June 2009 Blog Posts (133)

Gender Based Analysis of Selected Tobacco Control Policy Initiatives in Pakistan

Gender Based Analysis of Selected Tobacco Programs in Pakistan is an International Development Research Center's (IDRC) funded research project. This is a pioneer project of this nature in Pakistan and through this project we aim to decrease the ever increasing number of female smokers in Pakistan through carrying out a gender based analysis of policies and programs aimed at tobacco control and to identify gaps that lead to failure of tobacco control within the female population in… Continue

Added by Iram Masud on June 4, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Autism Institute: Awareness Training LIVE STREAM - June 5th, 2009

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June 5th 2009 - LIVE video stream

This interactive live video streaming event will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. central time and will discuss:

* Sensory Processing and ASD by Jenny Clark Brack.

* Review sensory systems and signs/symptoms of Sensory Processing Disorder

* Current research in this field.

* Discuss practical ideas for implementing sensory strategies… Continue

Added by Darren Couch on June 4, 2009 at 7:48am — No Comments

Day in a Sentence/Voicethread

This is a feature that I run regularly at my blog that asks folks to boil down their week or a day in their week into a single reflective sentence. This week, we are using Voicethread. I invite you to join us:…

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Added by Kevin H. on June 4, 2009 at 3:21am — 2 Comments

Wiki How To

I created this video with the jing software on how to edit a wiki.

I plan to create some more videos in this series on Wiki Syntax, and advanced features..

I have also updated my math wiki text to include a section on linear systems: JS Math Linear… Continue

Added by Geoff St. Pierre on June 3, 2009 at 7:27pm — No Comments

Decompress

I'm reminded again today how much I love the first day of summer. Not that I get a summer break - as the technology coordinator, the summer is when I do all the maintenance work that I don't get to during the school year. No, what I feel on the first day of summer break is the release of the pressure valve. (Do you hear the hissing?) A brief respite from deadlines, the idea that time is my friend rather than my enemy. What classes would I like to take? What books should I read? Maybe I'll… Continue

Added by Tess Wigginton on June 3, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Common standards - what do you think?

Forty-six states have signed on to an agreement to create common academic standards.

I think this is a tremendously positive change and one that is long overdue. In addition to seeming like good common sense to me, it could save states a huge amount of money. It could also be another crack in the travesty of the educational bureaucracy that is… Continue

Added by Karen Fasimpaur on June 3, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Continuing on

Last night I made an attempt to update what was going on while on wifi on my phone. Tried for a long time to get the post to go through but it never would. I'm not sure if I'll be able to make that work in the future or not. I like the idea of being able to work off my phone if I have the time.

I believe I talked in my last "not so posted" post, that I'm doing a lot of work in some grad classes right now. One of them is pushing me to set up a blog that I can use in my classroom. Although… Continue

Added by Tim Lorenz on June 2, 2009 at 9:04pm — No Comments

Aieee Cut off 2009, Aieee Counseling 2009

Many students have been asking me where they can get information on about aieee counseling, aieee colleges, aieee preparation, what if they are not able to make it to NIITs and many such questions. My suggestions is first check Aieee Cut off 2009 then you can consider following options:

1> Your rank is under 15k then you have slight chance of making it to NIITs but may be in the second round of… Continue

Added by Saumil Shrivastava on June 1, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Relay For Life

I need YOU to donate to the Relay For Life! https://secure3.convio.net/tacs/site/Donation2?idb=1887102074&df_id=1005221&1005221.donation=form1&FR_ID=19490&PROXY_ID=451857&PROXY_TYPE=22

Photo courtesy of stingray and the American Cancer Society, available… Continue

Added by Durff on June 1, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

A monthly nwesletter

We send a monthly newsletter to teachers who subscribe to our mailing list. That newsletter includes samples of our activities, and news about the videos that we upload every month. If you're interested in receiving the newsletter, visit us at www.bablingua.com and sign our mailing list.

Added by Bablingua on June 1, 2009 at 1:18pm — No Comments

May Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference

I had the opportunity of being a part of the Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Netowrking Conference that took place last week at Northwestern University's Law School. I just wanted to share my some of my experiences for those who could not attend. Hopefully after hearing more about my experiences and learning more about the actual event this will encourage more people to attend the next Conference in… Continue

Added by EL Da' Sheon Nix on June 1, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Internet Safety Guidelines to Go Over with Kids

-Place computers in open areas of the home. Never put one in your child's bedroom.

-Go over what personal information should never be posted online. Never share full name, social security number, address, location, email address, school name, phone number, date of birth, or real age.

-Ask children to only use gender-neutral screen names like Rocker41.

-On social networking sites, make sure they know only to talk to people they know in real life, restrict access… Continue

Added by Kiwi Commons on June 1, 2009 at 10:42am — No Comments

Education related blogs and blogging resources

Last week we examined how blogs are being used in the classroom as a part of the instructional process. This week I am going to inform you about a great list of education related blogs, and provide examples of some of these. I will also provide some insight into subscribing to blogs (for those who might not be familiar with the process) and links to a couple popular tools for educational blogging.

The “mother of all school related blog listings”

While researching this… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on June 1, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments