Finding the Diva Within

Are you addicted yet?

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My name is Marlo Gaddis. I am addicted to Pinterest.

Pinterest is the latest tool for organizing and sharing content on the web. Visualize a large corkboard where you can collect ideas, plan events, or find inspiration. Now make it digital so that you can browse the ideas of others. Add a dash of collaboration and you have Pinterest.

By connecting with your social media accounts in Facebook and Twitter, you can easily find your friends, family and co-workers. As they pin new things, you can see what they find valuable on the web. Most people have boards that sort by recipes, books to read, fashion, home design, and much more. But as always, smart educators are finding a way to make this tool a great way to collaborate with other educators. As a former elementary school teacher, I love seeing my educator friends and co-workers share lesson ideas, posters, crafts, websites and so much more! The best part about Pinterest is that the links are visual so that you don't have to guess what they are.

If you have a smartphone, you can download the Pinterest app in the iTunes Store or in the Android Market.

The Demographics of Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter | Ad Age Stat - Advertising Age

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Teacher Appreciation Song: A Song for Teachers - You Have Made A Difference

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How The World Spends Its Time Online -

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Daily Links 04/12/2011

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Nanoyou: Nanotechnology education resources | Nano for youth

tags: Science Nanotechnology

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Daily Links 04/06/2011

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ASCD Inservice: Administrators: What's In Your Time-Management Toolbox?

tags: Leadership Administration TimeManagement

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ASCD Inservice: "Educated" Should Mean More Than "Employable"

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Educated" Should Mean More Than "Employable

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Daily Links 04/02/2011

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Teamwork and Leadership Bloggings: Leadership Accountability

tags: accountability leadership
Accountability Quotes

tags: accountability quotes
Helping STEM Take Root

tags: STEM

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Daily Links 04/01/2011

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Daily Links 03/26/2011

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Daily Links 03/17/2011

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Presentation Handouts | Presenting | Leslie Fisher

tags: LeslieFisher NCTIES Presentations Handouts
Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers

tags: TammyWorcester NCTIES
Danita's NCTIES notes

tags: NCTIES

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Daily Links 03/16/2011

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Ideas for a Flip Camera Video Scavenger Hunt « Moving at the Speed of Creativity

tags: Videos FlipVideo

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A Principal's Reflections: Teaching in the 21st Century

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Embrace Life - always wear your seat belt

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If you haven't seen this, it will motivate you to wear your seatbelt!

Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: Overcome With Techno-Fear...

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There has always been fear of change in schools. Take the year 1929. The following quote appeared in The Rural American Teacher:
“Students today depend upon store bought ink. They don’t know how to make their own. When they run out of ink they will be unable to write words or ciphers until their next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary on modern education.”

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There are two kinds of people in the world . . . | Daniel Pink

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December 13th, 2010

There are two kinds of people in the world . . .

Those who make your life easier — and those who make it harder.

Those whose presence helps you perform better — and those whose presence makes you do worse.

Those concerned about doing the work — and those concerned about getting the credit.

Those who leave you feeling up — and those who leave you feeling down.

Those who simplify — and those who complicate.

Those who listen when others are talking — and those who wait when others are talking.

Those who give — and those who take.

Those who last — and those who fade.

Which are you?

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Langwitches Blog » Unpack, Upgrade and Bring your Lesson into the 21st Century

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The Happiness Project

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Different words set off different reactions in people – and although the difference between “resolution” and “intention” might seem slight, it influences how engaged people feel.

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Daily Links 03/10/2011

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Return to Sender -- THE Journal

tags: 21stCentury Research

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Daily Links 03/09/2011

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Who Owns Employee Social Media Accounts? 'The Correct Answer Is: Shut Up' | Techdirt

tags: SocialNetwork

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Daily Links 03/08/2011

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Amazing One Stop Website For iPad Resources For Education… There’s Really Is An App For That! | 21 st Century Educational Technology and Learning

tags: iPad Apps
Jeff Ertzberger Microsoft Office Games PowerPoint Games

tags: Games Interactive PowerPoint Excel Word Timers
Story Patch for iPad on the iTunes App Store

tags: Apps iPod iPad
NCTIES_Reaching+Dig+Learners1+[Compatibility+Mode].pdf (application/pdf Object)

tags: 1:1 NCDPI NCSU
Middle East Map : Promethean Planet

tags: Promethean socialstudies Maps
ipods4classrooms - home

tags: iPods
Edheads - Activate Your Mind!

