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QN Web Extra | Mother Earth and Her Children - 0 views

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Sheryl A. McCoy on 29 Aug 08

Learn how copyright issues affected Sieglinde Schoen Smith's new book, based on her interpretation of a 1906 German children's book of the same title. One of the 2008 Growing Good Kids (sm) Excellence in Children's LIterature award; connected to the Junior Master Gardner Program and the American Horticulture Society.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Learn how copyright issues affected Sieglinde Schoen Smith's new book, based on her interpretation of a 1906 German children's book of the same title. One of the 2008 Growing Good Kids (sm) Excellence in Children's LIterature award; connected to the Junior Master Gardner Program and the American Horticulture Society.</div>

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Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus - 0 views

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dictionary english language map reference thesaurus tools visualization words

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 14 Jun 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 14 Jun 08

this resource would be helpful for anyone learning English

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Minimalist Biography - 0 views

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bowlesweather developer minimalist phenology programmer science tasmin bowles weather pixie

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 03 Jun 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 03 Jun 08

the biography of the awesome developer of Weather Pixie; looking for her!

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Sheryl A. McCoy on 03 Jun 08

am looking for Tasmin Bowles, the developer of Weather Pixie: it is down; does she have marketing needs?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">am looking for Tasmin Bowles, the developer of Weather Pixie: it is down; does she have marketing needs?</div>

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barry.bakin's Profile - Pageflakes - 0 views

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barry.bakin class start page homepage online pageflakes technology

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 26 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 26 May 08

Barry Bakin's use of Pageflakes to put all his assignments, resource list and other timely information for his class is awesome; check it out.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Barry Bakin's use of Pageflakes to put all his assignments, resource list and other timely information for his class is awesome; check it out.</div>

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n2teaching: Dr. Marzano, have you seen this? - 0 views

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instructional strategies n2teaching professional development teachers visualizations

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 25 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 25 May 08

This Periodic Table of Visualizations is the most awesome mashup; reminded me of Marzano, et al meta-analysis of instructional strategies

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This Periodic Table of Visualizations is the most awesome mashup; reminded me of Marzano, et al meta-analysis of instructional strategies</div>

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Como poner música en un blog de Wordpress.com, gracias a GoEar « La guarida d... - 0 views

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goear music wordpress.com_musica

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 25 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 25 May 08

putting music in a WordPress blog

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U.S. Students Achieve Mixed Results on Writing Test - New York Times - 0 views

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essay middle school naep research writing

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 24 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 24 May 08

students were provided 30 minute window to write and essay on a particular topic; scored and compared through NAEP; score were reported; overall improvement; low societal expectations for boys' writing skills still showing up; girls 42% proficient compared to boys' 20% minorities' writing skills improving; 90% of students at basic achievement

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">students were provided 30 minute window to write and essay on a particular topic; scored and compared through NAEP; score were reported; overall improvement; low societal expectations for boys' writing skills still showing up; girls 42% proficient compared to boys' 20% minorities' writing skills improving; 90% of students at basic achievement</div>

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GSAS: site evaluation - 0 views

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content gsas layout online course rubric website

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 23 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 23 May 08

an evaluation tool for online course sites

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Center for Distance and Independent Study: Detailed Course Information - 0 views

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distance high school study universtiy of missouri

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 23 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 23 May 08

am looking for an online French class for high school students; available here

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">am looking for an online French class for high school students; available here</div>

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Sheryl A. McCoy on 23 May 08

online course in French available through University of Missouri; will record and send audio assessment online for 7 & 11th lesson; 12 lessons in first half

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">online course in French available through University of Missouri; will record and send audio assessment online for 7 & 11th lesson; 12 lessons in first half</div>

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The Telectroscope - 22 May-15 June 2008. London and New York. - 0 views

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atlanticocean earth london may-15 new york city telectroscope tunnel

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 21 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 21 May 08

century of crossing the Atlantic, finally the telectroscope can be completed also....see across the ocean; from New York City to London and back again

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n2teaching: YouTube, Copyright and Lucacept - 0 views

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book review copyright creative commons education lucacept n2teaching video youtube

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 21 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 21 May 08

more on the discussion of copyright; Jenny Luca explains how she works with students as they develop their own videos on a related educational topic...trailers for good books in this case; links to her complete blog posting are available

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">more on the discussion of copyright; Jenny Luca explains how she works with students as they develop their own videos on a related educational topic...trailers for good books in this case; links to her complete blog posting are available</div>

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Sheryl A. McCoy on 21 May 08

Two important areas for EFL students to learn about are discussed here: making video trailers as book reviews and copyright issues.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Two important areas for EFL students to learn about are discussed here: making video trailers as book reviews and copyright issues.</div>

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Global Voices Online » China:国殇; survival stories in QUAKE - 0 views

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children china earthquake global voices heroes poor quality buildings survival stories teachers tryangulation 国殇

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 20 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 20 May 08

from Tom Hemingway, a link related to postings he has made about shoddy building practices in schools; from Global Voices; heroism of teachers who gave their lives to save children and those who managed to escape and save their students

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">from Tom Hemingway, a link related to postings he has made about shoddy building practices in schools; from Global Voices; heroism of teachers who gave their lives to save children and those who managed to escape and save their students</div>

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Sheryl A. McCoy on 20 May 08

story, with English translations from Chinese, particularly about teachers and those who saved children, many not their own.

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Meeting Details - 0 views

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emapey fm:flashmeeting meeting tools

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 18 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 18 May 08

some of our friends working to make a video conference practice, so they can get the voice speed and volume appropriate for a variety of listeners; excellent lesson on setting up and videoconferencing;D

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">some of our friends working to make a video conference practice, so they can get the voice speed and volume appropriate for a variety of listeners; excellent lesson on setting up and videoconferencing;D</div>

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Sheryl A. McCoy on 18 May 08

a practice meeting of several of my twitter colleagues in Latin America; some have webcams, but not all; working to make all aspects work well;

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">a practice meeting of several of my twitter colleagues in Latin America; some have webcams, but not all; working to make all aspects work well;</div>

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Doubloon Island: The Traits of Good Writing Board Game - 0 views

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board game doubloon island educationtools highschool middleschool traits of writing writing

shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 17 May 08 - Cached

Sheryl A. McCoy on 17 May 08

Even though this is for learning to write better, I think the focus on word choice would make it an excellent educational game for learning English.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Even though this is for learning to write better, I think the focus on word choice would make it an excellent educational game for learning English.</div>

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Sheryl A. McCoy on 17 May 08

I love 6 Traits of writing; NWREL has a new resource to encourage fun practice for the students who need it most: 5-9th grades; 3-4th can use w/adult assistance; check out this website; I want one!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I love 6 Traits of writing; NWREL has a new resource to encourage fun practice for the students who need it most: 5-9th grades; 3-4th can use w/adult assistance; check out this website; I want one!</div>

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