tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25993481850237642062024-03-13T05:40:10.173-05:00Wings to FlyGail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-42369514729552101512012-06-27T15:41:00.004-05:002012-06-27T15:41:49.696-05:00Power Searching With Googlefrom Tech for Teachers<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">Today, </span><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/become-google-power-searcher.html" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Google announced</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"> the launch of a new MOOC - Massive Open Online Course - titled </span><a href="http://www.google.com/insidesearch/landing/powersearching.html" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Power Searching With Google</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">. The course will contain six 50 minute sessions and activities to try out the things that are taught in the course. Upon completion of the course you will be able to get a certificate of completion (presumably suitable for printing at home and putting on your refrigerator). The course begins on July 10. Registration is open now. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;" /><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Applications for Education</span></b><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">If you're familiar with </span><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/07/introduction-to-advanced-google-search.html" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">advanced Google search tools</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">, you can handle all of </span><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/06/improve-your-search-skills-with-these.html" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Dan Russell's search challenges</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">, and you're ready to take the next step toward being a power searcher, take </span><a href="http://www.google.com/insidesearch/landing/powersearching.html" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">this new course</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">And even if you're not up to speed with all of the advanced search tools in Google, </span><a href="http://www.google.com/insidesearch/landing/powersearching.html" style="background-color: white; color: #0066cc; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">this MOOC</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"> could help you too. Take the course this summer and pass on your new search skills to your students in the fall. </span>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-32166754062479800712012-06-20T09:04:00.002-05:002012-06-20T09:04:23.250-05:00Need a Floor Plan?A Create site to design you ideal home!<br />
http://floorplanner.com<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T7AeRO1N5fo/T-HX9VIaFDI/AAAAAAAABJQ/LlcJ2BY-Bmc/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+8.57.41+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T7AeRO1N5fo/T-HX9VIaFDI/AAAAAAAABJQ/LlcJ2BY-Bmc/s320/Screen+shot+2012-06-20+at+8.57.41+AM.png" width="320" /></a><br />
This site is online and you do have to log in.<br />
It would be great for individual users.<br />
If used in a classroom, you would have to be creative with the email log ins.<br />
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Enjoy the Longest Day of the Year!Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-10193833446800393042012-06-15T14:51:00.002-05:002012-06-15T14:51:41.534-05:00Blast from the Past-Screencasting<a href="http://mashable.com/2008/02/21/screencasting-video-tutorials/">http://mashable.com/2008/02/21/screencasting-video-tutorials/</a><br />
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One of my technology friends posted this site on his FB page.<br />
Great post to bookmark for when you need a screencasting toolGail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-11330631671747591402012-06-14T15:42:00.002-05:002012-06-14T15:42:57.661-05:00Free Downloadable Poster: All Children Are Gifted<br />
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</tbody></table>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-2490102474281181932012-06-14T02:30:00.001-05:002012-06-14T02:30:16.459-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-luRobtMxQVI/T9mS4E9qIgI/AAAAAAAABJE/IpzWWjPh0Hg/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-14+at+2.27.18+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-luRobtMxQVI/T9mS4E9qIgI/AAAAAAAABJE/IpzWWjPh0Hg/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-14+at+2.27.18+AM.png" /></a>Today I am presenting at the Martin Institute at PDS!<br />
Wish me luck around lunchtime.<br />
Here is my presentation site!<br />
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/lgbraddock/martin-institute-2012-1">https://sites.google.com/site/lgbraddock/martin-institute-2012-1</a>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-87099365093028945292012-06-12T18:33:00.000-05:002012-06-12T18:33:00.718-05:00VolunteerSpot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UTM5M2Htuj8/T9fMBJzNa3I/AAAAAAAABI4/L4OTbsiAbo8/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-12+at+6.01.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UTM5M2Htuj8/T9fMBJzNa3I/AAAAAAAABI4/L4OTbsiAbo8/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-12+at+6.01.43+PM.png" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, I was sent to this site, VolunteerSpot.com to sign up for an upcoming Volunteer Event with a non profit. I had not seen this site previously. I think this would be great for the team mom to have parents sign up for Healthy Snacks for ball teams, or for Room Moms to get help for a school event or party. How about <span style="line-height: 15px; text-align: center;">Simple Scheduling for Parent-Teacher Conferences! Great idea to bookmark to try!</span></span>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-75288137521198376632012-03-26T09:30:00.000-05:002012-03-26T09:30:04.345-05:00Use Water WiselyThe <span style="font-weight: bold;">Project WET Foundation</span>’s new <span style="font-weight: bold;">DiscoverWater</span> website is a <span style="font-style: italic;">free</span> online resource for students and teachers about water and water-related topics, including water on Earth, the water cycle, oceans, fresh water, watersheds, water conservation and protection, direct and indirect water use, and water and health.<br />