tags: PBL Science Interactive
- Terrific, engaging examples of e-learning simulations with lots of interactivity. Free lesson plans for teachers available.
  - post by Christy Tucker
- Activities and games to learn about science and logic
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- Ini adalah salah satu situs pendidikan yang berisi ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi untuk meningkatkan kecerdasan otak. Sangat cocok untuk dijadikan sumber belajar bagi siswa, serta dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir ke tingkat yang lebih tinggi. - post by Fitria Hima Mahligai
thisissand.com

tags: Art Interactive
Your Free Online Video Editor | JayCut

tags: Video Editing
- 它提供了无限制的上传空间，用户可自由上传图片、视频及音频内容。在混合及编辑方面，Jaypcut提供了一个利用Flash技术构建类似于Windows Movie Maker界面的编辑器，通过它你可以把上传的媒体内容自由组合，或添加相应的过度效果制作出令自已满意的作品。除此自外，它还具备了一些社会性功能，可分享上传的媒体内容，分享做好的作品或进行评论等等 - post by 李宇晨
The Wave, 103.1

tags: Audio Podcasts
UJAM

tags: Music Audio
GoogleFest 2010 by Daniel Moix on Prezi

tags: Google NCTIES
Rushton at NCTIES 2011

tags: RustonHurley NCTIES
Free Tools Out The Wazoo

tags: RustonHurley web2.0
Book Trailers

tags: Multimedia Projects
cmswebtools - home

tags: MiddleSchool web2.0
GoEarth - home

tags: Google GoogleEarth
GoogleEarthEDU

tags: Google GoogleEarth

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Daily Links 02/23/2011

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The New One-to-One

tags: 1:1

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Daily Links 02/22/2011

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Pandora Radio - Listen to Free Internet Radio, Find New Music

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Daily Links 02/21/2011

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Unpack & Upgrade Your Lesson for the 21st Century

tags: 21stCentury LessonPlans TechIntegration
Online Plagiarism Checker, Duplicate Content Finder - Plagiarisma.Net

tags: Plagiarism
- World Yellow Pages for Higher studies.Find University, Institute, Colleges World wide & talk business.Free Listing www.kezkostudy.com
  
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Angela Maiers YouTube Channel | Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc.

tags: Videos Literacy
Little Bird Tales - Home

tags: DigitalStorytelling Literacy
Zipcast Activity Stream

tags: VideoConferencing Presentations
- nice! - post by Angolia Wegner
- like it - post by anja tirambulo
Khan Academy

tags: Video Tutorial OpenSource
- That’s great to hear! Please let us know what you think of it. I am greatly enjoying it, myself. Thanks for the update.
  
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- World Yellow Pages for Higher Studies. Find University, Institute, Colleges world wide & talk business. Free Listing www.kezkostudy.com
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Moodle free tutorials! Learn from 55 easy Moodle tutorials!

tags: Moodle Tutorial
Free Computer Tutorials and Lessons at ThinkTutorial, Basic Computer Training, Computer Knowledge for Work, Beginners Computer Tutorials Lessons! Browse more than 1,101 free tutorials!

tags: Tutorial
- It's a good site anyone can use - post by Gail Akerberg

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Daily Links 02/19/2011

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eBackpack Home

tags: Cloud Storage

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Daily Links 02/18/2011

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NC Education Cloud :: A Race To The Top Initiative

tags: NCDPI Cloud

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Daily Links 01/14/2011

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Student's rap video claims debunked | JournalNow.com

tags: SocialNetwork Facebook Cyberbullying

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Daily Links 01/07/2011

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iTunes U

tags: NCDPI iTunes

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Daily Links 01/04/2011

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Rubrics for Assessment Online Professional Development - UW Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

tags: Assessment Rubrics web2.0

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How Do I Know I Know?

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(This entry was also posted on the InTouch Blog.)

Assessment is not a new trending topic in education. As teachers, we use various methods of assessment tools to try to figure out what our students know/learned or how well we taught a particular objective. Multiple choice, true/false, and other paper and pencil testing methods are prevalent in schools. However, in schools that believe in Problem-Based Learning or Project-Based Learning, teachers have to be more creative and flexible in how they assess their students.

