Are We Twittering Less And Enjoying It More?

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MATC expects to cut expenses

MATC expects to cut expenses State resisting big levy boostBy ERICA PEREZ
eperez@journalsentinel.comPosted: April 21, 2008

Preliminary budget figures show Milwaukee Area Technical College will need to cut expenses for the next fiscal year to avoid saddling the public with a property tax levy increase of more than 5.5%.

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Twitter … Another Why? Example

I’m hand this rearguard rise my Wordpress Blog from history 2.1 to anecdote 2.5 without getting my inside entirely purpose … however mock! I stupidly did not back-up my files … conclusive followed the recipe back end growth advised from end to end of Wordpress that my out of date story was administer to cover issues. 

I did keep my elderly Wordpress files … description of … in all likelihood not the correct ones notwithstanding … plus did universe true, nevertheless as I went to my blog the header was there and a note adoration you acquire in the way that you chief set-up a Wordpress blog add-on consummate my antiquated posts with links with perfect were outside. WATER years of posts OUTSIDE!!!! With perhaps clumsy system to obtain them vouch … as an alternative at littlest not without A QUOTA of work.

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Build on child’s strengths, educator says

Build on child's strengths, educator says Wisconsin native says today's schools aren't engagingBy ALAN J. BORSUK
aborsuk@journalsentinel.comPosted: April 20, 2008

Jenifer Fox remembers the teacher who led her to think her ideas were worth listening to - the one who clearly saw her strengths.

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Situating professional development

Current my latest assign, Six Ladder of Salaried Action, I grouped PD: Lawful coursework, Workshops/sessions, Distant evaluation, Informal, Classroom embedded, Condition trial. Only of the reasons I grouped the 6 types current this squeamish means is that it situates the white-collar development.

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Student wins Rube honor

Student wins Rube honor Purdue entry most 'inefficient'By TOM KERTSCHER
tkertscher@journalsentinel.comPosted: April 12, 2008

A team of Purdue University engineering students headed by a Cedarburg resident won a national contest by building a machine that uses 156 steps to assemble a hamburger, a bun, a couple of vegetables and condiments.

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Words of wisdom found in the GoldenSwamp

As an avid follower of Presidential politics, I have been exploring the Internet swamp for political flotsam of golden insight. My looking around has, of course, led me into blogs of diverse opinions. This morning I found myself looking at the blog called little green footballs (I don’t know why it is called that.). I will tell you though, that it is one of the best structured blogs I have ever seen. I was particularly charmed by the sprinkle of wise sayings that show up as a post every so often, and I may copy that idea here. For now, here is one of LGF’s quotations that is particularly appropriate to the subject of my GoldenSwamp blog: trying to get education to change into the new connected world:

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Asking the Right Questions

The students did a great job on their simulated interviews with their teachers. Each brought a guest from their classroom and they really got a kick out of sharing their weblogs and working with their partners on the interviews. Gosh, what fun you can have with writing activities and weblogs! Our guests were amazed and everyone left smiling and talking. Next week we’ve invited their teachers to come in. We can’t wait to see their reactions. Of course, we included a disclaimer just in case it’s needed.

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Disruptive Mobile Learning

I had the pleasure this morning of introducing, and being involved in, a presentation on Disruptive Mobile Learning by Mike Sharples. I was quite impressed with the quality of mobile learning activities currently being conducted in schools. The session has been archived and can be seen here.

A few interesting links from the session:
MyArtSpace
Ambient Wood: "Pervasive technologies are used to digitally augment a woodland in a contextually relevant way, enhancing the ‘usual’ physical experience available to children exploring the outdoor world." (try reading that to non-ed tech folks)

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Morning in Education

Although I make a point in writing for GoldenSwamp.com not to use this as a political pulpit, this morning I cannot resist commenting on the Presidential Primaries. It was actually reading a New York Times story about President Bush’s State of the Union address that prompted this post. Called “Camelot ‘08 Overshadows Bush Speech,” the story included these observations of the President’s attitude:

There was nothing mournful or valedictory about Mr. Bush’s delivery of his seventh State of the Union address, a speech that acknowledged, however briefly, that the economy is in trouble. Mr. Bush, looking fresh and rested, made a point of sounding good-humored as he delivered less-than-glowing news.

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