Showing posts with label community. Show all posts
Showing posts with label community. Show all posts
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Thank You Mr. Newman
Maryanne and I have a special soft spot for Paul Newman. So it was with great sadness that we learned about his passing early this morning.
Thousands of children around the world, through Newman's Own Foundation and Hole in the Wall Camps, have been the recipients of Mr. Newman's generosity, compassion, and commitment to the common good.
Paul Newman has always inspired me to always do more, give more and to find happiness through service to others.
Thank you Mr. Newman, for a life well lived.
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Friday, June 06, 2008
NECC 08 Workshop
If you plan to attend NECC 2008 (National Educational Computing Conference, June 29-July 2 in San Antonio, or if you are working with any teachers who plan to attend, the following may be of interest to you or to them.
WIPTE (Workshop on the Impact of Pen-based Technology on Education) is sponsoring a series of mock classes that will be taught in Tablet PC classrooms at NECC on June 30.
The goal is to show, in a hands-on-manner, how Tablet PCs and supporting software can provide an engaging classroom experience while also sharing information about the annual WIPTE conference. There will be ten classes in total. The content will range from computer science to foreign language.
If you or anyone you know would like to learn more, you can see the sessions times posted on the WIPTE web site.
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WIPTE (Workshop on the Impact of Pen-based Technology on Education) is sponsoring a series of mock classes that will be taught in Tablet PC classrooms at NECC on June 30.
The goal is to show, in a hands-on-manner, how Tablet PCs and supporting software can provide an engaging classroom experience while also sharing information about the annual WIPTE conference. There will be ten classes in total. The content will range from computer science to foreign language.
If you or anyone you know would like to learn more, you can see the sessions times posted on the WIPTE web site.
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
Podcasts and Classroom Use
Task pre-service student teachers to research integrating technology into classroom use and they will produce an overwhelming source of ideas!
To share their ideas for using Podcasts in the Classroom:
Teachers can use podcasting to share lecture information with students. Teachers can have students create podcasts to share information that they gathered. This type of assignment would have students use voice recordings, sound effects, and photos. This will definitely engage students if they are taught how to create one. Students and teachers can also use podcasting and add it to a website or blog. I think I'll do that with mine smile. Teachers and students who use podcasting learn content in a creative way. In addition, they are also learning new communication skills.
I like the idea that students can access information from the web and not have to only read. This could help with auditory learners, students who like to listen to music, and those students who love to use computers.
~Elena
A few examples of how podcasts can be a learning tool for learning are that podcasts make most educational needs accessible, such as lectures and speeches, audio-guides, case studies, audio-notes/feedbacks, music, news and course updates, etc..
~Clare
I looked at Brown University’s website—it was cool how they put up podcast about activities that took place and we can view them with a windows media player, itunes or download it into your iPod.
MY IDEA… This gave me that idea that in your class—you may use this to document special days/presentation in class or in the school and this can be a way to have parents view it at home or when internet access in nearby. It is a new way students may learn how to access information and/or have them create a podcast as a culminating project.
Some other ideas for podcast can be “How-to-do” podcasts- for example, grammar, writing a story or letter, read-aloud, storytelling, step by step completing a science project, making a blog or website, etc…
~Diane
When I was looking through some teacher blogs about podcasting I read about one teacher that uses podcasting for students to record their reading. This way progress can be tracked and teachers or specialists can listen to the podcast to see what areas need to be addressed.
I was thinking that it would be neat to have the students create portfolios that could be accessed by their parents at home. It would work just like engrade.com but lots of other things could be included. Students would also be able to access their recordings at home and work on improving their reading if they wanted to. Just like teacher portfolio or the paper portfolios in the classroom.
I was also thinking that a teacher could use podcasts as part of the weekly or daily routine. At the beginning of the year the teacher and students would/could listen to the same podcast together and learn how to take notes or listen for key words. Since Saipan has so many (mostly) ELL students I would start out with video webcasts so that students could see along with hear but quickly move into the listening only realm. The teacher could easily modify the lesson by providing some with worksheets to fill in as they listen while the higher level students would have a worksheet too but have to take better notes and fill in more information. Students would rather listen to a podcast from a specialist or celebrity than their teacher!