<a href="http://newsletter.bigdealbook.com/link.aspx?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634594034597371250&id=634594034597371250&url=http://www.discoverwater.org/" target="_blank">Click Here to Visit Website</a>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-46823740430902693892012-03-24T09:31:00.000-05:002012-03-24T09:31:00.411-05:00Discover Who’s Doing What in STEMThe new <span style="font-weight: bold;">STEMconnector</span> website serves as a one-stop national gateway for “who’s doing what” in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. The site features detailed profiles and uses the latest technology to connect massive amounts of data found within the <span style="font-weight: bold;">STEM Pipeline</span> for users. STEMconnector profile categories include National STEM Organizations; Corporations, Professional Organizations, Associations and Professional Societies; Diversity Groups; Women & Girls; Think Tanks; Foundations; Federal Government; National Laboratories; Education; International Organizations and more. Numerous categories and subcategories are included, and extensive information about STEM programs, missions and linkages are cross-indexed. In 2012 the site will be adding more content, including research reports, information on internships and scholarships. Users will also have the ability to update profiles.<br />
<a href="http://newsletter.bigdealbook.com/link.aspx?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634594034597371250&id=634594034597371250&url=http://stemconnector.org/" target="_blank">Click Here to Visit Website</a>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-59393916508482034042012-03-16T09:38:00.000-05:002012-03-16T09:38:00.495-05:00Project Yourself into the Future<table style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div>Project Yourself into the Future<br />
Imagining tomorrow’s America today, <span style="font-weight: bold;">FutureStates</span> is a series of independent mini-features—<span style="font-weight: bold;">short narrative films</span> created by established filmmakers and emerging talents transforming today’s complex social issues into visions about what life in America will be like in decades to come. Forecast future events and explore the predictions left by others in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Predict-o-Meter</span>, an immersive timeline.<br />
<a href="http://newsletter.bigdealbook.com/link.aspx?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634594034597371250&id=634594034597371250&url=http://futurestates.tv/" target="_blank">Click Here to Visit Website</a></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-31716628587608810932012-03-02T02:03:00.000-06:002012-03-02T02:03:01.030-06:00Another goodie from Aunt Leehttp://www.auntlee.com/ebooks/morefree.html<br />
<br />
Is a great list from Aunt Lee of Free Ebooks. Use it for yourself professionally, for fun or for your students.<br />
Enjoy!Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-66414837741212011902012-03-01T14:06:00.001-06:002012-03-01T14:06:00.204-06:00...email from Aunt Lee<div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"Thought I'd let you know that I have put up a custom Google search engine that searches for free e-books:</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.auntlee.com/ebooks/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.auntlee.com/ebooks/</a><wbr></wbr> </div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I've gotten a bit obsessed with building a digital library for my household; I built the thing to save myself time but thought others might find it useful. I also put up a couple of tutorials on the whole e-book process."</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">~~Lee</div>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-67330822506341361302012-02-24T14:50:00.001-06:002012-02-24T14:50:00.206-06:00innovatEd<div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We hope all Memphis area educators will join us for this FREE professional development event:</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b style="font-size: 13px;"><u>What:</u></b><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13px;">A time for educators from the Memphis area to gather and share technology-focused lessons that include 21st Century skills to enhance and encourage innovative education in our classrooms.</span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><br />
