Free themed fonts – Lifehacker—such a shame that I didn’t have The Matrix font when I was working on the dystopia lesson plan. Maybe one of these will come in handy in the future though.
Author: Traci Gardner
In the News: Bush: Boost math and science
eSchool News online – Bush: Boost math and science—this initiative is why we’re internally focusing on what has been titled the “STEM learning pathway.” STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In any other world, we’d be talking about reading…
In the News: E-mail Tone
Email tone isn’t understood as much as we think – Lifehacker—of course the issue that isn’t being addressed here is how e-mail and telephone rhetorical skills compare to letter writing, memos, and so forth. There’s a move to damn what’s…
Web Resources: 30 Boxes Calendar Beta
30 Boxes calendar beta live – Lifehacker: This tool has possibilities for a shared calendar for IRA and NCTE as we both work on ReadWriteThink. We currently have a shareware app that lets us upload dates. This looks slicker. I…
Daily Work: Cleaning, Cooking, Book Writing
Steelers Win! :) We can all be so proud of my accomplishments too. I managed not to take a nap. I scrubbed the stove, loaded the dishwasher, took the trash to the street, and have the laundry almost done. I…
Blogging: Del.icio.us and Teaching (and Categories?)
cbd offers an explanation of how Del.icio.us and teaching go together. I wish I could get my head around del.icio.us completely. It just evades me. There’s something I just don’t get. The way the cbd explains it here made me…
Depression: Late or Not?
Finally, I’m caught up. Feels like a million entries I’ve edited or written in the last 24 hours. The most interesting observation through all this was a note on one day that I was horribly late for work, and a…
Daily Work: Sleeping, Napping, Cooking
Got up at 12:30. Went back to bed at 2:00. Got back up at 4:30. Am I lame or what? I had it in my mind that I would run errands to Home Depot and Office Depot (an emerging depot…
Depression: "Just Getting Started" (Are they serious?)
A friend said that he’s taking Cymbalta, so I went off to find out what it does. I found the tips on their When You’re Just Getting Started page fun. I’m very good at “Defer Big Decisions”—that can account for…
In the News: Charging for E-mail
Postage Is Due for Companies Sending E-Mail – New York Times—just what we need. What I find intriguing about the argument behind these charges is that spammers and other annoyances wouldn’t pay for the privilege of sending e-mail through AOL…