I think I’ve discovered the secret to a perfect day: On my daily walk to work I pass all the condo employees – cleaners, building managers, security guards, etc – and every single person smiles at me and I smile back. We don’t know each other and we never talk, but we always smile. After…
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I am definitely inspired by Lisa’s kids and I really do want to tag my posts, but I just can’t seem to get into the routine. Clearly, I need to either: a) be convinced that it is absolutely essential to the blogging experience. What exactly does tagging do for me? or b) find an easier…
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How many of your schools have a portfolio process? Something where the students compile their work throughout the year and present pieces which demonstrate growth in certain areas? I bet those of you that do, also have student-led conferences when the students share their work from their portfolio with their parents. Now are those portfolios,…
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My eighth grade students just spent two class lessons working as a Sounding Board for the The Horizon Project – another fantastic collaboration with Julie Lindsay, Vicki Davis, Vienna International School, Presbyterian Ladies College and Shanghai American School (check out our finished work on our class wiki). This particular group of students has been through…
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Thanks to Clay’s constant innovation and creative thinking, we discovered another excellent use for YackPack today. Clay wanted to be able to record live conversations using YackPack (to get around the user limit restrictions when recording with Skype). So, today we tested out recording a live conversation with YP and then publishing the conversation. Basically…
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