This morning, our district Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services (Dr. Meg Sheehan), shared a resource for rubrics that was more extensive than I have seen in a while. The website was developed by and for the University of Wisconsin-Stout for their online professional development. They offer quality rubrics on using web 2.0 tools with students, collaboration evaluation, writing, multimedia, webpages, gaming, and much much more. I recommend that you check it out!

http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/rubrics.cfm

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Defining 2011

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2010 was an interesting year for me both personally and professionally. Those who know me know why (probably more than they need to) but the thing I am most proud of is actually accomplishing my New Year's Resolution. This day last year, I decided that I would do the impossible. I would run a 5K. Now for most people, that may not seem to be much but for a lifelong asthmatic and non-runner, that was a tall order. Thanks to my good friend and coach, Jackie Allred, I ran my first 5K in May 2010 and completed my second in September 2010.

As I talked with friends and family today, everyone wanted to know what my resolution was going to be this year. I did not have a response for anyone. Now that my house has gone to bed, I sit here wondering what 2011 will bring. How do I want to define 2011? I am a HUGE fan of Gretchen Rubin's book, The Happiness Project. Recently on her blog, she wrote a post about choosing a one word theme for the new year. I have been thinking about that for the past couple of weeks. Here are some of the thoughts I tossed around:

COMMUNICATE: do a better job keeping in touch with friends and family, develop a better method of follow through at work, email/text on my cell less, talk on my cell more, etc.
BREATHE: enjoy the little moments more, take time for me/my son/my husband/my family, get angry less, be more patient
GIVE: find ways to give to others in less obvious ways, be more present, be less self-absorbed, be a better mom/wife/boss/friend/co-worker

But after debating this, I find that there is not one single path I need to be on. So in the spirit of Gretchen Rubin, I am going to develop my own personal commandments (Gretchen's are here):

Be present.
Laugh often.
Forgive yourself daily.
Take deep breaths.
Dream big.
If it won't go, let it go.
Follow through.
Keep focused.
Don't wait.
Give all you have all the time.
Show you care.
Write it down.

These may not make sense to others but I am hoping they will help me have a great year. Do you have a list of rules or ideals that keep you focused? Would love to hear your ideas!

Daily Links 12/31/2010

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Ten Tips for writing a blog post

tags: Blogs
- 10 back to basics tips for a good blog. V. Useful - post by John Goodridge
What Makes for a Good Blog? | 43 Folders

tags: Blogs
Blog Rules - EDTECH: Focus On K-12

tags: Blogs
- Guidelines for teachers who blog - post by Eric Hoefler
- David Warlick's guidlines for teachers who blog
  - post by Christy Tucker

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Daily Links 12/24/2010

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QR Codes - Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

tags: QRCodes

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Daily Links 12/21/2010

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DOGO News - Kids news articles! Kids current events; plus kids news on science, science, sports, and more

tags: News Elementary CurrentEvents
43 Folders | Time, Attention, and Creative Work

tags: Organization Productivity
- Productivity site, very informative - post by Travis Newman
- 43 Folders is Merlin Mann’s site about personal productivity, life hacks, and simple ways to make your life a little better. - post by jaehong lee
- a blog on organization - post by forgetcolor
- very clean design where "the blog is the website" with Word Press - post by John David Smith
- Another GTD blog, sometimes useful. Mac oriented, which is somewhat frustrating. - post by Justin Whitaker
- Very addictive productivity sites. Home of inventions like the Hipster PDA and the current Moleskine notebook craze. Focus on integration on Macs and paper-based planning.. all with "Getting Things Done" by David Allen - post by Walter Flaat
- A bunch of tricks, hacks, and other cool stuff - post by jasonbentley
- GTDのTipsなど - post by genki katsutani
- A bunch of tricks, hacks, and other cool stuff - post by Kyle
- A bunch of tricks, hacks, and other cool stuff - post by Ralf Papenkordt
- a blog - post by jeevs sinclair
- Changed my life already--put into practice today and cranked stuff out - post by symesc
- personal productivity, life hacks, and simple ways to make your life a little better; check out "classics"; good for grad students who need to organize gettting through and out earning a real living - post by Julia Lesage
- òtimios artigos sobre solução de problemas - post by Alfredo Barros
- GTD/Productivity blug - post by Tim Mensch
- 43Folders Marlin Mann's website. Your first stop in the GTD world. Wonderful place to spend the afternoon!!
  - post by joshengle