When I was looking through the social studies podcasts I got the idea that it would be fun to have the class do a year-long project about their community. It could be bundled together so that people could listen and learn about Saipan from the students’ perspective. I got the idea from listening to students in a social studies classroom question a guest speaker about his trip to Egypt.
I never realized all of the uses for podcasts in the classroom. Laurence mentioned a lot of great ideas that address multiple intelligence, thinking styles, and learning styles. One of the great things I learned from this assignment is that if done properly podcasts can reach students at their level and where they are at with their background knowledge. Wouldn't it be great to have time on Friday's for students to be able to put podcasts on their ipod to listen to over the weekend! They would not even realize they are learning! State of flow all on their own!
Maybe the new yahoo for teachers website will have podcasts bundled by levels and content so that a teacher could just put it on the computer for the students and not have to look at 50 different places before getting just 3 different leveled podcasts addressing the same content.
~Erin
Podcasts can be created from original material by students and teachers or existing audio files can be downloaded for classroom use. Creating a podcast allows students to share learning experiences. It provides them with a worldwide audience that makes learning meaningful and assessment authentic. Teachers can use the technology to provide extra and modified material to students to download and evaluate at a time that suit them. The flexibility that such time-shifting offers makes podcasting a valuable educational tool.
Podcasts are a great way for using student products to share learning, sharing school news with parents, faculty, community members, and other people, and for teachers to provide professional development with others. By providing students with an authentic audience, teachers increase motivation to write. Students improve fluency and listening skills. Podcasts give students a view of journalism in the making, tutorials, and encourages interactive collaboration with others that is creative, fun and FREE.
Here are some educational techniques we could use podcasts and incorporate them into our classroom and lessons/teachings.
* Talk and music shows
* Interviews with pupils and staff
* Story telling and audio books
* Tutorials and instructions
* Commentaries
* Sharing information with parents and the community
* Providing updates on forthcoming school events
* Sportscasts
~Laurence
Some sites they wanted to share with others looking to incorporate podcasts:
To share their ideas for using Podcasts in the Classroom:
Teachers can use podcasting to share lecture information with students. Teachers can have students create podcasts to share information that they gathered. This type of assignment would have students use voice recordings, sound effects, and photos. This will definitely engage students if they are taught how to create one. Students and teachers can also use podcasting and add it to a website or blog. I think I'll do that with mine smile. Teachers and students who use podcasting learn content in a creative way. In addition, they are also learning new communication skills.
I like the idea that students can access information from the web and not have to only read. This could help with auditory learners, students who like to listen to music, and those students who love to use computers.
~Elena
A few examples of how podcasts can be a learning tool for learning are that podcasts make most educational needs accessible, such as lectures and speeches, audio-guides, case studies, audio-notes/feedbacks, music, news and course updates, etc..
~Clare
I looked at Brown University’s website—it was cool how they put up podcast about activities that took place and we can view them with a windows media player, itunes or download it into your iPod.
MY IDEA… This gave me that idea that in your class—you may use this to document special days/presentation in class or in the school and this can be a way to have parents view it at home or when internet access in nearby. It is a new way students may learn how to access information and/or have them create a podcast as a culminating project.
Some other ideas for podcast can be “How-to-do” podcasts- for example, grammar, writing a story or letter, read-aloud, storytelling, step by step completing a science project, making a blog or website, etc…
~Diane
When I was looking through some teacher blogs about podcasting I read about one teacher that uses podcasting for students to record their reading. This way progress can be tracked and teachers or specialists can listen to the podcast to see what areas need to be addressed.
I was thinking that it would be neat to have the students create portfolios that could be accessed by their parents at home. It would work just like engrade.com but lots of other things could be included. Students would also be able to access their recordings at home and work on improving their reading if they wanted to. Just like teacher portfolio or the paper portfolios in the classroom.
