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Engaging the Material and Re-thinking the Message
How does the iPad meet different learning styles so that students are more engaged with the material?
Having spent the past few weeks putting our two humble iPads into the hands of as many teachers and students as possible, I nonetheless found Week 7's question quite a taxing one. For one thing, it is interesting to think about what "the material" is from a number of viewpoints. Does the message change because of the medium? My Science coordinator seems to think so in her evaluation of The Elements for iPad, a compendium of touchable elements with an array of information on each:
Likewise, as an avid reader, I'm highly impressed with the iPad's potential - much of it already realised - as an e-reader that will transform the nature of content. Having grappled with the proprietary format restrictions of Amazon's Kindle and the lunacy of not being able to read Border's ePub files without copious hacks and modifications, I'm pleased that the Borders and Amazon apps sit snuggly with Apple's new iBooks on the iPad - everything converges nicely without too much fuss. The screen is a nice size too.
Will the iPad's niftiness with periodic elements and electronic books engage students who would be otherwise largely uninterested in the composition of beryllium or the ruminations of a nineteenth century lady of leisure (sorry, Ms. Austin!)? Quite possibly. In terms of learning styles, there could be considerable potential for exploring how the touch interface transforms our relationship with the information we view and process, particularly for the so-called kinaesthetic learners. Ultimately, though, I think the iPad's success as a device to transform learning will be dependent on how well it builds in the open architecture of web 2.0 and interactivity within the apps themselves.
My Stand-Out App for Web 2.0 Interactivity - MobileRSS
Long-since relegated to the halls of nerdy obscurity, RSS reading is a technology that many teachers - myself included - often throw well into the too-hard basket, just because of the complexities of identifying, tagging and subscribing to sites that support RSS functionality. Although I love Google Reader, I find it cumbersome to have a class of kids set up separate Google accounts and then show them at length how to navigate news sites like abc.net.au/news looking for relevant tags and locating RSS feeds. Kids all too easily forget passwords and unless there is substantial time and follow-up, this kind of technology doesn't pay back the investment (and Google have yet to answer my plea to add Reader to the suite of Google Apps for Education).
All of that aside, I'm pleased to see that RSS is alive and kicking on the iPad. A search for RSS turns up a good twenty apps that nicely manage feeds and integrate with many of the Web 2.0 services available (including Google Reader!). My pick, MobileRSS syncs effortlessly with my Google account and even stores hundreds of RSS articles/posts on the iPad for reading without a wifi connection.
The way that the iPad just blends into the background when I read is really the selling point for me both as a technology consumer and as a teacher. Most importantly, apps like MobileRSS allow for a high degree of interactivity, integrating effortlessly with Web 2.0 services like Twitter, Facebook, Buzz, StumbleUpon and so on. If it works for me (and it does), I think there's real potential for kids to get excited about reading news and blogs and to share their interpretations, reflections and opinions on the pieces they read. That makes the teacher investment in protocols like RSS and services like Google Reader worth my while.


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Let's follow the wiki instruction to detect, install, and configure this graphic card to the maximum potential output. If you insert the card properly, the original Matrox adapter will be disable, otherwise you'll need to take it out again and reinsert it back.
First, let's find the exact model number. As shown below, the card is GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS.
$ lspci - nn | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation G72 [GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS] [10de:01d3] (rev a1)
Alternately, instead of using lspic command, we can use lshw command as well, which show more hardware details.,
$ sudo apt-get install lshw
$ sudo lshw -C display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: G72 [GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS]
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: [email protected]:01:00.0
version: a1
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:d2000000-d2ffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff memory:d1000000-d1ffffff
Next, we need to detect the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) to make a recommendation for the matching drivers to be used. I used to set it up on two LCD monitors few years back and driver support should be stable and good enough.
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-detect
$ nvidia-detect
Detected NVIDIA GPUs:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation G72 [GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS] [10de:01d3] (rev a1)
Your card is supported by the default drivers and version 173.
It is recommended to install the
Following the wiki instruction again, let's install the necessary packages for this graphic card. If you haven't add the non-free repository, type this command to add the non-free repository.
$ cat 'deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free' \
| sudo tee /etc/apt/source.list.d/wheezy-non-free.list
Note that I don't modified the default repository list file (/etc/apt/sources.list) as it is easier to put every repository details in /etc/apt/source.list.d folder and rename it to something else if want to disable it. This is a matter of preferences.
Finally, we will update the update the package index files and install the necessary packages.
$ sudo aptitude update
$ sudo aptitude r install linux-headers$(uname r|sed 's,[^]*[^**]*-,,') nvidia-kernel-dkms
Again, we don't use the default /etc/X11/xorg.conf file anymore but instead put it as separate file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d folder. Is easy to toggle a configuration file using such mechanism. More on this later when we want to setup for dual monitors.
$ sudo mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
$ echo -e 'Section "Device"\n\tIdentifier "My GPU"\n\tDriver "nvidia"\nEndSection' \
| sudo tee /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf
Lastly, before we reboot the machine, we need to install the GUI software to manage the graphic card settings. See the screenshot below.
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings
$ sudo nvidia-settings
$ sudo reboot