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Daily Links 12/08/2010

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Teachscape: K12 | Effective Teaching | Teaching Strategies | School Performance | School Improvement | Student Achievement

tags: Teachscape leadership

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Daily Links 11/23/2010

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Phonemic Awareness Web Resources K-3

tags: PhonemicAwareness Literacy

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Daily Links 11/21/2010

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Organized Christmas: Simplify Your Holidays and Celebrate The Season

tags: Christmas Organization

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Time to learn

2010-11-13T09:27:00.003-05:00

It has been awhile since my last written post and I find that each day it becomes harder to take the time to sit down, think, and write. As technology advances in school, I seem to have less time for it and on most days, that is frustrating. You see, I preach to the folks in my office how it is important to spend a part of each day learning something new. I love to be on the cutting edge of new technology resources and yet that is something that doesn't happen without some time management.

I say this in part because I have spent the past day and a half in a SMART Lesson Developer workshop for our district teachers. Last night (Friday) and today (Saturday), 14 teachers have been learning about best practices in developing Notebook files and incorporating the SMARTBoard in their classroom routine. They are talking and sharing and learning new things. Every few minutes you can hear someone say, "Wow" or "That is so much easier!" Teachers, like me, have less time for their own learning as the demands of the classroom increase. We had many more slots for teachers to participate and as the time has passed, the teachers here say they wish more people had taken the time to come.

I want to be creative and think outside of the box to give teachers that time that they so desperately need to play, learn, create, and share. That is difficult for me as I am not a school-level administrator yet at the district it is my job to do just that. How do we find time for such a valuable resource when time is already at a premium? I would love to hear about district and schools who have examined this problem. How do they evaluate the use of time and budget it wisely? How can you get the most benefits (student achievement) with so little? How do you prioritize?

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Daily Links 11/11/2010

2010-11-11T05:30:00.001-05:00

Education Week: Mass. District Strives for Teacher 'Learning System'

tags: ProfessionalDevelopment Training EdWeek

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Daily Links 11/06/2010

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Poodwaddle 2010 World Clock

tags: Clock Reference Widgets

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Daily Links 11/03/2010

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Daily Links 11/02/2010

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CRASH COURSE IN COPYRIGHT

tags: Copyright CreativeCommons

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Daily Links 10/13/2010

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Daily Links 10/12/2010

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Daily Links 10/08/2010

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5 Twitter Uses for School Leaders « Leaders OnLine (LOL)

tags: Twitter Administration Leadership

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Daily Links 10/07/2010

2010-10-07T06:30:00.001-04:00

An Educators Guide To Twitter

tags: Twitter Livebinder
Download the Math-o-mir

tags: Math
NZ Interface Magazine | Eight habits of highly effective 21st century teachers

tags: 21stCentury EffectiveTeaching
- What is the differences between habits and knowledge? How about "Eight knowledge domains of highly effective 21st century teachers" - post by Zhang Luke
edbuzz.org » Using Facebook to Improve School Communication

tags: Facebook

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Daily Links 10/06/2010

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Controlling the educator within

2010-10-02T20:59:00.002-04:00

I am the proud mother of Mason. Mason started kindergarten this August. Although I am a big fan of change, I have dreaded this fall for years. Why? Because I have been in education for the past 16 years. In that time, I have been fortunate to experience several roles in schools and school districts including classroom teacher (K/1), technology teacher, technology facilitator, lead teacher for curriculum, and director of instructional technology. These roles provide different context or lenses with which I see schools, teachers, leaders, and districts.

As a teacher, I had one particular student whose mother worked in our district office. Susan Wells, now principal at Culbreth Middle in Chapel-Hill, NC, was a kind and knowledgeable parent who expected the best for her son and was not afraid to offer her advice. In thinking of Mason attending public schools, I aspired to be an educator-parent like Susan. The problem is how?

I read a blog post from Will Richardson about A Parent 2.0's Back to School Dilemna, in which he struggles with the same issue. He offers a few solutions:
1. Introduce you and your child to the teacher.
2. Co-school when you can.
3. Opt out when you can.
4. Occasionally send resources and copy the principal.

