVISQ8IIZiguYM0W1PxVKl83xXc-oTMJI0Svwgn5bpLg2Yr3-lsEYf0vU89UkmWKLej-f-kukQUTC4jR_ykIuMqqYlL5qFJlOM3eJqQo/s1600/target+bracelets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZmgBelwQvNEVBCalTYnc5JvtHkHjtyxveWBEVISQ8IIZiguYM0W1PxVKl83xXc-oTMJI0Svwgn5bpLg2Yr3-lsEYf0vU89UkmWKLej-f-kukQUTC4jR_ykIuMqqYlL5qFJlOM3eJqQo/s400/target+bracelets.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Now, because I cannot say this enough - thanks for watching and reading!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">{Please don't leave me now that you've 'seen' me.} haha</span></div><br /><br />

No Sugar Challenge VIDEO Video Blog: No Sugar Challenge Update #1

Well, let's just say I learned quite a bit about myself during this self-video shoot. 1. I rarely smile (I'm chalking this up to ne...

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Live From Indianapolis VI

<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Highlights from today:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Biggest news is that the House of Bishops followed the leadership of the House of Deputies in unanimously passing the resolution creating the independent task force on structural reform. I made an appeal to Bishop Katharine to include young adults early on in the process and she nodded reassuringly. I also made my appeal to the bishops to engage the whole church in a process of visionary prayer. The response to my appeal seemed positive. So I am hopeful that this process of renewal can be more than skin deep.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">The Bishops also passed the new canon for dissolution of a bishop-diocese relationship. Needless to say, there was some anxiety around this one since we were setting up the process for our own demises. But it needed doing. At present, we can remove a bishop for misconduct through a disciplinary proceeding; but we have no way to deal with a situation where there is not a disciplinary violation but a broken relationship. The process we passed focuses on reconciliation but where that cannot be achieved, it provides for dissolution.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">We discharged the resolution providing for the option of the Presiding Bishop also serving a diocese – not to reject the idea but to include it in the process of structural reform that the task force will be considering.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">At lunch, I attended a delightful session with a dynamic demographic group in the Church, the NGLs – New Generation Latinos. Young adult and youth Latinos are for the most part English speaking and American born but steeped in the values and faith traditions of their parents and grandparents. They are a vital, excited, and exciting group blessed by and blessing our common life. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Yesterday over the lunch hour, I presented a workshop on liturgy, music, and preaching in small congregations. It was a small group, but that’s appropriate. Besides, small congregations are under-represented at General Convention. I recommended several helpful hints on making smallness an advantage – which it can be if we don’t try to imitate big church liturgies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">We passed the budget, though there was genuine regret about the non-funding or under-funding of important ministries.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">We also passed so many other pieces of legislation, most if which will never make any real difference in the world, than my fogged brain can remember. <o:p></o:p></span></div>

Live From Indianapolis VI

Highlights from today: Biggest news is that the House of Bishops followed the leadership of the House of Deputies in unanimously passing the...

