Ramblings from the Father of Twins

The year 2008 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Michael Jackson’s classic album “Thriller.” As a part of the recognition and celebration of the album, several of today’s top producers are going to remix several of the classic songs from the album. I personally would prefer remembering the classics as is but anticipate [...]

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For the past 20 years, scientists have continually looked at the reduction of the ozone layer and its effects on our environment. The decline of our natural resources, unusual changes in our climate and Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” all demonstrate the true nature of this gigantic issue. While listening to Alan November’s podcast from [...]

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Update: In the joy of writing the original post, the thought of copyright issues never came to mind. However, due to this type of violation, YouTube has pulled the cartoon I linked too. “Rabbit Seasoning” is the property pf Warner Bros. It’s another perspective that should be taken prior during the building process of each [...]

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New Tools are always fun to work with and to discovery.
Imagine this – You’ve Googled, Asked Jeeves and eventually you’ve come across some much information that you’re lost, lost in the never-ending landscape called the Internet.  Along the way you realize, you forgot to stop at www.wonderbread.com for scrap pieces of bread that will lead [...]

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For years, I’ve been asked to be flexible. The art of flexibility has various definitions depending on the industry you are working in. Based on your own perceptions, flexibility can be considered an obstacle or as an opportunity.
As I listened to Brian Crosby’s [...]

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In the summer of 1987, I first heard Sign O’ the Times by Prince and immediately loved the song for it’s music, thought provoking lyrics and (as I learned later) double album set for my music collection. I was a teenager but I knew great music when I heard it.
(Side Note: For those who didn’t [...]

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Have you heard the following from one of your staff members -
“I just bought a new computer, can I borrow the Office disk for at home??”
I try never to discourage anyone from checking out the software especially if they need it for home usage – in many cases it’s for school work when at [...]

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Take a quick trip back in time here.
Reference Strand: Professional Learning Networks
My title is one of the first thoughts that rambled through my mind as I listened to the podcast “The Collaborative ABC Project: Using Technology to Tell Stories” presented by Kevin Hodgson and Bonnie Kaplan as a part of the Professional Learning Networks strand [...]

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Teachers have one of the hardest positions of any professions. Their ability to reach, teach and understand multiple pieces of information, student personalities and time management issues make teaching a unique but challenging job.  Assessments and performance also challenge teachers in ways to insure students are effectively comprehending and applying the lesson to their personal [...]

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I was introduced to the term “multigenre” when reading the article by Tom Romano, “Blending Genre, Altering Style.” According to the article, he first encountered the “idea” when reading Michael Ondaatje’s The Collected Works of Billy the Kid. This collective work was not in the straight forward writing style but in a format provided in [...]

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