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In my first Greenbush.ning blog, I shared the story of Jan Brett's Author Tour for her latest book, The Three Snow Bears. Well, last weekend, some friends and relatives of mine traveled to East High School auditorium, in Wichita, KS. WaterMark Books and… Continue

Since the mid 1980's, it seems that teachers have been encouraged to lean towards a crisp clean resume or curriculum vita. Minimalism has its place, yet I notice that this unemotional, often mechanical philosophy flows over into our blogs. Blogs are different that a job applications, and they should contain more, interesting and enticing forms of writing and exposition.

Today, I found a blog, StigmergicWeb, that follows a different path for profe… Continue

1. Observe the weather and seasonal conditions in your area today or some time in the next few days. Report to JourneyNorth PhenologyDataChecklist. See my post, 2 Equal Earth Days on Classroom2.0 for more information.


2. Join the Jason Project

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TappedIN, an educational social network, is sponsored by Stanford Research Institute, Inc. within their Center for Technology in Learning, an innovator in educational research interests, including TappedIN.

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these seven simple steps to discover TappedIN, the online tech campus.
You can have an office and make protected classrooms for K-12 students.
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While I take a ROADTRIP to Coffeyville, KS, I will put all my efforts into refining my web2.0 skills by using various pieces of equipment to send mobile messages and store content for later projects.

Having twittered about the trip, I will now blog. Part of learning is to take the new and meld with the old....it's called accessing and bridging "prior knowledge".

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