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30 Days of Web tools: #6: Make Wordclouds using Wordle or Tagxedo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">What are Wordclouds?</span></b><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wordclouds are such fun to use in the classroom, especially when it comes to vocabulary building. Basically, using a wordcloud application one can transfer words into a cloud of interconnected words that can be arranged and used in different ways. Users can change the layout, color scheme, and fonts. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students love working with wordclouds.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two very popular free wordcloud webtools are Wordle and Tagxeedo, and I am going to explain each below plus give ideas of how to use them in the classroom</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. Wordle</b></span> (<a href="http://wordle.net/">http://wordle.net</a>) <br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wordle is an online tool for creating word clouds from passages of text. The more frequently a word appears in the text, the larger it shows up in the word cloud. It has so many amazing uses which you will enjoy experimenting with.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><table align="center" 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/AVvXsEhcbV_Hqwa9zR6q6kNjwNI8xnPlKaby49Rejys5kO1iSiX2Mehre4heO1kyVPSFLd_xXSS-3UT7UHcmhGFe6ff8H8TTnftKIXhglguTMYLebLQRfnGUQ9SJ0UqNtoBqa9ty79RYxTpFffY/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJ4I-zLoyqjXsgCTnywJxYnAkKvGeBagq-fqV38TzkLH_x5EZllB0Glpr4NB-_UWqGNcBYQsu8cXpMj2P26mLPobL67QYaYuSb7GJ1pcppHrrSL8w7G_Euu2kpWtkBBmDjC6xlZdBhDw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-style: 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;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Taken from Ted Teachers’ network (<a href="http://tedteachersnetwork.pbworks.com/">http://tedteachersnetwork.pbworks.com</a>)</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><b arial="arial" background-color:="" font-family:="" font-size:="" helvetica="helvetica" neue="neue" sans-serif="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, <b style=;" white="white" x-large="x-large"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">How to use Wordle step-by-step</span></b><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />This is a great introductory video from Radford Education to show you how to sign up for and use Wordle. </span></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1J-s68cO7-A" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">How can Wordle be used in the classroom? </span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">There are so many ways to use Wordle that several educators have been collecting ideas. I will post two of these collections below. </span><br /><div id="__ss_1512878" style="width: 427px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/JenniferW/wordle-ideas" target="_blank" title="Wordle Ideas">Wordle Ideas</a></b> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/1512878" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid;" width="427"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">View more PowerPoint from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/JenniferW" target="_blank">ProjectsByJen.com</a> </div></div><br /><div id="__ss_7263899" style="width: 427px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/gholtam/50-ways-to-use-wordle-in-the-classroom" target="_blank" title="50 ways to use Wordle in the classroom">50 ways to use Wordle in the classroom</a></b> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/7263899" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid;" width="427"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">View more PowerPoint from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/gholtam" target="_blank">Gemma Holtam</a> </div></div><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. Tagxeedo</span></b><br /><b><a href="http://www.tagxedo.com/">http://www.tagxedo.com/</a></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tagxeedo is an online wordcloud tool that takes things a step further by providing a number of different <i>shapes</i> you can choose from for your words. You can also upload a picture you like and Tagxeedo uses it as an outline. </span><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/AVvXsEjxcVEsA9avLJubeOIxQwh1GLRHO6tD51Hl_tCrhh6x1bpbszXuUJr36Plh6k2LTa9S6ZKZg70Z-DOv3hnDULFgdI3383RkdkBGIIhKv8cgwqpTWHG5hSxAl2AI8h1i5x0gzdU79JLtbkE/s1600-h/image%25255B6%25255D.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaR024LR_WmurhU9KJHM6WTvxxvYeJ9ZAAuJResNrIaKckf955V_XL1iYG3-QkzF1hw2sk3vqCokeeR0JgF42KWbtMA7zEdKUwxIubuxljvmgM-wh9Rao9VFqUNoZdpqQGHSLFw3TOCY0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="372" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">From the Tagxeedo blog (<a href="http://daily.tagxedo.com/">http://daily.tagxedo.com/</a>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">How to use Tagxeedo</span></b><br /><div><div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This video gives the basic steps in using Tagxedo. Take a look.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6ZwVoqFP-NE?rel=0" width="420"></iframe> <div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><br /><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">How can Tagxedo be used in the classroom?</span></b></div></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As with Wordle, there are many ways to use Tagxeedo. Here is a slideshow showing a whole collection of ideas from the Tagxedo blog.</div><br /><div id="__ss_7994718" style="width: 427px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/sandiadams/101-ways-to-use-tagxedo" target="_blank" title="101 Ways to Use Tagxedo">101 Ways to Use Tagxedo</a></b> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/7994718" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid;" width="427"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">View more PowerPoint from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/sandiadams" target="_blank">sandiadams</a> </div></div><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>More ways of using wordclouds in the classroom</b></span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Introduce a topic via vocabulary and use a word cloud to arrange this. You can then get the students to guess the theme, identify unknown words and make sentences with words.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br />2. For pre-reading tasks. You could show students a collection of words from the new text and let them predict what the text is about.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Speed sentence writing. Use recent vocabulary for this and let the students write as many sentences as they can using the words in the word cloud. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><br />4. This is a good fun activity. Display a word cloud containing some recently covered vocabulary and tell the students they have x minutes to write as many sentneces as they can using the words on display. This works best in pairs or groups and is a great way to review and recycle language. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><br />5</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;">. Guess the wordle idea:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;">Three times a week <a href="http://guessthewordle.pbworks.com/">Guess the Wordle</a> will post a new Wordle. Then based on the Wordle students can guess what the topic of the Wordle is. Guess the Wordle could be a fun warm-up activity to use with students. <a href="http://projectsbyjen.com/GTW/">http://projectsbyjen.com/GTW/</a></span><span style="background-color: white;"><br />6. Analyse writing: </span><span style="background-color: white;">Students can enter all their text into a wordcloud and see which words come out the largest due to being used frequently. One could analyse text from website articles in the same way.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Further reading</span></b> <br /><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/new-teacher-boot-camp-wordle-lisa-dabbs">http://www.edutopia.org/blog/new-teacher-boot-camp-wordle-lisa-dabbs</a><br /><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/07/more-wordle-in-classroom-ideas.html">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/07/more-wordle-in-classroom-ideas.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/06/more-wordle-ideas.html">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/06/more-wordle-ideas.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/07/guess-wordle-and-summer-vacation.html">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/07/guess-wordle-and-summer-vacation.html</a><br /><a href="http://groups.diigo.com/group/wordle">http://groups.diigo.com/group/wordle</a><br /><br /></div>

30 days of web tools Tagxeedo Web tools Wordle 30 Days of Web tools: #6: Make Wordclouds using Wordle or Tagxedo

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Teaching about the Olympics #london2012