</div><div><b><u>Who:</u></b> Teachers, Administrators, Assistants, College Education Majors, Home School educators, or anyone interested in education</div><div><b><u>When:</u></b> Thursday, April 19th from 4:30-8:00pm Sessions begin at 5pm.</div><div>Pizza will be provided by MAIS-TEC from 4:30-4:55.</div><div><b><u>Where:</u></b> Presbyterian Day School</div><div>4025 Poplar Ave.</div><div>Memphis, TN 38111</div><div><b><u>Time:</u></b> 4:30-8:00pm CST</div><div><b><u>Cost:</u></b> FREE</div></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Presentations will be 20 minutes in length. You can sign up to attend and present on our <a href="http://innovateducation.wikispaces.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">website</a>.</div>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-54519743882893185892012-02-19T09:38:00.001-06:002012-02-19T09:38:00.953-06:00Discover Innovative Ways to Use Technology in Education<span style="font-weight: bold;">Blackboard</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBC Learn</span> have launched <span style="font-weight: bold;">Solutions in Action</span>, an <span style="font-weight: bold;">online video series</span>focusing on innovative and successful examples of technology in education. Hosted by NBC News’ Chief Education Correspondent Rehema Ellis, the videos explore topics that range from new systems to better measure student progress, to virtual platforms that expand access to new and unique subjects in the classroom and project-based design technologies. The series highlights some of education’s top influencers and their contributions inside and outside the classroom. The first three episodes feature the following innovators: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julie Young, President and CEO of Florida Virtual Schools; and Marc Ecko, Fashion Designer and Founder, Sweat Equity Education.<br />
<a href="http://newsletter.bigdealbook.com/link.aspx?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634594034597371250&id=634594034597371250&url=http://www.blackboard.com/About-Bb/Solutions-in-Action.aspx" target="_blank">Click Here to View Video Episodes</a>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-18303395710469377882012-02-16T16:41:00.000-06:002012-02-16T16:41:00.156-06:00Video - How to Find Creative Commons Images<h2 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freetech4teachers/cGEY/~3/HTXiK6FdTjI/video-how-to-find-creative-commons.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Video - How to Find Creative Commons Images</a></h2><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I generally don't get too bothered or inconvenienced by changes that Google makes to its free products and services. After all, they're free. One change that did inconvenience me and I'm sure plenty of others is the change Google made a few months ago to their image search interface. The change took the advanced search options off of the front page. Since that change was made I've had a few people email me with requests for help finding Creative Commons images through Google. Therefore, I put together the short screencast that you should see embedded below. Consider this as a video update to my <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/free-downloads.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Google for Teachers ebooks</a>.<br />
<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freetech4teachers/cGEY/~3/HTXiK6FdTjI/video-how-to-find-creative-commons.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/Ws3ZADd7c3o/hqdefault.jpg" title="Play YouTube video" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://newsletter.bigdealbook.com/link.aspx?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634594034597371250&id=634594034597371250&url=http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/index.html" target="_blank">Click Here to Visit Website </a><br />
<a href="http://newsletter.bigdealbook.com/link.aspx?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634594034597371250&id=634594034597371250&url=http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/moon-diy.html" target="_blank">Click Here to Visit Do It Yourself Page</a>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-51166209978251323522012-02-08T09:34:00.000-06:002012-02-08T09:34:00.485-06:00Share Stories Honoring Military Families<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hfAa5noXUCo/TutljjlY5nI/AAAAAAAAA_s/qphy26QusHk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-16+at+9.36.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hfAa5noXUCo/TutljjlY5nI/AAAAAAAAA_s/qphy26QusHk/s320/Screen+shot+2011-12-16+at+9.36.20+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>Inspired by the film <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Way We Get By</span>, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Returning Home</span> website allows families and friends to become troop greeters by sending encouraging messages to American soldiers through user-generated content and virtual care packages.<br />
<a href="http://newsletter.bigdealbook.com/link.aspx?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634594034597371250&id=634594034597371250&url=http://www.returninghomeproject.org/" target="_blank">Click Here to Visit Website</a>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-71373171533795098752012-02-06T09:28:00.000-06:002012-02-06T09:28:00.466-06:00Six Week Rule-Plannig for Spring Break?<div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is a beautiful day in West Tennessee. It doesn't seem like winter at all. This makes me long for Spring Break..Florida.... Cardinal Baseball. Here are some sites from <a href="http://blog.budgettravel.com/budgettravel/2012/01/the_sixweek_rule_for_getting_t.html?wpisrc=newsletter" target="_blank">Budget Trave</a>l to help you with your dreams.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"In a <a href="https://www.arccorp.com/news/pr20120117.pdf" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #10665d; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">press release</a>, a spokesperson for ARC clarified that, “We’re not advising people to purchase tickets only at this time during the cycle as there is no guarantee they will receive the lowest price of the year.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In other words, airline sale alerts from sites like <a href="http://airfarewatchdog.