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January 2009 posts

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Unsung Heroes in African American History






Posted by Lucy Gray on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 10:53 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/31/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/29/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/28/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/27/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Monday, January 26, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/26/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/25/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/24/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Friday, January 23, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/23/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Stevenson High School Presentation

Stevenson Google Search Preso
From: elemenous, 3 minutes ago

Stevenson Google Search Preso
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Presentation given to Stevenson High Faculty on January 23, 2009


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Posted by Lucy Gray on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 08:25 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/22/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/21/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/20/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Monday, January 19, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/19/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Our Favorite Sledding Spots



Our Favorite Sledding Spots



Our Favorite Sledding Spots



Our Favorite Sledding Spots


Posted by Lucy Gray on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 01:28 PM in Silly and/or Useless | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Sunday, January 18, 2009

2009 Inauguration Resources Handout

I've now taken my Friday 5 list and formatted it in Pages and uploaded it to Scribd, so it makes a suitable handout. Feel free to use this in any way, and thank you to my GCT and Twitter colleagues who have so generously shared resources. 2009 Inaugural Teaching Resources

Posted by Lucy Gray on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 06:43 PM in Ed Tech Resources | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/18/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/17/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Friday, January 16, 2009

Friday 5: Our Nation's Teachable Moment

My new year's resolution has been to revive the Friday 5. In case you might have forgotten, I used to regularly publish a list of at least five quality sites each week based on a theme. Let's see if I can keep my resolution!

A national teachable moment is coming our way next Tuesday with the inauguration of President-elect Obama. Regardless of how you feel politically, it is a chance for students and teachers to examine presidential beginnings and to contemplate the renewal process involved with a change in administration. I hope classrooms all over America are not just watching the event, but are actively engaged bywriting, discussing and generally analyzing material from this piece of history and beyond. It's a great opportunity for teachers and students to consume and produce media through photos, video, blogs, and podcasts.

Thank you to my Twitter network for suggestions for resources!

Lucy Gray


Here are a few sites for inspiration:

1) NKO Inauguration
http://tinyurl.com/nkoinauguration

This is the site I'm building for one of the campuses within our charter school. We are posting pictures, video podcasts, and web-based resources. Teachers and students are welcome to leave comments to ourblog posts, take a survey,  and to leave a placemark on our special Google Map. Please visit this site!

2)  U.S Presidential Inauguration Group within the Global Education
Collaborative
http://globaleducation.ning.com/group/uspresidentialinauguration

If you're looking to do some sort of last minute collaboration with another school, check out this group!

3) Inauguration is Inspiring Classrooms Nationwide
http://tinyurl.com/axtka3

An article from the New York Times on how schools are getting involved with inauguration activities

4) Obama''s Inauguration: Class Rules the Streets of D.C.
http://tinyurl.com/nationalpostinauguration

Another article showing how schools are taking field trips to D.C and using social media to publish items about the inauguration

5) Presidential Inaugural Committee's Photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/inauguration

See photos of inaugural preparations

6) Welcome to Washington DC for Kids!
http://kids.dc.gov/kids_main_content.html

General site on our nation's capitol

7) C-SPAN Classroom Inauguration Day Lesson Plan
http://kids.dc.gov/kids_main_content.html

8) YouTube - 44 US Presidents: Quotes from George Washington to Barack Obama
http://tinyurl.com/youtubepresidents

Nice video that could serve as a model to be replicated for a class project

9) Inauguration Day 2009: Where to Watch on TV, Radio, and Online
http://inaugurationday2009.com/broadcast.html

A great list of ways to bring the inaugural live to your classroom

10) The Library of Congress: "I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pihome.html

Lessons and primary source materials related to inaugurals

11) Inauguration Day 2009 - Mahalo
http://www.mahalo.com/Inauguration_Day_2009

A compilation of media related to this year's event

12) 25 Inaugural Addresses
http://www.hotchalk.com/mydesk/index.php/25-inaugural-addresses

A great source for comparing and contrasting inaugural speeches

13) Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
http://inaugural.senate.gov/

Everything you always wanted to know about Tuesday's ceremony and beyond

14) Democracy@Work: Inauguration Timeline
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/government/inauguration.htm

A timeline from Scholastic that might help kids visualize U.S history


To see even more resources, join our Diigo group for sharing
bookmarks: http://groups.diigo.com/groups/k12elections


For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/friday5

Posted by Lucy Gray on Friday, January 16, 2009 at 09:41 PM in Friday 5 | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Apple of My Eye: Web Sites Catching My Attention 01/16/2009


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Friday, January 16, 2009 at 03:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Monday, January 05, 2009

Presentation Given in Singapore

Presentation for International School of Singapore Faculty
From: elemenous, 5 minutes ago

Presentation for International School of Singapore Faculty
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This is a presentation I gave in November 2008 at the International School of Singapore. It is an edited version of one that I've given previously. I eliminated a few slides, and added some links geared towards high schools with 1 to 1 laptop initiatives.

Posted by Lucy Gray on Monday, January 05, 2009 at 09:53 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Friday, January 02, 2009

My Digital Kids

Although both of my kids are four years apart, they have similar digital tastes. I've found items like Leapfrog's Leapsters to be helpful during our 35 minute plus commute to school, and I decided they were ready for iPods when their last birthdays rolled around (both were born in October). I purchased the last version of the iPod Nano (the square chunky model) along with iTunes gift cards for them in addition to loading up the MP3 players with content that I thought they'd enjoy. 

So far, so good in terms of their use. My fourth grader, Julia, has learned how to select content in our iTunes library and sync it with her iPod. Both keep their headphones and iPods in plastic bags most of the time for easy transport and protection. Henry has a lamp that plays the iPod and he listens to audiobooks and music at bedtime. Julia has a clock radio that does this, too, but it hasn't worked as well as the lamp. 

In terms of content, we can fit about one movie (the current selection is Alvin and the Chipmunks) and a slew of audiobooks and podcasts on the iPods. Both kids love a Webkinz podcast; Julia tends to gravitate towards audiobooks and Henry is learning a great deal from video episodes from the National Geographic channel in iTunes. Here's a video that I did with Henry about what he's learned so far. 


Posted by Lucy Gray on Friday, January 02, 2009 at 12:03 AM in Apple, Video, web 2.0, YouTube | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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