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2015 Acura MDX Priced Higher than Outgoing Model
Acura has taken strides to make the MDX luxury SUV a top player in its segment, and the 2014 model earned many awards and recognition. For the 2015 model year, Acura hasn't changed much, but has bumped the starting price from $42,290 to $42,565 before destination charges. Powered by a 3.5-liter direct-injected V-6 engine that pumps out 290 horses and 267 lb.-ft. of torque, the 2015 Acura MDX also features variable cylinder management for improved fuel efficiency. It is available with front-wheel drive or Acura's Super Handling All-Wheel Drive. Thanks to safety features like Acura's next-gen Advance Compatibility Engineering body structure, lane departure warning, forward collision warning, lane keeping assist, and collision mitigation braking system, Acura is hopeful that the 2015 MDX will come away with a Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, as well as top marks from government testing.Standard features on the new model include keyless entry and ignition, Jewel Eye LED headlights, 8-inch multi-information touchscreen display, an expanded view driver's mirror, a 432 W Acura sound system, and more. Customers can opt for different packages for added luxury, technology, and safety with packages like the Advance Package, which includes driver assist features, a rear entertainment system, and more. Source: Honda
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January 25, 2000
On Dec. 17, a first grade student at Galm Elementary School had an unfortunate encounter with a jawbreaker that became lodged in his throat. The piece of candy had blocked the student's windpipe causing him to pass out from lack of oxygen. His teacher, Kathryn VanWinkle, heard the shouts for help from other students and, using the Heimlich maneuver, was able to dislodge the jawbreaking saving the young man's life. An ambulance was called and a trip to the emergency room confirmed that the young man would be fine - thanks to this wonderful teacher.


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Question 22 What is then necessary for a Christian to believe?
All things promised us in the gospel,
which the articles of our catholic undoubted christian faith briefly teach us.
Having spoken of faith, it now follows next in order that we speak of the object of faith, or enquire what is the sum of those things which we are to believe. Faith, in general, embraces the entire Word of God, and assents most fully to it, as is evident from the definition which we have given of it. Justifying faith, however, has particular respect to the promises of the gospel, or the preaching of grace through Christ. The gospel is, therefore, properly the object of justifying faith.


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Necklace: gift from parents | Dress: Gap Outlet | Belt: Target | Tights: Target | Boots: Off Broadway
My boyfriend downloaded the game The Unfinished Swan yesterday, and I spent some time playing it. (A rarity for me--I'm terrible at video games.) So today when I looked at this dress I thought I looked a little bit like I got hit by the paint gun in the game, but hey--looks good! I'll take it.


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W*Ink, within my girl Madeline's bridal shop, Finery. I just published the web site (top pic) and thought I'd share a few interior pics, too.
If you'd be so kind as the check out the website and like the W*Ink FB page, I'd be grateful. Any feedback or site bug reports are greatly appreciated!