And although I agree (and will try) many of these strategies, I find myself wondering if my expectations are too high. Now don't get me wrong...I believe in high expectations. This was something modeled by my parents when I was in school. My parents were present at every event and in any way they could be involved. They believed that a B was OK but why didn't I get that A? A C was just unacceptable. And although Mason is only in the first quarter of kindergarten, we are raising him the same way. He told his Grammie the other night on Skype, "Green is good but white is unacceptable." (Behavior management program in his class is green, white, yellow, orange, and red) Where I am struggling though is with my expectations of the school but even more so with what the school's expectations are for Mason. That is a question that has not been addressed in any parent meeting so far. We have our first curriculum night this week and I have a few questions already forming:

What should he know by now?
What is he doing in class?
What differentiation methods are being used?
Where do you want him by the end of the year? (because I want to keep the end in mind)
How is he interacting with other students and teachers?
What does he show interest in and can that be tapped into for greater engagement?
What are his strengths and weaknesses (both in academics and in social interaction)?

Even as I write this, I know there will be more. And I already know some of what I am asking but I want to see if they answer the same way. Unfortunately, these may not be questions to present in a large group. So how do I facilitate this conversation with the staff at Mason's school without being "that parent?" I am starting to believe that I need to come to grips with the fact that I am "that parent." Why? Because I believe in the best for my child. Because I work with schools everyday and see great examples of fabulous schools and teachers but I also see the opposite. Because my legacy as a parent will be what my child will be both inside and out. So as much as I am trying to control that educator within, I am learning that it might be OK to let it out when it is in the best interest of my child. After all, I am his best advocate.

Daily Links 09/18/2010

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Rapportive

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Daily Links 09/16/2010

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Daily Links 08/31/2010

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Tada! Shop | Welcome!

tags: KidsShopping

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Daily Links 08/25/2010

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http://www.teacheracademy.org/cms

tags: NC Training

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Daily Links 08/21/2010

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Making Connections with Skype

tags: Skype Livebinder

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Daily Links 08/19/2010

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Deals and Offers at The Book Depository

tags: eBooks Media Literacy
Free, Easy to Use Calendars, To Do List, Photo Sharing, Group Email, File Sharing, Website for Groups, Clubs, Organizations

tags: Calendar Invitations Collaboration Web2.0 Tools
Pixar University's Randy Nelson on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age | Edutopia

tags: Edutopia Videos Collaboration
- "The proof of a portfolio vs. the promise of a resume." I like it! - post by Bill Genereux

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Daily Links 08/18/2010

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Adventures in Alice Programming - Durham NC Region

tags: Alice Programming
youconvertit Online Media Converter – Convert Files, Convert Images, Convert Audio, Convert Video and Convert Archives for free

tags: Media Conversion
- Very cool - I can't think of any reasonable file format that's been left out of this online conversion tool. Fairly quick, too, considering... - post by RJ Leaman
Media Convert - free and on line - convert and split sound, ringtones, images, docs -

tags: Media Conversion
- オンラインファイル変換 - post by hitoha
- Media-Convert称得上是一个超级转换工具，它支持大量的文件格式之间的互相转换，包括视频、音频、PPT文档、Word文档、表格文档、图片等等数十种之多。比如你可以把 mp3转换成wav，把png转换成gif，把word文件转换成txt文件，通过这个工具，基本上都能满足你的要求。 - post by kusoooorz
- 一个超级转换工具，它支持大量的文件格式之间的互相转换 - post by James Lin
- From Lifehacker:
  
  Media-Convert is a free online service that will convert audio, video, and text files for you, from and to virtually any kind of format.
  
  All you need to do is figure out where the file is resting on your machine and what format you want it converted to (Media-Convert automatically detects what kind of format the file is in). For instance, maybe you need to switch an Access database over to an Excel spreadsheet - you can do that here. Converted files show up in a couple of different formats: URL, zipped, mobile, or downloadable from the site itself. - post by Bruce
- From Lifehacker:
  
  Media-Convert is a free online service that will convert audio, video, and text files for you, from and to virtually any kind of format.
  
  All you need to do is figure out where the file is resting on your machine and what format you want it converted to (Media-Convert automatically detects what kind of format the file is in). For instance, maybe you need to switch an Access database over to an Excel spreadsheet - you can do that here. Converted files show up in a couple of different formats: URL, zipped, mobile, or downloadable from the site itself. - post by Bruce
- From Lifehacker:
  
  Media-Convert is a free online service that will convert audio, video, and text files for you, from and to virtually any kind of format.
  