<br /><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I've been putting together notes on Olympics and what is happening with them as well as how to teach them and have compiled a set of resources for you. This will be one of the first "conversational" olympic games, steeped in social media. There will be many great opportunities to talk about Social media in the context of the games. Enjoy and prepare now!</div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wareagleextra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/London-Olympic-Logo1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://www.wareagleextra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/London-Olympic-Logo1.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.sharemylesson.com/TaxonomySearchResults.aspx?area=resources&keywords=persistence" href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/TaxonomySearchResults.aspx?area=resources&keywords=persistence">Lesson Plans on Persistence</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As you talk about the Olympics beware of putting too much emphasis on gifts. Many people are gifted but few are willing to pay the price of persistence and seeking of wise counsel to get where they are. It is a great time to look at habits and examine our own. Are we Olympic in our pursuits of our own dreams or are we happy to sit in our chair eating popcorn complaining about how we never get a lucky break. </div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: </span><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">education</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/persistence" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/persistence" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">persistence</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">teaching</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">olympics</a><br /><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Olympic-themed-activity-handouts-6115082/" href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Olympic-themed-activity-handouts-6115082/">Olympic themed activity handouts - Resources - SML</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">This is a very popular handout to use with children to talk about the Olympics using history, art, and health areas. Returning to school, this will be a great resource. </div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-lists/olympic-video-games" href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-lists/olympic-video-games">Olympic Video Games</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Common Sense media rates all of the Olympic Video games that you can purchase for children. Their top rating right now is for mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics which you can get on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. Great ratings. Also note that they are now beta testing learning ratings which I think should be on learning but also should rate the analytics that come out of games for parents and educators.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/game_based_learning" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/game_based_learning">game_based_learning</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://hub.olympic.org" href="http://hub.olympic.org/">Olympic Athletes</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The official hub to follow and find Olympic athletes. </div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/technology/social-media-is-the-message-for-olympics.html?pagewanted=all" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/technology/social-media-is-the-message-for-olympics.html?pagewanted=all">Social Media Is the Message for Olympics - NYTimes.com</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Socialympics is what people are calling this summer's olympic games. There is a new Olympic Athlete's hub to help fans find and follow Twitter feeds and facebook pages. the Head of the IOC social media says that "London 2012 will ignite the first conversational Olympic Games." Let me make a point that most US schools will be left out of this conversation and bound to traditional media but that those who can connect at home will have access. Social media is part of how we communicate and does have  a place.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.sharemylesson.com/TaxonomySearchResults.aspx?area=resources&keywords=olympics" href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/TaxonomySearchResults.aspx?area=resources&keywords=olympics">Search for olympics teaching resources - Share My Lesson</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Over 150 lessons about the Olympics. This is a great way to welcome the school year in the northern hemisphere as so many will be engrossed in the Olympics. Peruse these lesson plans from venn diagrams comparing the modern olympics to the ancient olympics to conversation questions or history lessons.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sharemylesson" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sharemylesson">sharemylesson</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/London-2012-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Values-6086530/" href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/London-2012-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Values-6086530/">London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Values - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Lessons teaching about the values of the Olympics and Paralympic games. These are coming up in July/ August. You can use this powerpoint as a starting point.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://getset.london2012.com/en/home" href="http://getset.london2012.com/en/home">Home | London 2012 - Get Set</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The official London Olympics education site. You can register and join their blogging network. This is definitely something you may want to do with your students. The London games has a "get set" website which is their official educational platform for the Olympic games. I've just spent a little time looking at what you can do there, but you can register, blog about the games, and connect with others. This is the sort of global event where you can meet other classrooms and interact with others.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.tes.co.uk/taxonomySearchResults.aspx?keywords=olympics" href="http://www.tes.co.uk/taxonomySearchResults.aspx?keywords=olympics">Search for olympics teaching resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If you want to teach about the Olympics, the TES forum out of the UK is where the great content is being uploaded daily. There are two activities of note, one is Olympic Games: Now and then and another is about Greek Ideas and what has been passed down. Many interesting lessons by grade level.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history">history</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history_teacher" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history_teacher">history_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Medium-Term-Plans-London-Olympics-2012-6206086" href="http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Medium-Term-Plans-London-Olympics-2012-6206086">Medium Term Plans - London Olympics 2012 - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Here is a plan of how this teacher is going to incorporate the Olympics into the lesson plans for this 8 weeks.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/apr/16/london-2012-olympics-teaching-resources?newsfeed=true" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/apr/16/london-2012-olympics-teaching-resources?newsfeed=true">How to teach ... the London 2012 Olympics | Education | The Guardian</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">More ideas for teaching about the Olympics from the Guardian.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/activities" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/activities">activities</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.teachingheart.net/olympics.html" href="http://www.teachingheart.net/olympics.html">Olympics in the Classroom - Printables, Lessons, Ideas, & More</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">This website starts with a KWL student chart about the Olympics and has other resources. Although it is a 2006 website, there are a lot of great ideas that you can use for this year.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://twitter.com/#!/london2012" href="http://twitter.com/#!/london2012">London 2012 (london2012) on Twitter</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">London 2012 Twitter account.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.london2012.com/homepage-feature" href="http://www.london2012.com/homepage-feature">London 2012</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The London 2012 games are around the corner. They will be July 27- August 12, 2012. Here is the official website. The Paralympic Games will be August 29-Sept 9. They have a Twitter account as well for the games, you could follow it as a class and keep up with it. Since many schools will be returning during the Olympics, there could be a tie in with the start of school.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Olympics">Olympics</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6170892" href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6170892">London 2012 games resource collection - Resources - TES</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The London 2012 games are upon us! Here is a great set of resources about the Olympics and about the 2012 games to be held in London. These resources out of the UK are going to be some of the best. There are also some posters you can download, print, and use if you want to teach about the ancient games in relation to this year's field day.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/Olympics">Olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-ps" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Posted from <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com" href="http://www.diigo.com/">Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">here</a>.</div>

olympics Teaching Teaching about the Olympics #london2012

I've been putting together notes on Olympics and what is happening with them as well as how to teach them and have compiled a set of res...

