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November 21, 2009
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Student 1
Article posted July 19, 2005 at 07:09 PM GMT •
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Article posted July 19, 2005 at 07:09 PM GMT •
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A Tough Day
Article posted June 28, 2005 at 01:36 AM GMT •
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It would have been the most extreme conditions I have ever run in. Even the locals said it was tough. There was wind, sleet, rain stinging my face and then there was the cold. It was the coldest I have been for a very very long time.
I had a double thickness polypropelene top on with a singlet and running jacket. I had a beanie too. I wore my running tights and normal shoes and socks. I also wear polypropelene gloves and these were essential.
The race started at 7.30am but by 9 am the conditions had eased a little at the stadium but where we were which was round by Cook Strait it was still blowing. I got to the halfway mark OK but started to feel a little less energetic soon after and had quite a struggle over the last 10kms.
I finished the 42.195kms in 3 hours 59 minutes and 32 seconds. I am proud to have conquered such severe conditions and I certainly used my virtue of determination !
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Article posted June 28, 2005 at 01:36 AM GMT •
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The Mormon Tabernacle
Article posted May 12, 2005 at 08:59 PM GMT •
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A person cannot go to Salt Lake City, Utah without visiting the Tabernacle. It has been raining every day that we have been here, so there wasn't a great time to go.
Last night we went out for dinner early and so we decided to drive around the temple after dinner. A parking space opened up and so we decided to go ahead and park and go into the temple square. It had stopped raining (temporarily) so we walked around a bit. There was one spot where several (maybe 6 or 7) young women were standing with dark clothing and all holding onto books of Mormon. They were very friendly and talked to the people going by.
When we got there one of them talked to us and offered us a free tour. It was very interesting. The two women who took us on the tour were from different places. One said she was from California, but she had a Mexico flag because she was Mexican. The other was from Guatemala.
They told us about the temple and then also took us through a display on how families are eternal. I was struck by how sincere they were and yet how bizarre some of the things that they were saying seemed to me. If I was an argumentative type I guess I could have challenged some of the things that they said, but it didn't seem like it would be productive at all. I don't think I would understand any more and I am positive that I couldn't convince them of anything different than what they already believed.
How did Mormonism get to be such a huge international religion? Why did anyone follow Joseph Smith when he was saying things that seem like nonsense to me? There must be SOMETHING to it for it to grow the way it has.
At the end of our visit someone said that every religion has people who are devoted and good and people who do not live the faith that they pretend to believe.
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Article posted May 12, 2005 at 08:59 PM GMT •
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iMovie Video
Article posted April 25, 2005 at 02:39 PM GMT •
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This weekend I spent a great deal of time working on a video in iMovie for my church. It consisted of a series of stills, a narration, and a sound track.
First my husband wrote the narration and taped himself reading it and then interviewed a few people. While he was doing that I collected still digital pictures that I had taken over the last few years of people in the church.
Then I put it all together using iMovie. I went to the Creative Commons website to find music. I found some really beautiful guitar music by a group called Heavy Mellow. Since I was using this only locally and it was for a non-profit organization the copyright allowed me to use the music. I am very impressed with the whole idea of the Creative Commons Copyright. It protects artists while recognizing that there are various levels of using their work. http://creativecommons.org.
The result was very moving. It is amazing that I could create such a thing. I would put a URL so that you could see it, but I there is a cost to license the music for the web which I have not paid, so I have not posted it. I may make a version without music so that people can go look at it.
I could see students, especially in HS using this to make some really meaningful projects. The only problem is that it is so time consuming. However, there was serious problem-solving involved and the result can be amazing.
Janice
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Article posted April 25, 2005 at 02:39 PM GMT •
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Science Fair
Article posted April 14, 2005 at 05:33 AM GMT •
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It was so great to see so many parents come out to our Science Fair today. EVERY SINGLE CHILD in our class had a thoughtful and interesting science project to share with us. We listened, we learned, we asked questions and we learned more. By the end of the day we knew that we were real scientists now. I took lots of pictures but if parents have any that they could email me I will put them with mine and make a slide show so the children can enjoy Science Fair once again. My email address is vpaley@sd42.ca. Thanks so much.
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Article posted April 14, 2005 at 05:33 AM GMT •
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Easter Baskets
Article posted March 23, 2005 at 08:36 PM GMT •
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Today we finished our Easter baskets and coloured eggs to put in them. I wonder if any of you will write about Easter on your blog.
