Several of the ideas on Micro Persuasion: Ten RSS Hacks, which I found via in someone else’s blog (and I can’t remember whose), seemed interesting. gada.be sounds useful, if I can ever figure out what I need to search for…
Category: Journal
Okay, it’s late, and I’m completely agitated. The process of replacing my roof is supposed to begin too early in the morning. After 9 AM, there should be a dumpster in the driveway, which means that I’ve had to park…
IPods Fast Becoming New Teacher’s Pet, from the Washington Post
From the article: At some schools, the rules are clear: Kids can chill out to downloaded music on portable players, but once they’re inside, iPods and other learning distractions must be stowed in backpacks or lockers and kept there. At…
The Colbert Report
I joined my niece online last night to chat and talk during the new Daily Show and the premiere of The Colbert Report. I had even set a reminder in Outlook to make sure that I didn’t miss it. Overall,…
It’s been an exciting day of odds and ends. We’ve updated the ReadWriteThink Advisory Board, which meant related changes to the Web page. One name is forthcoming, and we will eventually have bio pages for each member. In preparation for…
The middle of the month means it’s time for another content report for ReadWriteThink. We submitted the two lessons that I’ve already mentioned (one on Night and the other on Gettysburg Address). We also added a couple of reviewed Web…
Can I just say that after writing and writing and writing entries the last few days it feels really weird not to have anything to say today? I have been a slug, and the best I could possibly write would…
And now the final session. Actually, it was one of the ones I had really looked forward too! iPods & English! Again, we have been called to the front of the room, this time because the speaker is showing a…
First afternoon session is actually a substitute. It was supposed to be a writing workshop session tied to the Writing Project strand, but the speakers were unavailable. Instead Willie Bobbie‘s friend Susan Spangler [be jealous Willie Bobbie. we want you…
Okay, so people were hanging around and I stayed to ask my exciting intellectual property issue question. She’s saying that the movie is satire so it’s protected as fair use. I’m still not convinced, but that’s her story. Then she…