  All you need to do is figure out where the file is resting on your machine and what format you want it converted to (Media-Convert automatically detects what kind of format the file is in). For instance, maybe you need to switch an Access database over to an Excel spreadsheet - you can do that here. Converted files show up in a couple of different formats: URL, zipped, mobile, or downloadable from the site itself. - post by Bruce
- Media-Convert is 100% free. No software is needed, and you don't have to register. You only need your favorite Internet browser. Your files are ready 7/7 days 24/24 hours.
  - post by Koji Azuma
- さまざまなフォーマットにコンバート - post by yak
- あらゆるフォーマットを無料で他のフォーマットに変換 - post by Yoshida Manabu
- Media-Convert is 100% free. No software is needed, and you don't have to register. You only need your favorite Internet browser. Your files are ready 7/7 days 24/24 hours.
  
  How to convert a file ?
  
  Select input and output formats, submit the form. - post by Peter Meyer
- Site permettant de convertir un fichier sans aucune install. - post by Fardeen GHULAM
- ファイルフォーマット変換 - post by yuichi
- あらゆるフォーマットを他のフォーマットに変換 - post by masanobu toki
- Media-Convert is 100% free. No software is needed, and you don't have to register. You only need your favorite Internet browser. Your files are ready 7/7 days 24/24 hours. - post by Wojciech Oracz
- To convert a file located on your computer : Check File mode, click Browse and choose the file, select input format (if autodetection fails) and output format, submit the form.
  
  To convert a file located on a webserver : Check URL mode, enter the file URL, select input and output format.
  
  To make a screenshot of any website (convert it into an image) : Check URL mode, enter the website URL and select an image output format. - post by dodo
- Convertidor online de múltiples formatos de vídeo.
  - post by Jose Luis Pajares
- converti tous les formats audio/vidéo/image en n'importe quels format... ou presque.
  plus besoin d'installer une multitude de logiciels - post by cramjm
- Converts files to other formats, including sound files. Converts files, then you download them to your computer. Easy. Quick. Great. - post by Mr M
- - free and on line - convert and split sound, ringtones, images, docs - MP3 WMV 3GP AMR FLV SWF AMV MOV WMA AVI MPG MP4 DivX MPEG4 iPOD PSP OGG WMA AAC MP4 MPC MMF QCP KAR MIDI REALAUDIO FLAC JPG PSD DOC PDF RTF TXT ODG ODP ODS ODT SXW WK1 MDB XLS VOB
  - post by Ronny Vandecasteele
- Looks to be a very valuable tool. - post by Christine Longe
Viewpoint: Having bad data often isn’t a ‘technology problem’ | eCampus News

tags: Data
Caleb's Creek Media Matters: Skyping with the Olympics!

tags: Blogs Skype WSFCS
2METT: Creativity + Convenience = Glogster – SimpleK12

tags: Glogster
Wikis in Language Arts Education by Steven Kospender on Prezi

tags: Wikis Prezi Training

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2010-08-16T06:30:00.001-04:00

Building Reading Literacy

tags: Literacy Training Online Livebinder
cooltoolsforschools - home

tags: Web2.0 Tools Wikis
- Beyond the gloss, and glitz, how to determine what to use? Ask yourself - What is the learning need? - What am I wanting to enable students to be able to do? Use this as a beginning point. - post by Dan Robinson
- hi - post by fair careers
- TPaCK is the way to go. Know your curriculum and objectives. Select the appropriate pedagogy, then select the 21C tool that will enable the kids to reach the goals. - post by Joan Roettenberger
- vHIRE is a pride HR Consultancy which offers services for job seekers – experienced and fresh candidates. Our services are extended to world class multi-national companies in Overseas and India. - post by vhirejobs hr cosnultancy
- That would be the good article certainly made this segment amazing.Keep it up! Thanks for sharing, really cool site.....
  
