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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:28:00 -0800

Global Championships of the Eracism Debates
I had the privilege today of being present while history was being made. The Final Debates of the Eracism project took place...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:40:00 -0800

Learn our lessons well...
This image was part of a VoiceThread sent to the 1st grade class by the 1st grade class at Shanghai American School. You can...
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:05:00 -0800

Connect --> Learn
It has often been noted that connections must be made in order for learning to occur. Yesterday at the bridal shower for a...
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Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:36:00 -0800

Fireside Chat with Joyce and Konrad: December 12th, 6:30 pm GMT
This Saturday there will be a live Fireside Chat with Joyce Valenza and Konrad Glogowski, the keynoters for week 1 of the...
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Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:42:00 -0800

Tools of the Trade
These are some of the tools of the teaching trade. Those 19th century tools with which I was equipped are missing...
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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:03:00 -0800

K12 Online Conference 2009 - Around the World with Skype – Alrededor del Mundo con Skype
Silvia Tolisano's presentation, Around the World with Skype or Alrededor del Mundo con Skype will go live on Wednesday,...
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:34:00 -0800

K12 Online Conference 2009
The K12Online Conference 2009 is about to begin! So far this year we have enjoyed 3 LAN parties leading up to the main...
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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:26:00 -0800

EduBlog Awards 2009
The EduBlog Awards celebrate achievements of bloggers, twitterers, podcasters, video makers, online communities, & wikis. I...
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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:35:00 -0800

Does it stay on FB?
Remember the saying some cruise lines like to tell their guests - what happens on the ship stays on the ship? Were it so on...
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:37:00 -0800

Kiva
Whenever I accumulate enough to make a reloan on KIVA, I involve the learners in my classroom. They choose to whom we should...
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Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:26:00 -0800

Why surf streams of learning?
I'm reading an interview with Motoko Akiba, coauthor of recent study comparing teachers in Australia, Japan, and the United...
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:08:00 -0800

K12Online 2009 Conference 3rd LAN Party
Please join us on November 18, 2009 at 22:30GMT/3:30pmPST/4:30pmMST/5:30pmCST/6:30pmESTfor a live event of the 2009 K12Online...
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:03:00 -0800

An Outstanding Educator
The two most important qualities that an educator can possess are a willingness to patiently teach and a willingness to...
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:08:00 -0700

Flatclassroom09-3 - Sounding Boards
Every fall a global project takes place led by Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis. This year over 220 students from 5 countries will...
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Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:55:00 -0700

Being Critically Literate!
I'm reading Critical Literacy: Enhancing Students' Comprehension of Text by Maureen McLaughlin and Glenn DeVoogd. It tells me...
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Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:13:00 -0700

Disability is in the eye of the beholder
Ira Socol wrote a thought provoking post on his blog about disability. I replied, "Interesting. I am disabled when I walk in...
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Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:06:00 -0700

K12 Online Conference 2009
The K12 Online Conference is a global conference that will take place in December this year. The dates (as I understand them)...
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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:31:00 -0700

3 - 2 - 1 for Fall 2010
[Abysmally late due to connection difficulties, but better late than never I say]This is a post for Leadership Day as organised...
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Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:14:00 -0700

Swim Instructors or Swimmers?
When I was a kid, I had a very patient swim instructor at the local cricket club (country club in suburbia). I was taught...
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Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:53:00 -0700

Welcome Nik into the world!
I haven't been around much lately. This guy is the reason. He is the grandson of my very good friend. Welcome Nikolai Shaw...
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