I was also thinking that a teacher could use podcasts as part of the weekly or daily routine. At the beginning of the year the teacher and students would/could listen to the same podcast together and learn how to take notes or listen for key words. Since Saipan has so many (mostly) ELL students I would start out with video webcasts so that students could see along with hear but quickly move into the listening only realm. The teacher could easily modify the lesson by providing some with worksheets to fill in as they listen while the higher level students would have a worksheet too but have to take better notes and fill in more information. Students would rather listen to a podcast from a specialist or celebrity than their teacher!
When I was looking through the social studies podcasts I got the idea that it would be fun to have the class do a year-long project about their community. It could be bundled together so that people could listen and learn about Saipan from the students’ perspective. I got the idea from listening to students in a social studies classroom question a guest speaker about his trip to Egypt.
I never realized all of the uses for podcasts in the classroom. Laurence mentioned a lot of great ideas that address multiple intelligence, thinking styles, and learning styles. One of the great things I learned from this assignment is that if done properly podcasts can reach students at their level and where they are at with their background knowledge. Wouldn't it be great to have time on Friday's for students to be able to put podcasts on their ipod to listen to over the weekend! They would not even realize they are learning! State of flow all on their own!
Maybe the new yahoo for teachers website will have podcasts bundled by levels and content so that a teacher could just put it on the computer for the students and not have to look at 50 different places before getting just 3 different leveled podcasts addressing the same content.
~Erin
Podcasts can be created from original material by students and teachers or existing audio files can be downloaded for classroom use. Creating a podcast allows students to share learning experiences. It provides them with a worldwide audience that makes learning meaningful and assessment authentic. Teachers can use the technology to provide extra and modified material to students to download and evaluate at a time that suit them. The flexibility that such time-shifting offers makes podcasting a valuable educational tool.
Podcasts are a great way for using student products to share learning, sharing school news with parents, faculty, community members, and other people, and for teachers to provide professional development with others. By providing students with an authentic audience, teachers increase motivation to write. Students improve fluency and listening skills. Podcasts give students a view of journalism in the making, tutorials, and encourages interactive collaboration with others that is creative, fun and FREE.
Here are some educational techniques we could use podcasts and incorporate them into our classroom and lessons/teachings.
* Talk and music shows
* Interviews with pupils and staff
* Story telling and audio books
* Tutorials and instructions
* Commentaries
* Sharing information with parents and the community
* Providing updates on forthcoming school events
* Sportscasts
~Laurence
Some sites they wanted to share with others looking to incorporate podcasts:
- Digg- Most Popular Podcasts: Education
- Guides and Tutorials.com - Podcasting in Education
- Podcasts & Blogging- Great Idea for a Podcast in an Online Class
- Poducate Me
- A Story for Bedtime Kiddiecast
- ChildrensBookRadio.com
- Podictionary.com
- Storynory
- Interesting Things for ESL Students
- podcastsinenglish.com
- NPR Podcast Directory
- Open Culture- Guide to Smart Media
- Digital Podcast
- Education Podcast Network
- China 232- A Fun Way to Learn English
- About.com:Podcasting
- Apple.com- Podcasting in Education
- Audacity
Sunday, October 14, 2007
K12 Online Conference Credit
Just a quick reminder that the K12 Online Conference starts tomorrow! Join educators from around the world and explore all the ways social media can be used in the classroom. This is a great way to either dip your toes in the education 2.0 water or build on your existing technology skills.
You can also be able to earn either professional development and graduate credit for your participation in most of the K12 Conference sessions. You can learn more and get the required forms over on the K12 Online Conference wiki.
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Thursday, October 04, 2007
Yahoo! For Teachers + Twitter
It appears that Earl, the Yahoo! For Teachers spokesowl, has discovered the joys of Twitter. And even though he would much rather "hoo" than "tweet"-- he still thinks Twitter is pretty slick.
He's agreed use Twitter as a way to keep everyone up-to-date with breaking community news, links to useful resources along a few random bits of information.
You can follow Earl by clicking here:
http://twitter.com/yahooteachers
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He's agreed use Twitter as a way to keep everyone up-to-date with breaking community news, links to useful resources along a few random bits of information.
You can follow Earl by clicking here:
http://twitter.com/yahooteachers
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
K12 Online Conference 2007
Announcing the 2nd Annual K12 Online 2007 convention for teachers, administrators and educators around the world interested in the use of Web 2.0 tools in classrooms and professional practice.
