For the third time in almost six weeks I'm sitting in the airport waiting for my flight to Fairbanks. Thanks Google for the free wi-fi a...
Microsoft Free Tools #7: Microsoft Flashcards
What is this application? This is called FLASHCARDS and it is an application from Microsoft Education Labs. I really like the idea of these...
Microsoft Free tools – #6: Zoomit
What is Zoom.it? Zoom.it is a free service for viewing and sharing high-resolution photography. All you have to do is provide the link to ...
A Chill in the Air - Part I
Halloween has come and gone, a time change looms (“fall back”) and winter is just around the corner. Early twilight and cool evenings are he...
Common interview questions -- and how to answer them effectively
Robert Half International Every hiring manager has a different set of go-to interview questions. In a recent survey by our company, we ask...
Sick...Again
It seemed like I spent the better part of October not feeling well in some shape or form. I'm ready to start the month of November off ...
Insanity: is it contagious?
A lot has happened since my last post. After a disastrous lunch with my craziest niece last Saturday, where I attempted to make peace with h...
Peer Coaching in Bloemfontein - transformational!
Submitted by Fiona Beal On Friday 21 st October and Saturday 22 nd October I was very privileged to be able to attend the last two session...
5 ways to derail your interview
Rachel Farrell, Special to CareerBuilder An interview is one of the hardest things to obtain as a job seeker -- and unfortunately, it'...
Three SchoolNet trainers featured in Intel’s ‘10 million teachers – Opening Doors of Opportunity’ site
Intel@ Teach recently celebrated training 10 million teachers! (SchoolNet offers their marvelous courses free of charge to educators in So...
The 2011 online K-12 conference takes place this month
Submitted by Fiona Beal I have just been reading about the 2011 K-12 online conference (presumably from the USA) that will be taking place s...
International Peace Day video - classes around the world working together
Submitted by Fiona Beal On Tuesday 16 August I wrote a blog post about a Grade 4 class in the USA wanting to create a peace video for Intern...
3rd Weigh In Results
Just a quick note to give results on Joel and I's weigh in on Friday: Joel (6'): 228.6 Hilary (5'8"): 251.8 This means ...