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- Valuable information and excellent design you got here! I would like to thank you for sharing your thoughts and time into the stuff you post!! Thumbs up! Big thanks for the useful info.,
  
  http://www.rangekitchenhoods.com
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Web-based Digital Storytelling Tools and Online Interactive Resources | Danny Maas, Emerging Technologies AISI Consultant

tags: DigitalStorytelling Interactive
EduDemic » The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers [UPDATED]

tags: Twitter
- this would be really very helpful - post by Kenneth Coppens

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2010-08-13T06:30:00.001-04:00

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2010-08-07T06:30:00.001-04:00

Values.com | Pass It On Billboards - Motivational Stories, Inspirational Stories

tags: Inspiration Motivation

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2010-07-29T06:30:00.001-04:00

BCMS Tech in 20: Creative Commons

tags: CreativeCommons

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2010-07-26T06:30:00.001-04:00

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2010-07-21T06:30:00.001-04:00

Problem-Based Learning

tags: PBL Livebinder

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2010-07-17T06:30:00.001-04:00

Learning with 'e's: Web 3.0: The Way Forward?

tags: Web2.0 Training

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2010-07-09T06:30:00.001-04:00

Meeting Recap: July | Freelance Forum

tags: DigitalBranding

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2010-07-07T06:30:00.001-04:00

Shared Video - Formative assessment - Dylan Wiliam

tags: Assessment Video

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2010-06-30T06:30:00.001-04:00

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2010-06-10T06:30:00.001-04:00

DarksideDivas - home
tags: PLN, PLC, Teacher
1 to 1 Schools
tags: 1:1

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2010-06-08T06:30:00.001-04:00

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2010-06-03T06:30:00.001-04:00

PhET: Free online physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math simulations
tags: Interactive, Science

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2010-06-01T06:30:00.001-04:00

The Happiness Project Toolbox
tags: HappinessProject

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2010-05-20T06:30:00.001-04:00

Ten Big Ideas of School Leadership | Edutopia
tags: Leadership, Principals, Administration

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2010-05-17T06:30:00.001-04:00

Tecno World Blogger Template - BTemplates
tags: Templates, Blogs

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2010-05-11T06:30:00.001-04:00

Poddy Training
tags: iPods, Blogs

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2010-04-28T06:30:00.001-04:00

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2010-04-20T06:30:00.001-04:00

Langwitches Blog » 70 Tools in 70 Minutes
tags: Web2.0

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2010-04-11T06:30:00.001-04:00

Seating Chart Software | Make Seating Charts Online | SimpleSeating.com
tags: Planning, Meetings, SeatingCharts
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100 Video Sites Every Educator Should Bookmark | AccreditedOnlineColleges.org
tags: Videos
- - post by dosobe

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2010-03-17T06:30:00.001-04:00

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2010-03-12T05:30:00.001-05:00

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2010-03-09T05:30:00.001-05:00

ipodgamesforlearning / FrontPage
tags: iPods, LearningGames
BBC News - Mapping the growth of the internet
tags: Internet, Research, Global
- ===========
  Well, it’s amazing. The miracle has been done. Well done.
  lincoln
  Make Money - post by alpinto
newtoolsworkshop - Writing Tools
tags: Writing, Web2.0, Google
How to use Skype for lessons
tags: Skype, Tutorial
The 80/20 Rule of Time Management - September 2000 Family Practice Management
tags: TimeManagement
SimpleK12 » Blog Archive » The Top 10 Reasons ALL Educators Should Use Firefox
tags: Firefox
Angela Maiers Educational Services: My Twitter Resources Library
tags: Twitter
PROMETHEAN @ NCTIES 2010 LIGHTING THE FLAME OF LEARNING
tags: Promethean, MattBarfield
Tech Tutorials
tags: Promethean, MattBarfield
Tufts, Please Pick Me - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
tags: Colleges, Videos, YouTube
Welcome to Fotobabble - Talking Photos
tags: Images, Photos, Web2.0
- cool stuff
  
  Real Estate Law Temecula - post by jessicalange

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2010-03-08T05:30:00.001-05:00

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2010-03-02T05:30:00.001-05:00

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2010-02-28T05:30:00.001-05:00

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2010-02-18T05:30:00.001-05:00

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2010-01-16T05:30:00.001-05:00

School 2.0 - Learning Ecosystem
tags: Leadership, SchoolReform, Schools

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FETC: Steve Dembo- Extreme Web 2.0 Makeover

2010-01-15T10:42:00.003-05:00

Live Notes:

Crappy Graphs: http://crappygraphs.com/ (for when you fight Excel and Excel wins)

Let Me Google That For You: http://lmgtfy.com/ (Automatically types it in for you)

Blabberize: http://www.blabberize.com
Ed uses (not intended for Education but we are hijacking)

class rules
book reviews
autobiographies
current events
science
foreign language
frog dissection video (telling what to take out!)
can embed in your website
have a triangle explain the Pythagorean theorem

