The SAN Script – Tuesday, Oct 21
The crafty little caterpillar above is known as a wavy-lined emerald moth or camouflaged looper (Synchlora aerata). It is a species of moth of the Geometridae family and can be found in most of North America. The wingspan is about 17 mm and adults are green with scalloped or wavy white transverse lines.
Great series on insects on Twisted Sifter here
We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.
–Dietrich Bonhoeffer
prayer of the day
God, do not let us be satisfied with simply bandaging the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice. May your kingdom come on earth as it is heaven. Amen.
just bought two of these for our maker space
St.Anthony Today
Paul away, Geraldine designate
Waste Audit all day
Kathi, SLP, in Mrs. Rupnik’s Class
National Science Week Presentation – grade 4/5 (PM)
Boot Camp for School Councils 2014 6:45 Immaculata
Spreading Your Wings And Becoming A Connected Educator
Spreading Your Wings And Becoming A Connected Educator
by Mike Fisher, The Digigogy Collaborative
I plugged into the internet in a focused way around 1994. Prior to that, I had dabbled in email not for communication’s sake but because it was a course requirement to email an assignment to my professor. 1994 was the first time I remember actually logging onto the internet for the sake of discovery. Back then, I printed everything of value that I came across. I used to have reams of paper stuffed into binders with all the information I was finding online.
After a few years of logging on simply to access information, the Web 2.0 tide started to shift from information access to information interaction. The new imperative was to do something with the information I was finding: remix it, visualize it, connect it, express myself with it, etc. The task became creating a new recipe with the existing ingredients.
After a few more years, the next shift was towards contribution. Now that I’ve filtered the information and done something new with it, I need to share it. And thus, we’ve reached the overarching purpose of this blog post. With that in mind, here are four steps to spreading your wings, beyond the walls of your own school, and becoming a Connected Educator:
1. Plug in
2. Make it official
3. Attend an EdCamp unconference
4. Connect your school or classroom immediately…
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