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What Inspires Me

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What inspires me?
Tim Holt
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(I started an experiment by asking some of my edu-blogger friends to write a guest blog for my site, in exchange for a guest entry for their site. Dean was nice enough to bite, so here is my guest blog. I hope you enjoy it.)
I often wonder what are the […]

Our Responisbilities as “Digital Citizens”

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Whether you are a digital immigrant or native we all find ourselves browsing the web exploring blogs, podcasts, wikis, or your own favorite professional (personal) learning community, there is a responsibility we have…..it is “Digital Citizenship”. As we read posts and make our own comments we may ask ourselves a couple of questions. First, […]

Online Puzzlemaker

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It is that time of year when the students are anxious for Santa to arrive and deliver the gifts of their dreams. Teachers feel pressured to get the semester requirements met and try to find small activities to occupy student time. Well, here is one web based application that will ease the stress […]

Doodling News

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One day while on Plurk, an interesting link was provided. The link was to Doodlebuzz. Doodlebuzz is an interactive Web2.0 site that permits you to search for a topic in the news and doodle at the same time. As it searches the web for news articles related to your topic, you “doodle” by drawing a […]

My Passion for Education

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Passion, as defined by dictionary.com, is a noun meaning Any powerful or compelling emotion of feeling as love or hate.” As an educator, I do have a strong compelling emotion for education and establishing positive challenges for our students. To explain my passion for education lest imagine school as an oatmeal and raisin cookie. […]