October 23

The SAN Script Thursday, October 23

AWAKENING IS ESSENTIAL

Times are difficult globally; awakening is no longer a luxury or an ideal. It’s becoming critical. We don’t need to add more depression, more discouragement, or more anger to what’s already here. It’s becoming essential that we learn how to relate sanely with difficult times. The earth seems to be beseeching us to connect with joy and discover our innermost essence. This is the best way that we can benefit others.

Pema Chödrön

 

In this creative capture by Casey Coulter, we see a sailboat just off the coast of Maine reflected in a broken piece of mirror. Although Casey posted the photo to his Instagram and Tumblr accounts months ago, the photo went viral after Casey posted the photo to reddit yesterday, reaching the top spot of the front page. The imgur-hosted photo has already been viewed a staggering 4 million times since yesterday.

In this creative capture by Casey Coulter, we see a sailboat just off the coast of Maine reflected in a broken piece of mirror. Although Casey posted the photo to his Instagram and Tumblr accounts months ago, the photo went viral after Casey posted the photo to reddit yesterday, reaching the top spot of the front page.
The imgur-hosted photo has already been viewed a staggering 4 million times since yesterday.

St. Anthony Today

recycling day

Co-op student Josh starts today

Lunchbox Lifesaver – CSPA Event – St. George School 4:30 – 5:30 pm

 

Novels on Location – Read Your Way Around the World

from Free Technology for Teachers

A couple of years ago I wrote a post about a neat use of Google Maps called Novels on Location. I revisited that site today and found that the list of novels is now up to 517. The idea behind Novels on Location is to help readers find novels according to the story’s geographical settings. When you visit Novels on Location you can find novels by clicking on the placemarks that you see or by using the location search bar in the upper, right corner of the site. If you want to contribute to Novels on Location you can do so very quickly by simply entering a location then entering the title and author of your favorite book set in that location.

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Applications for Education
You could use Google Maps Engine Lite to create your own classroom version ofNovels on Location. Ask your students to write short short book reviews in the placemarks that they add to a shared Google Map. If you have students creating video book trailers, those videos could be added to their placemarks too. If could be a fun challenge for your call to try to collectively “read around the world” by locating stories set on each of the seven continents.

 

 

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Posted October 23, 2014 by mcguirp in category random posts, SAN Today

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