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Live From Indianapolis V

<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Yesterday there was no time or energy to write. Today there is only a little. The pace is intense. Here is what I can still remember:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">The Committee on Structure unanimously passed the Resolution creating an independent task force to develop a proposal to revamp our governance structures. It includes a special gathering of representative for all dioceses to review and comment on the proposal before it is finalized. That gathering will be 25% young adults. I would prefer to have guaranteed the role of young adults on the task force but the Committee did not include it in the same resolution They did pass another Resolution, over some objection, to make the task force 33% young adults. That might yet happen. But if not, we can still urge the presiding officers to use their discretion to appoint young people to the task force or make some other special provision for young adult input early in the process. I would also have preferred stronger language on prayer, but what matters is how we implement it, not the wording in the resolution. See my previous blog. Some deputies are already on this, planning flash mob prayer events at random times and places here. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Then, even more surprisingly, the House of Deputies passed the Resolution unanimously. Of course, this does not mean we have changed anything. We have merely opened the door. But that is a big step.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">We also sent on to the House a Resolution abolishing the majority of the Standing Commissions and leaving the presiding officers authority to appoint such task forces as are necessary at the time. I predict this will be considerably more controversial than the big kahuna task force resolution. It gores some people’s oxen now.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">The Bishops voted 111-41-3 to authorize a provisional rite for blessing same gender relationships. To call the conversation civil would be a gross understatement. There was no parliamentary game playing. Conservatives who voted no expressed their gratitude to those who supported the resolution for making it as livable for them as possible. Progressives who voted yes did so in a spirit of humility and respect. That Resolution also passed the House of Deputies the following day.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">I attended the Integrity Eucharist the night after the Bishops passed the same gender blessings resolution. The Deputies had not acted yet, but the folks at Integrity were already happier than I have ever seen them. But there has been a calm to the happiness around this resolution. It really has not been triumphal. It hasn’t been “we won!” It is more like a peaceful easy healing. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">This won’t be headline news but it is going to save jobs and make mission possible in poorer dioceses and parishes. The mandate to buy health insurance from the denominational health plan has bee postponed to Dec. 31, 2015. By then, the pricing structure is supposed to have been adjusted so that the smaller dioceses will not get slammed by high premiums as we do now. To all the folks struggling to meet church budgets out there, this is a godsend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>

Live From Indianapolis V

Yesterday there was no time or energy to write. Today there is only a little. The pace is intense. Here is what I can still remember: The Co...

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My Mega- News Post of #education and #edtech Goodness