The 2007 conference is scheduled to be held over two weeks, October 15-19 and October 22-26 of 2007, and will include a pre-conference keynote during the week of October 8. The conference theme is “Playing with Boundaries.”Additional Resources
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Blog Buzz: Yahoo! For Teachers
I thought I'd share a couple great blog posts by some folks who got a sneak peak at Yahoo! For Teachers at the Adaptive Path UX Week conference in Washington D.C. a week or so ago.
We appreciate the positive feedback and credit the contributions of the teachers who partnered with us last summer to develop Yahoo! Teachers, as well as the many educators who had the opportunity to use Yahoo! For Teachers at our national summer workshops.
You can learn more about Yahoo! For Teachers, sign-up for an invite, and join your colleagues on the Peer Network map over on our website.
Official Yahoo! For Teachers GroupsMonday, August 20, 2007
Ed Tech & Lifelong Learning
Mr. Circe, one of the teachers who participated in the Yahoo! For Teachers workshop in NYC, has recently started a professional development/lifelong learning blog called ed/el/tech.
In this lifelong learning & professional development blog, Mr. C keeps tabs on the latest and greatest web tools and provides some terrific insight into how you can integrate social media into your curriculum.
Be sure to save ed/ed/tech in your favorite RSS reader or bookmark it in del.icio.us--this is good stuff! Thanks Mr. C!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Schwab Learning: Resources for Kids with Learning Challenges
Schwab Learning Foundation is a philanthropic foundation set up by Charles and Helen Schwab dedicated to providing resources, information, and research on learning difficulties. They also have a Spanish language mirror site.
Schwab Learning is chock full of important resources to help parents connect, identify learning difficulties, along with strategies for working with the education system. Be sure to check out the vast collection of videos, books, and articles in their digital library.
In addition, Schwab Learning has developed an online community called Spark Top where children with various types of learning difficulties can connect and discover their "unique ways of learning, develop their strengths and self-esteem, and discover strategies to succeed in and out of school.
Spark Top provides a safe place for kids to interact, share their worries, concerns and successes, and get feedback from kids just like them."
I highly recommend both Schwab Learning and Spark Top to teachers, parents or anyone who works with children with learning challenges. Be sure to check out the SparkTop teachers resources too. There isn't a "one size fits all" learning style. We are complex creatures and we all learn in different ways.
Thanks to Lisa and Pearl for introducing me to the wonderful array of resources they provide to children, parents, and educators. If you have any questions--drop them a line! These are wonderful people who have dedicated their careers to helping children with learning difficulties.
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
It's About Relationships: Yahoo! Teachers Groups
Yahoo! Teachers has set up a Yahoo! Group where you can connect with your colleagues, learn more about Yahoo! Teachers, and discover how other educators are using technology in the classroom.
They’ve even started a Yahoo! Teachers group on Flickr where you can meet other teachers who are using Flickr in their classroom. Yahoo! Teachers will also be posting photographs from all our events this summer on Flickr.
So please join the Yahoo! Teachers groups so you can contribute to the building of this new community for teachers.
They’ve even started a Yahoo! Teachers group on Flickr where you can meet other teachers who are using Flickr in their classroom. Yahoo! Teachers will also be posting photographs from all our events this summer on Flickr.
So please join the Yahoo! Teachers groups so you can contribute to the building of this new community for teachers.
- Yahoo Groups + Yahoo! Teachers:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yteachers_community/
- Flickr + Yahoo! Teachers:
http://flickr.com/groups/yahoo-teachers/
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Monday, June 04, 2007
Yahoo! Teachers Workshops 2007
Today Yahoo! Teachers announced the dates and locations for their 2007 Yahoo! Teachers workshops! You can learn more about the workshops and get an application by clicking here.
Come join your colleagues and learn how to use Yahoo! Teachers and the Gobbler in your classroom. This is an excellent opportunity to learn how to use social media tools to support student learning as well as connect and meet other passionate educators like you!
We had a great time at our 2006 Yahoo! Teachers workshop and expect this year to be even better! So this summer, come spend a day with Yahoo! Teachers.