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #10665d; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">AirfareWatchdog</a> and ticket price monitors, such as <a href="http://www.yapta.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #10665d; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Yapta</a>, continue to be useful. For a specific route, you can also check out the predictions of whether fares may go up or down within the next week by using <a href="http://www.bing.com/travel/about/howAirPredictions.do" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #10665d; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Bing Travel</a>. If your dates are flexible, you may benefit from using a fare calendar, such as the one on metasearch sites <a href="http://kayak.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #10665d; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Kayak</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/flights/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #10665d; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Google Flights</a>.</div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2599348185023764206&postID=7137317153379509875" id="more" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #10665d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Is the study meaningful? Critics will point out that, if a large number of travelers find out about the six-week rule and start buying at that time, the pattern will change for everyone. The retort to this is that most people aren't reading websites like this and won't change their behavior even if they hear about the rule."</div>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-88603620142068408702012-02-01T09:50:00.001-06:002012-02-01T09:50:00.257-06:00Newt Knows (not a Political opinion)<i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Don't worry, this is not a political editorial. </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">By now you've probably heard Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich's comments last week that by the end of his second term in office (provided he's elected and re-elected) there will be an American base on the moon. If you didn't hear Newt's comments last week, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/01/is-newts-moon-colony-fantasy-or-science-fiction/252147/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Atlantic</a></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> has a </span><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/01/is-newts-moon-colony-fantasy-or-science-fiction/252147/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">piece</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> on it right now. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Newt Gingrich's comments and the aforementioned article in </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Atlantic</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> made me think about NASA's role-playing game Moonbase Alpha. </span><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/39000/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">Moonbase Alpha</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> is an online game developed by NASA to be played on the </span><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/about/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">Steam online gaming platform</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. </span><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/39000/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">Moonbase Alpha</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> a simulation game in which players assume the role of an astronaut working to repair equipment in order to restore oxygen delivery to a settlement on the moon. The game can be played by up to six players at a time who communicate using voice over communication. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">See the trailer for </span><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/39000/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">Moonbase Alpha</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> in the video below. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freetech4teachers/cGEY/~3/peoXKL2g29Y/newt-gingrich-and-your-next-science.html" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/nis2t9EubBs/hqdefault.jpg" title="Play YouTube video" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Applications for Education</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Put a classroom discussion of Newt Gingrich's comments together with Moonbase Alpha and you might have a nice little lesson covering both Civics and Space Science.</span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i></i><i>This post originally appeared on <a href="http://freetech4teachers.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Free Technology for Teachers</a>.</i></div>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-33695480015164172012012-01-26T03:44:00.001-06:002012-01-26T03:44:00.062-06:00Doodle 4 Google<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In case you missed it, I wanted to let everyone know that Doodle 4 Google</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">2012 <</span><a href="http://www.doodle4google.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://www.doodle4google.com/</a><wbr style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></wbr><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">> is off to the races so be sure to</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">spread the word!