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Waiting to be Adopted - CBS News Video

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:12:00 +0000

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A Man's Passion to be Principal

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:54:00 +0000

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YouTube - A Game of Hope

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:40:00 +0000

This is an incredible story about the Gainesville State School and Grapevine Faith

g-speak overview 1828121108 on Vimeo

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:28:00 +0000

g-speak overview 1828121108 from john underkoffler on Vimeo.

Change the First 5 Years and You Change Everything

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:36:00 +0000

If we invest in programs that promote learning beginning at birth, the statistics will change, the stories will change, the future will change....

Think Before You Speak

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:56:00 +0000

Think Before You Speak
This video, produced by a student (Ashley Cole), can easily be used as part of a classroom lesson/discussion. Ashley did an amazing job ..
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/videos/2010/01/think-before-you-speak.html

You can also see more at http://www.thinkb4youspeak.com/

Scholar Ladies

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:58:00 +0000

A group of students remade Beyonce’s Single Ladies – Put A Ring On It. Their version is Scholar Ladies - If You Learned It You Should Have Gotten an A on It.

Flight 1549 3D Reconstruction, Hudson River Ditching Jan 15, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:12:00 +0000

Full info: http://www.exosphere3d.com/pubwww/pag... This animation is based on all currently available data concerning the US Airways Flight 1549 crash (Cactus 1549). Satellite imagery, elevation models and robust GIS mapping methods are utilized to create a vegetation model, terrain model and ground clutter (3D buildings). Of all available audio tracks, only two are used, La Guardia Tower and New York TRACON Departure controller position. Radar data as well as the onboard Flight Data Recorder are utilized in constructing the flightpath of the aircraft.

Redefining Respect in America Event

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:43:00 +0000

The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) hosted an engaging panel discussion at the National Press Club with the goal of staring a national discussion around respect, online aggression, and their links to crime prevention. The event, Redefining Respect in America, featured speakers Deborah Norville (Inside Edition anchor and author of The Power of Respect), Rosalind Wiseman (author of Queen Bees and Wannabes); Rachel Simmons (author of Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls); Christopher Moessner (Senior Vice President, Research, Stewart and Partners); and Dr. Sameer Hinduja (Co-Director, Cyberbullying Research Center, Florida Atlantic University).

The event served as the formal launch NCPCs newest initiative, Circle of Respect, designed to inspire us to live in ways that embody respect where we live, learn, work, and play. This riveting session included a twenty minute dialogue between the panelists where they discussed questions from the links between violent behavior and kids who are bullied to how we restore respect in society that will lead to us to change behaviors such as sexting, cyberbullying, date rape, and gang violence.

Kseniya Simonova's Amazing Sand Drawing

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:49:00 +0000

Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent." She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and "sand painting" skills to interpret Germany's invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII.

Lost Generation

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:05:00 +0000

A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video reads the exact opposite backwards as forward. Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite. This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant. Read as you listen…forward and backward.

This is a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20-year old. The contest was titled "u @ 50" by AARP. This video won second place. When they showed it, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause. So simple and yet so brilliant. Take a minute and watch it.

Future laptop called ROLLTOP

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:21:00 +0000

The device of the flexible display allows a new concept in notebook design growing out of the traditional bookformed laptop into unfurling and convolving portable computer.
By virtue of the OLED-Display technology and a multi touch screen the utility of a laptop computer with its weight of a mini-notebook and screen size of 13 inch easily transforms into the graphics tablet, which with its 17-inch flat screen can be also used as a primary monitor.
On top of everything else all computer utilities from power supply through the holding belt to an interactive pen are integrated in Rolltop. This is really an all-in-one gadget.

Holiday Survival Interview

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:27:00 +0000

Dr. Russell Sabella gives practical tips on getting through the Holidays.

ARRA Success Story: Counselors in Fairfax County, VA

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:05:00 +0000

In the spring of 2009, Sue, Jill and Jon-Paul were among 58 counselors in the district who were notified that their jobs would be eliminated due to Fairfax County Public Schools $120 million budget deficit. Through the ARRA, the school district received $23.7 million dollars in stimulus money. Some of the funding was used to save all 58 counselor positions, ensuring that students would receive necessary academic and emotional support. In February 2009, ARRA allocated $100 billion to the U.S. Department of Education with the goal of delivering emergency education funding to fill significant education budget gaps in order to avert layoffs of personnel in school districts and universities across the nation. According to www.recovery.gov, approximately 325,000 education jobs were either created or saved so far.

Configuring Facebook's new privacy settings

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:50:00 +0000

In December 2009 Facebook changed its privacy settings to include ways to control who can see certain information. This video describes how to configure those settings.

Video Games in Theatres

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:46:00 +0000

Investigators uncovered there is little regulation when it comes to video games in movie theaters.

Webcast: What Kids Learn When They Create with Digital Media

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:45:00 +0000

This forum, entitled "The Power of Youth Voice," brought together experts in digital media and learning to share their research and experiences using digital media in and outside of the classroom. Speakers included: Renee Hobbs, Founder, Media Education Lab, Temple University; Nichole Pinkard, Founder, Digital Youth Network and DePaul University professor; Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, Director, National Programs and Site Development, National Writing Project; Moderator: Connie Yowell, Director of Education, MacArthur Foundation.

The role of bystanders in cyberbullying

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:41:00 +0000

Dr. Sameer Hinduja discusses the role of bystanders in cyberbullying.

Media Effects on Body Image

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:29:00 +0000

Social Media Revolution

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:38:00 +0000

Social Media Revolution: Is social media a fad?

Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? This video details out social media facts and figures that are hard to ignore. This video is produced by the author of Socialnomics.

20 Solution-Focused Techniques

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:15:00 +0000

This video contains a description of 20 of the most well known solution-focused techniques. The solution-focused approach is a simple and effective approach to change was invented and developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg and their co-workers. Initially, the solution-focused approach was applied in the field of psychotherapy. Today, it is applied in many fields. The interest in the approach is growing strongly. In the organizational setting, the approach has often proven its usefulness both in individual coaching and in organizational development. The approach is positive and realistic at the same time. It acknowledges problems without focusing too long on them, it helps making desired results explicit, it helps finding out what works to make progress in the direction of those results and it invites you to do more of what works.

Donating Blood

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:20:00 +0000

Donating blood is a positive experience.

How to peel an egg in 5 seconds.

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:48:00 +0000

How to Peel An Egg In 5 Seconds.

Unveiling of the Goard

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:36:00 +0000

Unveiling of the goard. I just happened to be the 100th person who signed up to be a fan of the Chestnut Tree Gallery and Still Waters Studio Face Book page (http://bit.ly/bZAtm) and won a wonderful Goard likeness of myself. Hmmm, does this really look like me?

Using Forms in Google Docs

noreply@blogger.com (RS) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:39:00 +0000