March 24, 2019
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“In every freedom and social movement, music has been at the center as a tool for communication.” Marcus Shelby On February 22, in honor of Black History Month, SFJAZZ Education hosted its annual School Day Concert, featuring award-winning bassist, bandleader … Continue reading
February 5, 2012
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Thanks to George Lucas’s release of Red Tails, the story of WWII’s Tuskegee Airmen, students and teachers have a wonderful new resource for celebrating African-American History Month. I know a Tuskegee Airman. His name is Alexander Jefferson. I met him … Continue reading
February 16, 2009
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Looking for resources for Black History Month? Thanks to the wonderful Sacramento Educational Cable Consortium (SECC), you can read about my recent videoconference with Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson, and then watch the clips: Still in awe of how videoconferencing can … Continue reading
January 19, 2009
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I very much enjoyed Tuesday’s interactive videoconference with Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson, who connected from Wayne State University in Michigan to an 8th grade US History class and a 12 grade African American Studies class in my district. I had … Continue reading
June 30, 2008
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I’m in Janine Lim’s CAP session. She’s walking us through the new features at CAPspace, which make it easier for teachers to connect and to advertise their videoconferencing projects. The new Templates option makes it easy to provide others with … Continue reading
February 27, 2008
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I’ve been tagged by Murcha for a meme challenge. Here are the rules: Think about what you are passionate about teaching your students. Post a picture from a source like FlickrCC or Flickr Creative Commons or make/take your own that … Continue reading
December 24, 2007
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My favorite radio program NPR included a podcast on blogging’s 10th birthday in today’s Morning Edition – http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17562078. What could I add to Vicki Davis‘s excellent description of blogging as a classroom tool for extending teaching and learning? Perhaps one … Continue reading
August 12, 2007
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The front page of the Sunday Sacramento Bee features the first of a three-part story that I wish every educator – across the state and nation – had access to: Tackling Life – South Sacramento Raiders. Bee staff writer Jocelyn … Continue reading
July 5, 2007
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Time to reflect on some favorites from NECC 2007 Favorite toy: Flip video camera – Priced at 75$ at Costco for the model that offers up to 30 minutes of video, this pocket-sized camera has a popout USB plug in. … Continue reading
April 13, 2007
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I was delighted to discover via Ben Rimes’ Tech Savvy Educator my new favorite blog – Janine Lim’s Videoconferencing Out on a Lim. Her 35 Staff Demos post includes some great tips for getting teachers to understand and feel comfortable … Continue reading