</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">As in past years, we invite student artists in grades K-12 to use their</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">creative imagination to redesign our logo. This year's theme is "If I could</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">travel in time, I'd visit..." The lucky D4G winner will not only see their</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">artwork on Google's homepage for one day, but they will also receive $30,000</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">for college and $50,000 for their school--and as an added bonus, the winning</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">artwork will also appear on a special edition of Crayola's iconic 64 box!</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">But we need your help getting the word out about this year's contest so be</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">sure encourage all the student artists in your life to get involved!</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Cheers,</span>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-41217577716927535772012-01-23T09:28:00.000-06:002012-01-23T09:28:00.086-06:00Observe the Night SkiesCurious what’s in your night sky? Check the resources from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chicago Adler Planetarium</span>for some tips for <span style="font-weight: bold;">sky watching</span>. You can also share your <span style="font-weight: bold;">night sky photos</span> with Adler’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Night Sky Observation Flickr</span> group.<br />
<a href="http://newsletter.bigdealbook.com/link.aspx?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634594034597371250&id=634594034597371250&url=http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/investigate/skywatch" target="_blank">Click Here to Visit Website </a><br />
<a href="http://newsletter.bigdealbook.com/link.aspx?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634594034597371250&id=634594034597371250&url=http://www.flickr.com/groups/adlerskywatch" target="_blank">Click Here to Visit Photo Gallery</a>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-12213151205065972852012-01-23T03:40:00.000-06:002012-01-23T03:40:00.572-06:00NASA's Orion<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>NASA's Orion Spacecraft to Land in Oklahoma, Texas and Alabama</strong></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft soon will make a cross-country journey, giving residents in three states the chance to see a full-scale test version of the vehicle that will take humans into deep space. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The crew module will make stops during a trip from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The planned stops include <strong>Jan. 24-25 at Science Museum Oklahoma in Oklahoma City</strong>; <strong>Jan. 27-29 at Victory Park and the American Airlines Center in Dallas</strong>; and, <strong>Feb. 1-2 at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala</strong>. Engineers, program officials, astronauts and NASA spokespeople will be available to speak with the media and the public. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The full-scale test vehicle was used by ground crews in advance of the launch abort system flight test that took place in New Mexico in 2010. Orion will serve as the vehicle that takes astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit, and the first orbital flight test is scheduled for 2014. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">To see photos of the pad abort test, visit<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/mpcv/gallery/abort_test/index.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.nasa.gov/<wbr></wbr>exploration/systems/mpcv/<wbr></wbr>gallery/abort_test/index.htm</a> . </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For more information on the each of the sites, visit</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Science Museum Oklahoma:<a href="http://www.sciencemuseumok.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.sciencemuseumok.org</a><wbr></wbr>. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">American Airlines Center: <a href="http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>americanairlinescenter.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">U.S. Space and Rocket Center: <a href="http://www.ussrc.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.ussrc.com</a>.</span>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-68620015388874667402012-01-19T04:39:00.001-06:002012-01-19T04:39:00.154-06:00Watch Freedom Riders Online for Free<table align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; width: 680px;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freetech4teachers/cGEY/~3/olB1FstXf3I/watch-freedom-riders-online-for-free.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Watch Freedom Riders Online for Free</a></h2><div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ooINvm8Zkw/TxN5Ku_57II/AAAAAAAAJBg/j9y2PvGpzGA/s1600/freedom_riders.png" style="clear: left; color: #1155cc; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="86" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ooINvm8Zkw/TxN5Ku_57II/AAAAAAAAJBg/j9y2PvGpzGA/s200/freedom_riders.