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Downloads

June 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Just so you know, I checked on the download numbers for our ITL videos and our radio plays this morning.
So far, they have been listened to and watched almost 8 500 times!
Amazing… Shows the quality of the work that you do. It also shows the importance of doing quality work.
The world is watching.
Congratulations.

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Tags: Interesting · School

Final Exam Schedule

June 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

It is getting close to being that time of year again.
Exams….
Here is the schedule for final exams for grades 6 - 8:
Friday, June 22nd - English Language Arts
Monday, June 25th - Math
Tuesday, June 26th - Social Studies
Wednesday, June 27th - Science

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RSS in Plain English

May 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Here is an excellent video that explains RSS for those people who have never heard of it before.
What do you think? Is this an effective way to demonstrate RSS? Is there a different or better way that you think this could have been done?
Click To Play
There are two types of Internet users, those that use […]

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Spam Still Stinks!

May 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Just to let you know that my blog is living in the midst of a spam storm (again). Just as earlier in the year, the spam is rolling in. Hopefully it won’t move from my blog over to yours, but please make sure you are moderating your comments and that your spam stopper is turned […]

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PB Wiki Updates

April 20th, 2007 · No Comments

PB Wiki has made some changes recently and updated their service. Cool widgets like YackPacks let you install a walkie - talkie right on your wiki, you can also embed YouTube videos, insert a calendar and a Bubbleshare slideshow. So the next time you are thinking about a form of representation for a project, it […]

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Tags: Connections · Interesting · School

Good Times…

April 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Wanna see how to make junior high students mad?
Teach them how to extrapolate and interpolate in math using sorted seeds.
But of course, you need to sort them first…

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International Polar Year

March 9th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Looking for a “cool” new blog to watch?
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is participating in the research that is happening for the International Polar Year. As part of this research they have started a blog, a YouTube channel and a flickr set. All of this is coming from Antarctica, where researchers are staying and […]

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CBC Article

March 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Here is an article about us that showed up on CBC last night.
Recognize anyone in the pictures?

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Radio Play Photos

March 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Like we are not busy enough participating in the International Teen Life project….
We are also making radio plays right now!
I’ve uploaded a new photoset on Flickr of pictures taken while you have been recording.

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JHK Intro Video

February 6th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Finally.
Here is our intro video. We chose to do something a bit different from the other schools. Our short video has a bit of music we composed ourselves and a few voices from our classroom introducing our small community (about 1 000 people!) our school (K - 12 about 175 students) and our classroom. Let […]

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