- GingerTPLC says that I'm talking about DouglasBPowers with a couple of his teachers! They're saying only the nicest things, tho! yay!
. - GingerTPLC says plz welcome Mary_Ann and terri4-H to Plurk! They're g/t professionals and parents who are moving ahead into 2.0!.
- GingerTPLC hopes you'll share your favorite teacher you had in school and why s/he was fave. Trying to let people know it's about the TEACHER, not the tool!.
- GingerTPLC hopes you'll welcome JeffDD, yet another amazing Kansan working on a PBL database! He needs to feel the power of this network too! Welcome Jeff!.
- GingerTPLC feels frustrated sitting in session where ppl are complaining they can't be THE expert for all their kids' needs and don't know what to do! ARUGH!.
- GingerTPLC wonders how art class is going for jenniferTPLC right now?.
- GingerTPLC says The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. ~Dorothy Parker.
- GingerTPLC says Not all children are gifted. All children are special and wonderful in some way, but not all are *gifted*..
- GingerTPLC is yay! It looks like we can remove the US Elections tab now!.
- GingerTPLC is hungry, hungry!
We have Region meetings and working breakfast in an hour. I've already been up an hour, worried about school 2day.. - GingerTPLC is playing with Flashmeeting with a bunch of newbies! They're LOVING it! yay!.
- GingerTPLC has voted for Obama/Biden in mindelei's mini election.
- GingerTPLC says woah! New tab! LOL!.
- GingerTPLC says yay! PHarris just won a book at conference! It's her birthday today!!
. - GingerTPLC hopes You'll share your favorite books, blogs, interviews, articles, etc explaining the benefits to professional collaboration..
- GingerTPLC is filling in at the registration table. Seems every year someone doesn't show up on time to work! But I love seeing everyone come in!.
- GingerTPLC wonders finally, what do you tell tech-reluctant teachers who say they won't try because they don't have reliable computer access anyway..
- GingerTPLC wonders again, what makes a PLN awesome for teachers in highly-affluent schools with highly-affluent kids?.
- GingerTPLC wonders your opinion of what makes a PLN great for rural teachers/students? Will be sharing your answers tonite at preso!.
- GingerTPLC shares a great little tutorial on how to create public service announcements. Could be very helpful to kids..
- GingerTPLC wonders if you'll tell my new buddy MelissaeKae why you think Plurk is a life-changer..
- GingerTPLC is smileyjungle.com/smilies/badtaste14.gif.
- GingerTPLC is packed 400 bags with catalogs, 400 folders with flyers and now I'm havin' a Dewars with charliemahoney and a buddy from Twitter..
- GingerTPLC is headed to Lawrence for the kansas gifted conf. Next year I'm running the conf, so the craziness of this year is NOTHING. bah..
- GingerTPLC is finding it VERY hard to stay focused on writing this sub plan. Now I know why I write it usually the morning of the day I'm gone. DEADLINE..
- GingerTPLC wonders what news site comes out of your mouth first when recommending kids look at the news?.
- GingerTPLC thinks I ought to throw in a load of laundry and then head to school. I have some MAJOR sub plans to leave. Wondering if this is a bad idea:.
- GingerTPLC shares
I love this Moby song and I love this movie (yah, the book too). Energetic *and* relaxing? yep!. - GingerTPLC needs a way to let parents update a parent webpage by text messaging it. We can embed things in the page. Just don't know what's best. Do you?.
- GingerTPLC says we're spending a day evaluating our wiki and VoiceThreads' +/- and what we each could've done better...a major goal for TPLC proj this year..
- GingerTPLC says one of our city commissioners agreed to come in to discuss proposed Smoking Ban with kids, as well as democratic process! nice!.
- GingerTPLC can't wait to look at the video just sent to me from ejr! yay! Interviews at NECC with charliemahoney, kevinh, and me! .
- GingerTPLC is getting ready 2g2 public town mtg. Kids are hot on a local topic and can't wait to get involved deeper! yay! Gonna backchannel w/ them..
- GingerTPLC says Charlie is walking the 5/6 graders through scored discussion examples, ie "good" and "bad" participation. Kids are eating it up!.
- GingerTPLC hopes I'll get some good sleep. Our final test of 100 pushups is tomorrow! Yike! Sleepy time now!.
- GingerTPLC is *digging* the new look of Celestia! What a great way to teach/learn/manipulate Space Science learning!.
- GingerTPLC is sorry that Conversations wouldn't let me logon today. So I logged onto artsnacks.org and got active there again. Been awhile....
- GingerTPLC is hanging out with charliemahoney. Like I don't see enough of him at school? At least we're buddies!.
- GingerTPLC says 180 pushups today. 55 of them consecutive after having done 130 in reps. Final test on Monday. I think I can do it. Some kids are nervous..
- GingerTPLC is having a great day! I think Ima Ustream some of the student discussions a bit tomorrow. It's AMAZING the discourse kids are developing!.