<br /><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Sadly, my Diigo post- to blog feed is down and so these GREAT resources didn't post since July 3rd (and I've been blogging every day) so, now, you get a mega-dose of news and information instead of the usually smaller 4-6 items of note a day.  Sorry that this is a tad late. It is important to me to give you  two or three informative posts a day and I've been blogging away like crazy and didn't catch that it didn't come through due to my current book project, </div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Flipped classroom, behavior management, Olympics, some amazing research, cool videos, Tweets of the world visualized. Tons of things for you to peruse and read in one MASSIVE post. ;-) </div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><i>I hope this will be fixed very soon, I know Diigo is working on it. I love DIigo and it is one of my favorite tools - there is something going on with the new authorization method of Google, but they have assured me they're working on it.</i></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.cybraryman.com/classroom.html" href="http://www.cybraryman.com/classroom.html">Class Room</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Great page on Classroom management and Class Rules from Jerry Blumengarten. If this is an issue for you and you really need a TON of ideas, Jerry is one of the best curators on the web!</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/classroommanagement" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/classroommanagement">classroommanagement</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/rules" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/rules">rules</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/behavior" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/behavior">behavior</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.sharemylesson.com/resourcecalendar.aspx?nt=event&nbday=28&nbmth=7&nbyr=2012" href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/resourcecalendar.aspx?nt=event&nbday=28&nbmth=7&nbyr=2012">Parent's Day Activities</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Parents Day is July 28th. Here are 15 ways to incorporate parents into your classroom with some great ideas. You start off the school year trying to establish a positive, encouraging relationship with parents. It is one of the most important things you do. You each have a role with children. Plan NOW how you are going to relate to and encourage parents in your classroom this year - here are some ideas.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/parenting" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/parenting">parenting</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.parentsday.com" href="http://www.parentsday.com/">National Parents' Day</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">National Parents Day is coming up on July 28th. I didn't know about this until I came across all kinds of things for celebrating this day. I saw that this is a US holiday but sometimes celebrated internationally as well. It is  a day set aside to celebrate the role of parents in a child's life. If you don't celebrate it then or aren't in school, you could tie this in with back to school or your back to school letter. Parents are important - it is a great reason to remind parents and encourage them to play an active role in their child's education. </div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/parenting" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/parenting">parenting</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.mytowntutors.com/2012/07/top-5-twitter-accounts-for-teachers/" href="http://www.mytowntutors.com/2012/07/top-5-twitter-accounts-for-teachers/">Top 5 Twitter Accounts for Teachers | My Town Tutors</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A list of 5 Twitter accounts for teachers. Yes, I'm on the list but there are great twitterers on this page (as well as quite a few left out.) Thanks to mark Malloy for this list and information on each person.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a></div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.sharemylesson.com/mypublicprofile.aspx?uc=1901259" href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/mypublicprofile.aspx?uc=1901259">Cool Cat Teacher on Share My Lesson</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I'm testing the share my lesson site, in particular, the friending feature. I've friended some people that I know but was hoping that some of you who are planning to join the site  or are already there would friend me. (If you're doing common core, it is a must join to get free resources and lesson plans aligned to common core.) This is the sister site to the TES site out of the UK that I've been using for some time now and if you have a profile there, just log in with that and accept the terms to move things over. If you uploaded to the TES site, you'll want to move over those resources. Thanks for helping me test it.  Full disclosure, I've been doing work for TES and share my lesson for some time now. As you can tell, I do love what they are doing and their passion to help teachers mobilize and organize their own free content to share with others. the TES site uses the UK system and standards and now they've done the same thing in the US. Thanks for helping me test. (I would also appreciate someone sending me a message to see if that works too and you can message me any feedback and I'll pass it along.)</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sharemylesson" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sharemylesson">sharemylesson</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBQ47s1qp1Y" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBQ47s1qp1Y">Classtools.net - YouTube</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Classtools.net is one of my all time favorite graphic organizer/ video game playing site and also creator of the Fantastic Fakebook activity where students can create fake profiles (not really on facebook, they are simulated) on famous figures in history and literature. These are ideal for 1:1 laptop programs but the games are flashbased so if you use on an iPad you'll need to use a Flash browser (I think atomic web browser has flash mode.)</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/graphic_organizers" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/graphic_organizers">graphic_organizers</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/game_based_learning" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/game_based_learning">game_based_learning</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Olympic-themed-activity-handouts-6115082/" href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Olympic-themed-activity-handouts-6115082/">Olympic themed activity handouts - Resources - SML</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">This is a very popular handout to use with children to talk about the Olympics using history, art, and health areas. Returning to school, this will be a great resource. </div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-lists/olympic-video-games" href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-lists/olympic-video-games">Olympic Video Games</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Common Sense media rates all of the Olympic Video games that you can purchase for children. Their top rating right now is for mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics which you can get on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. Great ratings. Also note that they are now beta testing learning ratings which I think should be on learning but also should rate the analytics that come out of games for parents and educators.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/game_based_learning" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/game_based_learning">game_based_learning</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.commonsensemedia.org" href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/">Reviews and Ratings for Family Movies, TV Shows, Websites, Video Games, Books and Music</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Kevin Jarrett pointed out to me that Common Sense media now has movie reviews for kids to help you determine what is appropriate for your children. Again, you have to take everything under advisement ad make decisions for yourselves but as long as we go to whatever Hollywood dishes out, they'll keep doing it. (After all, they did research and found that a "G" rating was a "death sentence" for a movie. That is crazy.)</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/movies" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/movies">movies</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/entertainment" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/entertainment">entertainment</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/reviews" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/reviews">reviews</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/internetsafety" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/internetsafety">internetsafety</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/parenting" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/parenting">parenting</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/media" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/media">media</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/children" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/children">children</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.kids-in-mind.com" href="http://www.kids-in-mind.com/">Kids-In-Mind: Movie Ratings That Actually Work</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">My Friend Anne Truger recommended this site as a place to go for movie reviews for kids. You have to be careful not to read too much of it or you'll hit spoilers. I like this - it hits the different areas: sex and nudity, violence and gore, and profanity. I've had a couple of movies that I've felt were over the top on profanity and trash talk lately and am going to be checking out websites like this one from now on. This is one to share with parents.