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">The American Experience documentary </span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/watch" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">Freedom Riders</a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;"> recently popped-up in my Netflix suggestions. That suggestion made me wonder if Freedom Riders is available for full-length viewing on the American Experience website. It turns out that </span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/watch" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">it is</a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">. You can watch the nearly two-hour story of civil rights activists who in 1961 banded together to challenge segregation laws and practices in the south. </span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center; width: 452px;">Watch <a href="http://video.pbs.org/video/1925571160" style="color: rgb(78, 178, 254) !important; min-height: 13px; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank">Freedom Riders</a> on PBS. See more from<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/" style="color: rgb(78, 178, 254) !important; min-height: 13px; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank">American Experience.</a></div><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Applications for Education</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">If you do not have the time to show the entire documentary in your classroom, the </span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/watch" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">American Experience/ Freedom Riders</a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">website has many excerpts that you can watch. American Experience offers an extensive </span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/teachers-guide" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">viewing guide</a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;"> for teachers to use with their students.</span><div style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;"><i></i><i>This post originally appeared on <a href="http://freetech4teachers.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Free Technology for Teachers</a>. Follow on <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/115349587746281405893/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Google+</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Technology-for-Teachers/191553219314" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="http://twitter.com/rmbyrne" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</i> <img alt="" height="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3164418075266604275-7167238997055524468?l=www.freetech4teachers.com" width="1" /></div></div><div><br />
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posted this information also,<br />
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"<a href="" name="134f262c0677ef80__MailEndCompose" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Great video that sums it up:</span></a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/31100268" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/31100268</a><span style="color: #1f497d;"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">We have to be mindful of the Doomsday approach to this but at the same time not dismiss it as insignificant. I find it amusing how there have been very different approaches to it in the media. I found it increasingly amusing that an article posted on Reuters this morning about how the Blackout was a failure because so few websites had become involved has now changed its tone:<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">(at 9am the article was titled: Internet blackout against U.S. law fails to enlist big sites and it is now titled Pockets of Internet go dark to protest piracy bills)"<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/18/us-internet-protest-idUSTRE80H01U20120118" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.reuters.com/<wbr></wbr>article/2012/01/18/us-<wbr></wbr>internet-protest-<wbr></wbr>idUSTRE80H01U20120118</a><span style="color: #1f497d;"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="im" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #500050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Interestingly enough, if you’re looking for information on SOPA, you can reach the Wikipedia page even though they are on Blackout (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<wbr></wbr>Stop_Online_Piracy_Act</a>).</div>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599348185023764206.post-39185663400475057572012-01-18T06:21:00.001-06:002012-01-18T06:21:00.184-06:00Make it Mental<span style="font-weight: bold;">PBS Kids</span>’ first <span style="font-weight: bold;">augmented-reality mobile app</span> for <span style="font-weight: bold;">iPhone</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">iPod</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Touch</span> is a game called<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">FETCH! Launch Rush</span> that aims to take the sting out of learning to do addition and subtraction mentally. In the game, the pooch Ruff Ruffman, the game-show host in the animated PBS program <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">FETCH!</span>, is a legendary movie director trying to make sure there’s enough sushi for his movie crew. The challenge is keeping track of how many pieces of sushi everyone wants, using augmented reality “markers” (<span style="font-weight: bold;">printable handouts</span>) that prompt activity within the app. Using <span style="font-weight: bold;">3-D imagery</span>, the app reinforces <span style="font-weight: bold;">early algebraic concepts</span>, helping youngsters to make the connection between real objects and corresponding numeric symbols.<br />
<a href="http://newsletter.bigdealbook.com/link.aspx?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634594034597371250&id=634594034597371250&url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fetch!-lunch-rush/id469089331?mt=8" target="_blank">Click Here to Visit App Store</a>Gail Braddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288611976527675265noreply@blogger.com0