Learning COBs

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Please post your Learning COBs here.
or another option
Click on the Health A-Z link (link is on the Blogroll)

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While You Were Teaching

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

While You Were Teaching…4OOPSs EduTech News Feed
The kids need you and the web keeps marching on…not to worry, 4OOPS’ EduTech news Feed has these top stories of interest to educators: 
From Tech Crunch: July 1. You can no longer use a handheld mobile device in California and Washington. The first time fine in California is just [...]

Back to School Now!

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

As you begin to say goodbye to this school year, take just a minute to consider next year. Yes, next year. Time marches on faster than ants to a summer picnic blanket. A couple of proactive steps now will do wonders.
School Counselor Shannon Hutton, warns, “kids often get “antsy” about moving to the next grade.” [...]

Tech BFF

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

   Today, visit Addictomatic Search  that searches everywhere, including Twitter, digg, technorati and Wikio for everything include news, blogs, videos, and images. (if it does not display properly, it may be blocked by your school filter)  

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While You Were Teaching…4OOPS EduTech News Feed

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

The kids need you and the web keeps marching on…not to worry, 4OOPS’ EduTech news Feed has these top stories of interest to educators:
May 12 From Yahoo Tech: XP vs. Vista, Possible Good News
May 15 From ASCD Smartbrief:  Collegeville, Minnesota school district will cancel classes on Monday next year and students will spend an [...]

The Blogger Wears Prada…to End of Year Staff Parties

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Be the hit of the end-of-the-school year parties when you carry in cookies shaped like popsicles baked in Norpro’s Nonstick Cake-Sicle Pan, available from Amazon which means Amazon Prime shipping! $13.99 
Bakers Stow and Go keeps your stacked treats, well, stacked! Three tiny shelves keep everything organized even if your gradebook isn’t  $19.95     
Both of these [...]

tag cloud

Monday, May 12th, 2008

What is so important about web-based learning experiences anyway?

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The Blogger Wears Prada: Today On Sale!

Friday, May 9th, 2008

 Robert Redford…the popcorn movie heart-throb of my generation. <Sigh>  Do  you remember the resurgence in all things cowboy after he starred with Paul Newman in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?” Well, he put those movie residuals to great work with the Sundance Film Festival and especially the Sundance Catalog Store! (cue clapping>  With every order [...]

Payback is Rich or Student Store and More

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Classroom Price List
Create a student store where students spend “digital dollars” earned from a variety of appropriate behaviors such as:

questions answered correctly
first to arrive at class and get started working on WarmUp
most questions answered correctly
first to seek out resources
begin a task without prompting
offer help to another
take a risk to be the first to answer a [...]

The Blogger Wears Prada: On Mothers Day

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

 The Blogger Wears Prada: On Mother’s Day

Order Mom a beautiful organic arrangement at Organic Bouquet. The website also has gifts and chocolate!!! 
Tell Mom you appreciate her Creativi-TEA, Sinceri-TEA,
Originali-TEA, and her Abili-TEA with the No Other Like Mother Tea Tin  ($11.95)
from the great folks at Kim and Jason.
 While at Kim and Jason, order a [...]

Free Star Wars eBook and Mother’s Day eCards

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

For a short while, Powells Books   will offer Betrayal, the first volume in the Star Wars Legacy of the Force series free eBook!
Just in time for Mother’s Day (jk)!
Betrayal follows the heroes of the new Jedi order and the second generation children of Anakin Skywalker. It is .  Click here for more details: Special Powells.com [...]

Order This Book!

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

“Inquisitive minds are the safeguards of our democracy, now and forever.” John Barell
And they also may scare us to quivering mush!
Why? Because our perception is that questions may lead us away:
From the “right” answer-
From the prescribed time allotment-
From our plan and our pacing-
Toward a realm where the teacher is not the all-seeing, all-knowing Carnac of [...]