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/parenting" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/parenting">parenting</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/movies" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/movies">movies</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/entertainment" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/entertainment">entertainment</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/reviews" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/reviews">reviews</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://hub.olympic.org" href="http://hub.olympic.org/">Olympic Athletes</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The official hub to follow and find Olympic athletes. </div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/technology/social-media-is-the-message-for-olympics.html?pagewanted=all" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/technology/social-media-is-the-message-for-olympics.html?pagewanted=all">Social Media Is the Message for Olympics - NYTimes.com</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Socialympics is what people are calling this summer's olympic games. There is a new Olympic Athlete's hub to help fans find and follow Twitter feeds and facebook pages. the Head of the IOC social media says that "London 2012 will ignite the first conversational Olympic Games." Let me make a point that most US schools will be left out of this conversation and bound to traditional media but that those who can connect at home will have access. Social media is part of how we communicate and does have  a place.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics">olympics</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="https://www.facebook.com/appcenter/olympicgamescity" href="https://www.facebook.com/appcenter/olympicgamescity">(14) Olympic Games City - App Center</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Facebook has launched an app where you can build the ultimate Olympic games in your city. It is part of Facebook's massive launch that will transform the Olympic games into the largest use of social media for a sporting event that we have likely seen in the history of the games and perhaps the world.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics." href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/olympics.">olympics.</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.reddit.com/r/education/comments/w29cg/new_teacher/" href="http://www.reddit.com/r/education/comments/w29cg/new_teacher/">New teacher : education</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I'm enjoying Reddit but only using the "Alien Blue" app on my ipad. It is a cool source of information and conversation. In this example, a teacher is asking for advice as a beginning science teacher. I hope some of you elementary science teachers will take time to answer. Check out reddit but also check out Alien Blue - it is an example of how an app makes a service so much more.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science_teacher" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science_teacher">science_teacher</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/06/education/no-child-left-behind-whittled-down-under-obama.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2_20120706" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/06/education/no-child-left-behind-whittled-down-under-obama.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2_20120706">‘No Child Left Behind’ Whittled Down Under Obama - NYTimes.com</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The New York Times wonders if the current behavior by the Obama Administration has effectively nullified No Child Left Behind. Worth a read.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/07/06/36finland.h31.html?tkn=SYWF9lvjO4I5QtrL5Mp4i%2BVZvr0M1TP2ZM3g&cmp=clp-edweek&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationWeekWidgetFeed+%28Education+Week%3A+Free+Widget+Feed%29" href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/07/06/36finland.h31.html?tkn=SYWF9lvjO4I5QtrL5Mp4i%2BVZvr0M1TP2ZM3g&cmp=clp-edweek&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationWeekWidgetFeed+%28Education+Week%3A+Free+Widget+Feed%29">Education Week: Finland Rethinks Factory-Style School Buildings</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Finland is an innovator in education and now they're doing it again. Schools need a facelift. If you're building a new school - rethink school. I'd look at the designs. Also, Ewan McIntosh wrote a great "7 spaces of schools" that is in the "Choice" chapter for those of you have bought my book Flattening Classroom, Engaging Minds - he talked about this on a boat in South Africa with me 2 years a go and is an expert to follow in the area of school design. "Finnish students consistently have placed among the top countries on the Program for International Student Assessment, which gauges 15-year-old students’ ability to understand and transfer concepts in reading, mathematics, and science. For example, in the most recent mathematics assessment, in 2009, Finnish students scored 54 points higher than their American peers on a scale of zero to 1,000. Pasi Sahlberg, the director general of the Center for International Mobility and Cooperation at Finland’s education ministry, attributes the nation’s academic achievement to a three-fold approach: quality of the academic curriculum, equity in educational access, “and the third one is the environment. How the environment and design of the school is supporting students’ learning. When we combine these three things we can say something about the overall goodness of the school system.”</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/finland" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/finland">finland</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform">edreform</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/design" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/design">design</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2012/07/06/college-professors-fearful-of-online-education-growth" href="http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2012/07/06/college-professors-fearful-of-online-education-growth">College Professors Fearful of Online Education Growth - US News and World Report</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A new study shows most professors are afraid of elearning and the growth of online courses. I predict that in 4-5 years the same will be true of traditional classroom teachers. The fact is that we all must be innovative and learn to teach in blended and online environments. Change creates victims and victors - with great change comes great opportunity. The one thing I can promise is if you do nothing and ignore it, you'll not be on the winning side. Learn. Connect. The Flat Classroom is a fact and it is here -- we're doing it in k12 and it is about to grow exponentially. After schools flip they're going to flatten. One leads to the other.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/highered" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/highered">highered</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elearning" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elearning">elearning</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://21cglobal.blogspot.com/2011/10/flat-world-and-our-place-in-it.html" href="http://21cglobal.blogspot.com/2011/10/flat-world-and-our-place-in-it.html">A Flat World and Our Place In It | 21C Global</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Suzie Nestico (Flat Classroom certified teacher and project manager) aligns her Flat Clasroom and NetGenEd projects with Common Core standards.) Here's how she aligned with common core writing standards. I like how she fully discloses to students what she's doing and why as well as providing links and instructions to the students.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore">commoncore</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing">writing</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ccchat" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ccchat">ccchat</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclassroom" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclassroom">flatclassroom</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclassroomproject" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclassroomproject">flatclassroomproject</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Google-World-Wonders-50001498/" href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Google-World-Wonders-50001498/">Google World Wonders - Resources - SML</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I uploaded some information, resources and lesson plans relating to the Google World Wonders resource. If you want to see what I upload you can follow me on sharemylesson.com - a great site for free resources for teachers. (They have entered the common core alignments so when resources are uploaded it requires that the resource be aligned with common core standards. If you create free lesson plans and resources or share online and work with educators in the US, you'll want to come and share over here as well. Send me a note about how you're using the site. I love free!  (Note that if you have a lot of resources to share, you may want to talk to them about becoming a content partner.)