Come join your colleagues and learn how to use Yahoo! Teachers and the Gobbler in your classroom. This is an excellent opportunity to learn how to use social media tools to support student learning as well as connect and meet other passionate educators like you!
We had a great time at our 2006 Yahoo! Teachers workshop and expect this year to be even better! So this summer, come spend a day with Yahoo! Teachers.
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Monday, May 21, 2007
Yahoo! Teachers Documentary: By Teachers, for Teachers
Excerpt from a documentary made during the Yahoo! Teachers, Summer Session 2006 camp held on the Yahoo! campus. Check out http://teachers.yahoo.com to see what educators and Yahoo! created together!
Be sure to check the Yahoo! Teachers site for information about upcoming workshops in a city near you!
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Yahoo! Teachers Open House @ Tapped In
On Wednesday May 16th there will be a 1 hour Yahoo! Teachers open house in our Tapped In Group Office (Yahoo!Teachers_Grp) at 4pm & 6:30pm Pacific Time.
Tapped In (TI) is free, but if you don't have a TI login and password you'll need to get registered in order to attend the open house. My TI handle is DerekB, so look for me!
Learn How Yahoo! Worked With Educators to Create Yahoo! For Teachers.
I'll be answering questions about Yahoo! Teachers and other Yahoo! tools you can use in your classroom. It's also a great opportunity for you to get ideas, support and connect with other teachers. It's going to be pretty casual, so drop by and say hello!
If you haven't already, check out Yahoo! For Teachers, an exciting new community built by teachers, for teachers.
You can watch the Sneak Peek video and see how Sue Wright, one of the teachers we've been working with to help develop this new service, has been using Yahoo! For Teachers and the Gobbler in her classroom.
Tapped In (TI) is free, but if you don't have a TI login and password you'll need to get registered in order to attend the open house. My TI handle is DerekB, so look for me!
Learn How Yahoo! Worked With Educators to Create Yahoo! For Teachers.
I'll be answering questions about Yahoo! Teachers and other Yahoo! tools you can use in your classroom. It's also a great opportunity for you to get ideas, support and connect with other teachers. It's going to be pretty casual, so drop by and say hello!
If you haven't already, check out Yahoo! For Teachers, an exciting new community built by teachers, for teachers.
You can watch the Sneak Peek video and see how Sue Wright, one of the teachers we've been working with to help develop this new service, has been using Yahoo! For Teachers and the Gobbler in her classroom.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Yahoo! Teachers Impresses Singapore PM
On Monday, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spent some time here on the Yahoo! campus to learn more about our innovation process and to take a look at some of the newest products being developed here at Yahoo!
In addition to the new Yahoo! oneSearch mobile service, the prime minister also got a sneak peak at Yahoo! Teachers. Karon Weber, our principal designer, showed him how teachers can use the Gobbler and Yahoo! Teachers to create, collaborate and connect with each other.
The entire Yahoo! Teachers team is honored to have the opportunity to share Yahoo! Teachers with Prime Minister Lee and look forward to sharing this new service with the rest of the teaching community this summer.
If you haven't seen our Yahoo! Teachers preview site, go check it out. Be sure to sign up for an invite and get connected on our Peer Network Map.
In addition to the new Yahoo! oneSearch mobile service, the prime minister also got a sneak peak at Yahoo! Teachers. Karon Weber, our principal designer, showed him how teachers can use the Gobbler and Yahoo! Teachers to create, collaborate and connect with each other.
The entire Yahoo! Teachers team is honored to have the opportunity to share Yahoo! Teachers with Prime Minister Lee and look forward to sharing this new service with the rest of the teaching community this summer.
If you haven't seen our Yahoo! Teachers preview site, go check it out. Be sure to sign up for an invite and get connected on our Peer Network Map.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Look Ma! No Downloads: Yahoo! Messenger for the Web
Last November at our second Yahoo! Teachers Workshop, we had the Yahoo! Messenger team pop over and share some tips, tricks and features of Yahoo! Messenger with our cadre of teachers.