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Article posted March 23, 2005 at 08:36 PM GMT •
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Week 7
Article posted March 18, 2005 at 03:08 AM GMT •
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This week has gone and finished ! It was another good week in the Orchard with lots of growing, a little pruning, and some new planting.
Great success for Sam and Gugu who have achieved the standard for +,- and moved into x,÷ basic facts group. And after today's test ( note the apostrophe children) several more people getting close. Leah-Kate only missed the standard by 1.
Our celebration research is reaching an interesting stage with the first four charts being completed. The focus begins to switch into iMovie and how we can show some of the knowledge we have learnt. The movie needs two things - a wow factor and it must teach us about celebrations and show the knowledge we have learnt. The work is done in groups so cooperation will be key.
Cooperation is working together for the good of everyone. It is a willingness to respect others and to follow rules which keep everyone safe and happy. Cooperation is being helpful to one another and sharing the load. It means joining with others in order to do something that cannot be done on your own.
One key skill is listening and then negotiating a solution.
Yes - it was another top week of growing and learning in the Orchard.
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Article posted March 18, 2005 at 03:08 AM GMT •
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Et tu Brute?
Article posted March 15, 2005 at 02:29 PM GMT •
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I sat down to blog today, and my blood froze. The calendar read 3/15/05--the Ides of March. I suspiciously eyed my coffee cup. A curl of steam rose lazily toward the ceiling. I hesitated to drink. . .
I jumped on the Internet to check the weather report: No meteor showers in the forecast. (So far so good.)
I called my wife at work: She had slept soundly last night. No strange dreams to report, thank goodness.
I rushed into the curriculum center to check my mailbox: It was empty. No handwritten notes, (or scrolls either, for that matter.)
I began to relax until it dawned on me that I hadn't seen my friend Bruce all morning. I asked around: He was out of town for his sister's wedding.
I finally went back to my desk and sat down. The coffee cup was still steaming. I lifted it to my lips and drank . . . nothing happened.
I put my cup down with a sigh of relief. Suddenly, it was all to clear what I had to do:
No more Julius Caesar! This year, I'm teaching Taming of the Shrew instead!
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Article posted March 15, 2005 at 02:29 PM GMT •
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A Work in Progress
Article posted March 14, 2005 at 07:04 PM GMT •
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As a rookie blogger, I've found it pretty exciting to get this page up and running. While I expect it to be a little rough around the edges, it still offers limitless possibilities.
It's amazing, too, that thanks to technology people are writing again. I've always been amazed by journals and letters from the 1800's. These documents are so personal, so passionate, and so vital to our human history. Their yellowed pages divulge the hopes, dreams and secrets of an entire generation.
In our modern times, though, it seems that many of these personal stories have drifted out over radio waves, telephone lines, and walkie talkies, only to be lost forever. (including some of the Watergate tapes!) Thanks to blogs and email, we have once again begun to capture the human imagination in writing.
I hope the blogging phenomenon inspires us all to write often and to write well. Even though we are now typing under flourescent bulbs instead of scribbling by candlelight, one thing remains the same: the passion and excitement of the human spirit is still being captured in words for all to enjoy.
Happy Blogging!
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Article posted March 14, 2005 at 07:04 PM GMT •
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Acceptable Use Policies
Article posted February 16, 2005 at 01:07 PM GMT •
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Acceptable Use Policies are also known as AUP's. Pretty much every school district has one. The purpose is to provide a set of guidelines and resonsibilities for computer use and internet use while using the school's computers.
The NYCDOE has an AUP that it expects all students and employees to adhere to. Here is a link to the entire text, NYCDOE AUP.
I have also added a few links in the left links area of this blog that you can loook at. They list other schools AUP's that you can look through.
Your mission, as a class, is to create an online AUP that we will use at ICE. I want you to decide what issues and what topics are important enough to include. I want you to think about what topic you would be interested in knowing more about, researching, and writing about. As a class we have brainstormed some topics, today's writing assignment is to respond to the following questions.
• What is an Acceptable Use Policy?
• Why do you think schools have an AUP?
• What is usually included in an AUP?
• Who creates the AUP's for school districts?
• How do you think an AUP should be created, and what do you think it should include? (**for this response, mention specific topics, why these topics need guidelines, and what responsibilties should the guidelines include that students must adhere to and respect).
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Article posted February 16, 2005 at 01:07 PM GMT •
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