</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google">google</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/08/take-kids-deep-inside-where-deep-web.html" href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/08/take-kids-deep-inside-where-deep-web.html">Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Take Kids Deep Inside Where the Deep Web Hides</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Do you understand the Deep web? Here's an article I wrote about the deep web and the importance of helping students dig into the databases that aren't crawled by search engines.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/deepweb" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/deepweb">deepweb</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-ps" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-ps" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-ps" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://zeitz.wikispaces.com/EIT+Wikibook" href="http://zeitz.wikispaces.com/EIT+Wikibook">Dr. Z - EIT Wikibook</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">Dr. Leigh Zeitz shared at ISTE 2012 about his use of Distributed learning Communities to facilitate collaborative creation. Here, he talks about his Emerging Instructional Technology wikibook that his students build. This is an excellent framework for writing, collaborating, and working with technology and was presented as an example of writing standard W.x.6 (the x is the grade level).</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing">writing</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore">commoncore</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/technology">technology</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="https://sites.google.com/site/robertsonwriting/home" href="https://sites.google.com/site/robertsonwriting/home">Roberts On Writing</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">My friend Jennifer Roberts is a digital lead teacher in San Diego. She copresented with us at ISTE on Common Core in the Cloud and rocked it. Here's the website she built about Writing Response groups and what she does in the classroom. She's very knowledgeable and I love what she's doing with her students.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/engchat" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/engchat">engchat</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing">writing</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore">commoncore</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://ywp.nanowrimo.org" href="http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">national Novel Writing month is in November but this website is so much more. I heard Jennifer Roberts share this with our Panel on Writing with Common Core at ISTE 2012 and this website is a phenomenal way to meet the 3rd standard W.X.3 about Writing narratives. Students collaboratively work together. You can do this any time but November is the big emphasis. I think every school should participate in Nanowrimo -- just love it.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing">writing</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/engchat" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/engchat">engchat</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore">commoncore</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://theconversation.edu.au/digital-dawn-open-online-learning-is-just-beginning-7758" href="http://theconversation.edu.au/digital-dawn-open-online-learning-is-just-beginning-7758">Digital dawn: open online learning is just beginning</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">"Around 7,000 online students recently earned the first certificates awarded by MIT and Harvard through their Edx partnership. That’s more than twice the number of degrees that MIT awarded at this year’s commencement. Another 147,596 observers signed up to marvel at what an MIT course is really like. Substantially greater numbers are expected for the spring course offerings." With a title like this, the blog post is a great overview of the infancy of online learning. Perhaps the information age is giving way to the learning age. Whatever the case, we no longer have silos of learning by location but rather, by connection. High speed Internet and self discipline will give you access to leading edge learning without having to leave an aging parent or move your family. A new age is certainly dawning.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform">edreform</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/opened" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/opened">opened</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mooc" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mooc">mooc</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://gizmodo.com/5923450/where-the-worlds-tweets-come-from-visualized" href="http://gizmodo.com/5923450/where-the-worlds-tweets-come-from-visualized">Where the World's Tweets Come From, Visualized</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">Location tagging is providing some great data like this visualization of where the world's tweets come from.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia">socialmedia</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/scholastica-and-diy-open-access-journals/41141" href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/scholastica-and-diy-open-access-journals/41141">Scholastica and DIY Open Access Journals - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">Researchers and institutions should continue to take note that Open is really the way things are moving. You may want to look at Scholastica. I could see schools creating their own journals. Now that would be fascinating. "With traditional journals suffering from rising costs and increased disinterest in print subscriptions, online open access is looking more appealing than ever. The team behind recently launched Scholastica is offering a new platform for those interested in joining the movement." It makes a great point that an academic paper is a poor discussion forum and gives you other options for creating your own open journal.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/research" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/research">research</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://classroomwindow.com/flipped-classrooms-improved-test-scores-and-teacher-satisfaction/" href="http://classroomwindow.com/flipped-classrooms-improved-test-scores-and-teacher-satisfaction/">Flipped Classrooms: Improved Test Scores and Teacher Satisfaction | ClassroomWindow - Where the best solutions win</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">New infographic surveying almost 500 teachers about flipped learning. 99% of teachers would use it next year. I am doing some work with Classroom Window and I love what they're doing with surveys and making the results meaningful to educators and decision makers.  Of note, 88% of teachers said it improved their job satisfcation and 67% report an improvement of test scores.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flipclass" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flipclass">flipclass</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFGAQrEUaeU" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFGAQrEUaeU">A Conversation With My 12 Year Old Self: 20th Anniversary Edition - YouTube</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">Yesterday Jeremiah uploaded a video "a conversation with my 12 year old self" - it is hilarious and going viral because it has 26,121 likes but it says that it has only 309 views (views can take a while to catch up with the actual views from what I understand.) Intriguing and enjoyable. We could have kids do this sort of thing NOW (I talk about this in the Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds book - the importance of legacy and relating to yourself over time as one of the ways of connecting or flattening.) </div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/connection" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/connection">connection</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/06/world-wonders-new-flipped-classroom.html" href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/06/world-wonders-new-flipped-classroom.html">Cool Cat Teacher Blog: World Wonders: A new flipped classroom tool for teachers</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">World wonders is a phenomenal new site for Geography, Literature teachers who use the flipped clas model as it is not just a video but an interactive experience. Here's a blog post I wrote about World wonders and how it works on a computer as well as an iPad with notes and links to lesson plans.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/geography" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/geography">geography</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/geography_teacher" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/geography_teacher">geography_teacher</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flipclass" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flipclass">flipclass</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/20-iPad-Apps-for-Educators-50001270/" href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/20-iPad-Apps-for-Educators-50001270/">20 iPad Apps for Educators - Resources - SML</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">A pdf with 20 ipad apps for educators - this may be something you could email to your teachers if they've just gotten ipads to teach them how to open and read a pdf on their ipad. This is really just a powerpoint converted to PDF but it does include links and screenshots.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education." href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education.">education.