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Entries from June 11th, 2009

A photo a day…

June 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Classroom

No, it doesn’t keep the doctor away (you must have been thinking apples).  It’s ShutterCal – an online photo diary.  Diane McCarthy   (8th grade science) shared her “Review “version with me (you can add a caption to each photo and viewers can comment on the photograph).  She is thinking of using it as a “Do [...]

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Character is like a tree

June 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Content - Social Studies, Working with photographs

 and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abe Lincoln is one of my favorite presidents and not just because of this witty saying (this one was prompted by the Character Education Lunch next to my classroom today).  Below is an example of a [...]

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