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  • Japan: WorldVision call for Donations

    If you would like to help the earthquake devastation in Japan, Haiti, New Zealand, or Chile, this is the organization I, and millions of others, have trusted in the past. All monies given for relief are sent to relief, nothing is held back for leadership or organizational cost. Please give if you can or just…

  • ReBlog Ars Tehcnica: Woz tells teachers to us tech!

    For years, i have been a fan of Steve Wozniak, the Woz. Even though he doesn’t call the shots in Cupertino, lots of people in the industry look to him for advice. After reading about this interview I was pleasantly surprised. Woz, Apple, and education make for a great Combination During a conference for educators…

  • Judgement of Dante’s Inferno

    For the past two weeks, students have been reading pieces of literature from the Middle ages and the Renaissance. Last week we have read pieces of Arthurian legends, Norse Mythology, the Nibelungenlied, Candide, and Don Quixote. This week we read excerpts from Dante‘s Inferno, both as a class and individually. Groups of students generated small picture…

  • CW 150 Abraham Lincoln

    Today, should be an awesome celebration of the American spirit. Abraham Lincoln took office on this day in 1861 and would become one of the most revered men in the history of the US. His election is the last catalyst to move southern leaadership to begin secession. South Carolina would be the first and Lincoln responded accordingly,…

  • Book Review: Nectar in a Sieve

    Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya My rating: 5 of 5 stars One of the best readings on colonial India. Told from the POV of a village woman from the day of her marriage until late in her life. Students seem to really enjoy the straight forward and simple narrative. I first read this…

  • KySTE11 Presentation Resources

    Patchwork to Progress: Transitions to a Digital Media Classroom. PowerPoint and Poster Wikispaces and My Old Class page And EKU Writing Project Blogger and My Alternate Class Page Edublogs: education only blogging portal and host site PB Works: Does have a subscription cost associated with it. Bud Hunt: WordPress Page and Wiki about blogging and…