</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="https://drive.google.com/start?authuser=0#home" href="https://drive.google.com/start?authuser=0#home">Google Drive</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">Information on Google Drive including a video about how the service works. I'm setting it up with my Google Docs and will let you know if it is a viable alternative to dropbox.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.wiziq.com/virtual-classroom/?gid=100039" href="http://www.wiziq.com/virtual-classroom/?gid=100039">The Best Virtual Classroom for Live, Online Teaching - WizIQ</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">WizIQ is a very stable platform. They do advertise on my site, but I've also used them. This is a good alternative to many of the online web based platform. Here's the link to a 30 day trial.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/parody-critiques-popular-khan-academy-videos/37543" href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/parody-critiques-popular-khan-academy-videos/37543">Parody Critiques Popular Khan Academy Videos - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">A parody critiquing Khan Academy is making the rounds and more of them are sure to come in since "Mr. Meyer, along with Justin Reich, a blogger for EdWeek, is sponsoring a competition offering $750 in prizes to the best user-submitted videos critiquing Khan Academy lessons." Khan is a start and has a very powerful supporter in the Gates Foundation, but after talking to those using the site for math instruction, I understand that the gamification elements behind working the math problems are what many teachers like. Some students use the videos to find answers and instruction when their teachers don't explain things well. However, I do agree that many of the videos could be improved. Of course, we need better videos to have an alternative because critiques right now are like chosing a set of store bought chocolate chip cookies or nothing. We need more elegant, informative videos for sure, but where to put them and how? Many open education services are providing the videos, but much of Khan's benefits are the searchability and the sheer volume of videos. What do you think?</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/khanacademy" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/khanacademy">khanacademy</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flipclass" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flipclass">flipclass</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://duvee.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/why-flip-out/" href="http://duvee.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/why-flip-out/">Why Flip Out? | DuVee</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">I'm enjoying reading how this teacher is flipping his classroom as he answers the question "what happens when kids don't do their -- homework (i.e. watch the videos.)" Very creative answers to this but ones we'll have to discuss.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flipcclass" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flipcclass">flipcclass</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flippedclass" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flippedclass">flippedclass</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flippedclassroom" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flippedclassroom">flippedclassroom</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.ocspecialedattorney.com/supreme-court-declines-hear-zero-tolerance-case/" href="http://www.ocspecialedattorney.com/supreme-court-declines-hear-zero-tolerance-case/">Supreme Court declines to hear zero-tolerance case</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">Zero tolerance policies give no leeway for wisdom or common sense. This young man was suspended and received criminal charges for shooting spitballs causing him to be unable to go to the Naval Academy. I find this completely ridiculous. I've seen other implementations of zero tolerance (a local kid suspended because he had a steak knife in his car from a barbeque the night before) that totally lack common sense. Educators need the freedom to work with children using discretion. Spitballs shot through a ballpoint pen are not what was intended. We need some common sense and to be able to hire wise administrators to use their judgement. Zero tolerance leave little room for interpretation when things like this happen. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case, so it is still allowed in the US.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/discipline" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/discipline">discipline</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/27/texas-republican-party-2012-platform-education_n_1632097.html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/27/texas-republican-party-2012-platform-education_n_1632097.html">Texas Republican Party Calls For Abstinence Only Sex Ed, Corporal Punishment In Schools</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">The platform adopted by Texas Republicans is drawing criticism as it should from many areas. I remain firmly apolitical on this blog as I've worked in DC for a Senator (Sam Nunn) who voted based on the issue not the political party. I find partisanship as being lived out today harmful for our country but this mention isn't about my own political views. I do not believe that higher order thinking (creating, etc.) is a problem. In fact, in a world where memorization is less important, this view that kids should be memorizing is completely misguided. As a Christian who has read Darwin, Nietzche and Marx, I have always ecouraged my children to make decisions and take positions out of a position of choice and education rather than one of ignorance. I just don't understand why they are taking this position against "higher order thinking." What research are they citing? People can blame teachers all they want but politicians who understand little to nothing about education are making a mess. I hope that Texas republicans will take a stand against this misguided platform - surely they didn't understand what they were voting on. The position causing the most controversy, however, is the statement that they oppose the teaching of "higher order thinking skills" -- a curriculum which strives to encourage critical thinking -- arguing that it might challenge "student's fixed beliefs" and undermine "parental authority."</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-02/teacher-s-wages-garnished-as-u-s-goes-after-loan-default.html" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-02/teacher-s-wages-garnished-as-u-s-goes-after-loan-default.html">Teacher’s Wages Garnished as U.S. Goes After Loan Default - Bloomberg</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">With the US government owed over $1 trillion in student loans, more stories of aggressive debt collection are coming out like this one. A teacher defaulted on a $3100 loan and had $2496 taken from her bank account without her approval. Interesting story from bloomberg.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/student" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/student">student</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/loan" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/loan">loan</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/highered" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/highered">highered</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/eq130/i_am_a_student_at_a_high_school_where_every/" href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/eq130/i_am_a_student_at_a_high_school_where_every/">I am a student at a high school where every student receives an iPad. : IAmA</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">1:1 ipad implementations- this is your nightmare. This comment from a student is going viral on reddit with more than 1,000 comments. Basically, the school bought ipads, required students to pay $50 for insurance, set up a wiki for teachers to post assignments (but the teachers don't.) The student actually posted this post from his/her ipad. Likely this experience on Reddit is going to be one of the best learning experiences of the year. Read this and share it with your 1:1 implementation team. iPads without a fundamental change in how you teach are just expensive toys. We need to change all of how school operates, not just what is in the kids' backpacks.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipad">ipad</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ipadchat">ipadchat</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.aliquippa.k12.pa.us/domain/292" href="http://www.aliquippa.k12.pa.us/domain/292">Formative Assessment Strategies / Overview</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">A list of formative assessment strategies and definitions found via @marzanoresearch on Twitter. A good quick review.</div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/assessment" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/assessment">assessment</a></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="diigo-link" style="background-color: white;"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.sharemylesson.com/article.aspx?storyCode=50000147" href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/article.aspx?storyCode=50000147">SML Newsletters - HTML Content - SML</a></div><div class="diigo-description" style="background-color: white;">Sign up for share my lesson newsletters to have free lesson plans that have been uploaded (and aligned to US standards) delivered to your inbox. </div><div class="diigo-tags" style="background-color: white;">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com" href="http://www.diigo.com/">Diigo</a>. 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