On the Trails

We can use Firefox Add-ons to build dynamic lists of curricular web sites.  In other words, imagine kids using their web browser, finding RSS feeds on their bookmark toolbar that will take them to learning places.  These lists are dynamic – meaning they are ever changing – and teachers with the correct credentials (login) can [...]

“Problems become opportunities when the right people get together.” – Robert Redford

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There are numerous pages that get created during a CPS session. It is important to number the pages for your client. When the session is done, it is important to put them in sequential order so that the client can review the process at their leisure.

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When faced with the issue of many problem statements, a facilitator should tell the client who can not choose:
Yes, all these problem statements are important, but if we make progress on one, the other ones become less of an issue. If we get to the end of the process and we find that we [...]

If pop-up porn displayed all over your screen, and you were a teacher, what would you do? In an article written on February 16, 2007 in eSchoolNews.com called Pop-porn Sinks School Substitute that question rang in my head.
Here is what happened. A substitute teacher in Connecticut is excused of [...]

Ideas and Content

Get to the point
paint a picture
narrow your topic
use your senses
details over generalization
observe and tell

Organization

strong lead
keep up the pace
gather information
guide your reader
link ideas together
end with a bang

Voice

Energy
Be You
Be an Expert
Make your writing sparkle
come alive
connect with your reader

Word Choice

Write with perspective
Be precise
clear and colorful
powerful verbs
words must convey mood
show meaning

Sentence Fluency

Vary sentence stucture and length
variety of [...]

When the client has found a solution – What I see myself doing? – ask them what they like about this solution. This will allow them to think of the PLUSES that will occur by enacting that solution.

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One of the advantages of using Google services is their relatively new service called Google Documents and Spreadsheets.  Google Documents enables people to collaborate on ideas when they are not even in the same country.  We have been using google documents to work on our technology plan, to plan curriculum and to work on policies.
When [...]

Get a resource group to:
Apply their imagination for an extended period of time.

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Skype is a communication application that runs on all three platforms. I use it to talk to my technicians and technology integrators on the computer every day. We also use the chat feature and pass websites and documents back and forth.
Well, I got to thinking that I should try to use this as a [...]