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Monthly Archives April 2007

Egg Cam

I think webcams are cool – an interesting way to allow access to remote sights. Here is a recent project (South Middle School in Grand Forks) employing a webcam to chronicle the process of chicks hatching. Not a remote or dangergous process in this case, but an opportunity not every teacher (e.g., biology) is willing [...]

Posted 30 April 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Carvin Updates Word on DOPA

Andy Carvin has generated another post on one of his favorite topics – DOPA (now Protecting Children in the 21st Century). Andy does a great job of explaining what is happening with this legislation. The topic concerns the responsibility of school and libraries to prevent minors from accessing content/experiences that put them at risk and [...]

Posted 27 April 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Billionaires Intend to Force Ed Into the ’08 Campaign

The NYTimes reports that Bill Gates and Eli Brand (prodigious contributors to educational causes) are going to invest heavily to make certain educational issues receive considerable attention in the 2008 political races. According to the article, the philanthropists feel giving money directly to schools cannot achieve their goals unless educational change become public and political [...]

Posted 25 April 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Earth Day 2007

Today was Earth Day 2007. Current concerns regarding global warming should prompt a great deal of attention to this event and the issues it is intended to highlight. Visit the web site. One resource we found to be useful was a pdf that provided some concrete suggestions for what each individual can do to help. [...]

Posted 22 April 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

10 Years Ago

This week is the 10th anniversary of the Red River Flood of 1997. This post is for those who were there with us and for those who helped. We left Grand Forks to stay with relatives in Hinckley, Minnesota until the waters retreated. There are many stories associated with the experience. Some of these stories [...]

Posted 20 April 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (1) °

Digital Storytelling

Here is an interesting site (with tutorials) provided by the Berkeley School of Journalism. The site identifies stages in the creation of a story (selection, storyboard, field work, editing, assembly) and then links tutorials and resources to each stage.

Posted 19 April 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

WidgetBox

Widgets offer a convenient way to add functions to web sites (and blogs). WidgetBox is a site providing access to a variety of widgets. If you want to add unique features to your blog, you might want to give widgets a try. The widget I have added offers the opportunity to search within my blog [...]

Posted 18 April 2007 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) °