Jim, yes I make glass beads. Thanks for the positive comments on my assignment! If your wife is interested in some beads, just drop me a line.

The picture you painted doesn't offer much hope for those of use who want to simply use technology as a means of improving teaching and learning. To quote from the article, "go beyond content knowledge and focus on ensuring that all students learn to think deeply, support their thinking, apply problem solving skills, and actively participate in their learning." Despite these dire times, innovation is happening-not going away.

Hello James, Thank you for your comments on my video.  I know it needs a lot of work.  I didn't have any help with puppet animation.  What I plan to do is have the students do the animation with their own stories. So this is a beginning.  I appreciate the positive feedback. Cathy