Needless to say, our group of teachers were pretty impressed and quickly saw how Yahoo! Messenger can be used to collaborate with parents, students, and each other.
In fact, they were so happy to learn that Yahoo! Messenger had been mashed into Yahoo! Teachers, they could barley contain their urge to yodel.
Watch this short video to learn more about Yahoo! Messenger for Web
One of the really cool features of the soon-to-be-launched Yahoo! Teachers tool is that we've integrated Yahoo! Messenger to make it even easier for you to collaborate with members of the Yahoo! Teachers community.
Using Yahoo! Messenger, teachers will have real-time access to colleagues and their curriculum so they can ask questions and discuss ideas via Yahoo! Messenger right from Yahoo! Teachers . Think of it as a virtual teachers lounge!
Last week our friends over on the Yahoo! Messenger team released a new web-based version of Yahoo! Messenger that requires no downloads! Yes, you heard that correctly--no downloads. Here's the skinny from the Yahoo! Messenger blog:
Pretty cool eh? So why not give Yahoo! Messenger for the Web a whirl? And if you haven't signed up for a Yahoo! Teachers invite, do that too!"Ever wish you could use Yahoo! Messenger without having to download or install anything? Well, today is your lucky day: please give a big Yahoo! welcome to the all-new Yahoo! Messenger for the Web .
Now you can sign in from any web browser (PC or Mac!) and immediately start IM’ing with friends. This is great for when you’re on someone else’s computer or traveling and need to stop in an internet café.
Plus, time at work just got a lot more fun. If you or a friend is prevented from IM’ing at the office due to firewalls or other IT restrictions, you’ll love this new version. Because Yahoo! Messenger for the Web runs in a regular web browser window, it sidesteps these obstacles and lets you connect easily with your friends."
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Yahoo! Teachers: Your Passion, Our Technology
Yahoo! Teachers was launched today at the 2007 National Science Teacher Association conference in St. Louis. Check it out!
Don't forget to put yourself on the Yahoo! Teacher Network map and join teachers from around the country (and the world) in this new community!
Come join Yahoo! Teachers.....we're just getting started!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Borders Educator Savings Week
Borders Educator Savings Week is March 22-27, 2007. Current and retired Educators save 25% on books, CDs, DVDs, and cafe purchases.
On Friday, March 23 all Borders stores will host a Special Educator Reception. For more information, click here.
This is a good excuse to stop grading papers and grabbing some books for that "it can't come too soon" summer vacation! Happy Reading!
On Friday, March 23 all Borders stores will host a Special Educator Reception. For more information, click here.
This is a good excuse to stop grading papers and grabbing some books for that "it can't come too soon" summer vacation! Happy Reading!
Thursday, March 08, 2007
International Women's Day
If you missed International Women's Day this year, its not too late to connect your students with the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET - Science, Engineering, & Technology and 4000 Years of Women in Science.Have them create a project video of careers of interest or create their project idea on the impact of collective power of women in the world today. Then have them upload the video to YouTube for the world to see. Believe it or not, today's students are so tech savvy, you won't even have to show them how.
Do you wiki?
Do you use a wiki in your classroom? Has it changed the way you teach? Share your thoughts on this topic or see what your peers have to say about it over on Yahoo! Answers.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Podcasting- UVA's Global Future
It's just amazing that with a simple technology like podcasting, The University of Virginia, is able to provide information for the world to listen to that addresses its "Global Future- the Future of the University"....
Listen and hear how the "University of Virginia feels its' obligation is to be as “bold and revolutionary in our thinking and actions” as its founder, Thomas Jefferson, was in his time."
Thinking 'bold and revolutionary' will get their students prepared for their future!
Podcasting provides a revolutionary way to deliver information on the Internet. Now that The World is Flat anyone can reach out and have the world as their audience too.
Listen and hear how the "University of Virginia feels its' obligation is to be as “bold and revolutionary in our thinking and actions” as its founder, Thomas Jefferson, was in his time."
Thinking 'bold and revolutionary' will get their students prepared for their future!
Podcasting provides a revolutionary way to deliver information on the Internet. Now that The World is Flat anyone can reach out and have the world as their audience too.
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