Gmail- add "+word" to email and you can have emails come to your inbox. Use for this? If I need my students to register using an email, I can register them with mrhgaddis+sarah@gmail.com, mrhgaddis+mason@gmail.com, etc. (**This tidbit was worth my trip!!!!)

phone.io: http://drop.io/home/phone
podcasting, voicemail, conference calls from your phone, will provide an embed code, will allow subscription to iTunes as well (100 MB free- about 450 minutes)

FETC: Howie DiBlasi- Global Collaboration Tools

2010-01-14T13:44:00.003-05:00

37 Free Software Programs to Make a Global Collaboration (live notes)

http://www.toolsfortheclassroom.com

http://www.drhowie.com

6.2 million teachers in US
71% are female
51% are over 50 years of age

Books/Reading:
Imaginary Workout (written by Imagineers at Disney)
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (free download pdf)

Tools:
Tweak PS (http://www.windowsphotostory.com/tweakps/)- PhotoStory add on
*Participants are saying that PhotoStory will not work on Windows 7...hmm...
CILC- video conferencing; includes 50 state standards
Elluminate vRoom- free for 3 participants
Edheads- http://www.edheads.org- problem solving/creative thinking projects
Student Created Blog Policies (http://budtheteacher.com)
KeepVid- http://keepvid.com
Wonder wheel in Google
FactBites- http://www.factbites.com
Quintura- http://www.quintura.com/
Clusty- http://clusty.com
Cuil- http://www.cuil.com
Digital Vaults (Archives)- http://www.digitalvaults.org
Box.net- file sharing- http://www.box.net
Kerpoof (animation)
KinderSite Projects- http://www.kindersite.org
Jing- $15/year screencast can be put in mp4
Math Train TV- http://www.mathtrain.tv
English Cafe- http://www.englishcafe.com
Design Squad on PBS
Forge FX- http://www.forgefx.com
Inaugural Words 1789 to the present (Use of Wordle)
Voki- http://www.voki.com
Zee Maps- http://www.zeemaps.com
Kiva- http://www.kiva.org
Kids are Heros- http://www.kidsareheroes.com

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2010-01-09T05:30:00.001-05:00

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2009-12-23T05:30:00.001-05:00

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To YouTube or not?

2009-12-20T21:11:00.002-05:00

In my role as Instructional Technology Director for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, I end up in a regular conversation/debate about why we block YouTube in our schools. My usual argument involves the following points:

YouTube was not designed for education and therefore has very little regulation
Although there are some fantastic videos available, the bad outweigh the good.
Most educational videos are being offered on both YouTube and Teacher Tube (which we do not block).
Although we keep it blocked in the buildings, we teach those interested how to download videos from YouTube at home in order to bring them in for lessons.

I must admit that I am a YouTube junkie. In fact, I have my own channel where videos of my son are posted (he will be a rock star...mark my words). This debate is something I struggle each time I am involved.

It does make me curious though...If you read my blog, what does your system do? How do you think this should be handled in order to keep children safe and be compliant with CIPA?

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2009-12-17T05:30:00.001-05:00

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Daily Links 12/16/2009

2009-12-16T05:30:00.001-05:00

Personalized Stationery (Stationary) for all Occasions from Expressionery
tags: Stationary

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2009-11-20T05:30:00.001-05:00

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2009-11-06T05:30:00.001-05:00

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2009-11-04T05:30:00.001-05:00

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Daily Links 10/23/2009

2009-10-23T06:30:00.001-04:00

Welcome to Unique Impressions
tags: ASAstuff

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Daily Links 10/22/2009

2009-10-22T06:30:00.001-04:00

The Read-Write Matrix - Verso wiki
tags: Matrix, Web2.0, Tools, HOTS
matrix2.gif (GIF Image, 796x614 pixels) - Scaled (86%)
tags: Blogs, Web2.0, Matrix, HOTS
- - post by christyinsdesign

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Daily Links 10/21/2009

2009-10-21T06:30:00.001-04:00

Scribblar.com - simple, effective online collaboration
tags: web2.0, Collaboration

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Daily Links 10/20/2009

2009-10-20T06:30:00.001-04:00

CyberBee
tags: PBL, Big6, Webquests

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Daily Links 10/16/2009

2009-10-16T06:30:00.001-04:00

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