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Run the CRIM (10 mile), Tough Mudder, run a 8k, run a half marathon, basically run MORE! - There are so many fun races that I am constantly finding more and more that I'd love to do. It's hard to narrow it down to just one or two. I had planned on running the CRIM 8k this summer but my recent foot injury might prevent that. :( Other items along the lines of this, I'd love to also run more races for causes and run a 5k in under 25 minutes.
Receive my personal trainer and CHES certification - I've yet to decide whether to go with ACE or NASM for personal training so if you have any input that would be awesome! The CHES is something that I would love to get for health education and am hoping to do this fall.
Do a triathlon! - I've always thought that this would be awesome to do and saw one this past month. The only thing really holding me back: swimming!
Go white water rafting. - Looks like so much fun, adventurous and have heard rave things about it.
Try rock climbing (non-indoor facility) - I love rock climbing indoors so super excited to do this. I've already made plans to do this over the summer in West Virginia so I can't wait! Also will notch another thing off my list while on this trip (climb a mountain) so double win!
Go paddle boarding. - Hoping to find somewhere nearby to do this over the summer. Looks really relaxing and potentially a good arm workout.
Go heli-boarding. - Terrified to do this, but so desperately want to! I love snowboarding and the extremes so this would completely satisfy it all.
Learn to box. - Learning to box would be so empowering.
Be able to do more inverted yoga poses - I've managed to do a few, but need to work on more upper body strength to get there, but will one day (soon!). This video is one of my favorites:
Volunteer with Girls on the Run or a similar organization. - I love so many things about this organization. I found out about it late in my college career and was so sad I was never able to participate. The new community I have moved to doesn't have one so maybe I can help to initiate one in the area.
Motivate others to live fit and health lives. - This is incredibly important to me. I love inspiring and educating others on living and leading a healthy life. It's empowering to help people realize that they have the potential to change their lives for the better. I love that preventative health is finally coming to light and having more attention brought to it.
Aside from this list there are so many more and the list will continue to grow I'm sure. For my complete list you can check out my Pinterest board here: Fitness Bucket List. I've included on there a few that I've already completed to and hope to update it as time goes on. My completed tasks so far: Help plan a 5k, Warrior Dash, Run a 8 minute mile, indoor rock climbing.


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After being referred for a Mir scan by mr Radford almost 4weeks ago I am still awaiting the scan results.my knee is getting worse and is stopping me doing a lot of things.I had the meniscus cart ledge operated on last July but this didn't work out for me. It could mean another op # where are my results???
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I'm a guy, and as such, I tend to invest in lots of companies that do guy-type-things. But I'm always on the lookout for good opportunities, and on a recent trip inside the closet that I share with my wife, I noticed that I may have overlooked a potentially lucrative industry.
While my wife doesn't care much about shoes, she does love handbags, and judging from her collection, she particularly likes Coach (NYSE:TPR) and Michael Kors (NYSE:CPRI). While standing inside my closet, I found myself wondering how these companies looked as investment opportunities. Had I been overlooking something good?
What I first noticed about Coach was the turbulent ride its share price has been on this year. The chart above tells the story of a tempestuous year. The stock hit a high just shy of $62 in mid-January, but fell to a low of $45.87 by late February. Throughout the year, shares of Coach have bounced up and down within that range.
However, as I looked into Coach's financials, I began to feel better about this luxury leather goods company. Coach's net cash flow has had a steady climb over the past five years. It reported $1.41 billion for the 2013 fiscal year, with gross margins of 73%. Income-minded investors will probably like that it pays a quarterly dividend -- currently $0.3375 per share -- for an annual dividend yield of 2.5%. And while analysts are split pretty evenly between buy and hold, there is a consensus price target of $62. All of this seems to make Coach worth some consideration.
Michael Kors
Michael Kors has been something of a financial media darling since its December 2011 IPO, and a look at the above chart shows that its share price has outperformed its competitor, Coach, pretty decidedly. If nothing else, this says that investors like this stock. But it's not all hype--Kors' fundamentals look strong, too. Net operating cash flow was $356 million for the 2013 fiscal year, which sounds small when compared to Coach's numbers, but that $356 million is up from just $115 million the previous year.
Kors' gross margins are smaller than Coach's as well, but at 57%, they are still very good. While there is no dividend paid on shares of Kors, analysts seem to like it a lot, with the vast majority rating it a strong buy. With Kors closing at $75.24 last week, it is not far from the consensus target of $80, which, personally, makes me leery of this one, at least from a long-term investment perspective. Where it goes once it hits $80 seems like a big gamble. I will keep an eye on Kors, but at this time, I don't think there's a place for it in my portfolio.
The death of luxury?
Many have proclaimed that luxury retail is dead, but I'm not sure that's the case. There is, of course, a cyclical aspect to the sales of high-end items, but these companies have posted good numbers during rough economic times.
If the economy is turning around, as many predict, the luxury space seems poised to benefit greatly. With Coach and Kors posting such good numbers in poor economic times, maybe these companies deserve a spot in your portfolio. If you're unsure now, you might want to keep an eye on them for a few weeks, as both companies will release recent quarterly numbers soon. Coach will go first, releasing its first quarter results on Oct. 22, and Kors will follow with its second quarter results on Nov. 5.
Ryan Lowery has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Coach. The Motley Fool owns shares of Coach. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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I used lace from an older Scraps of Elegance kit, rhinestones, microbeads, cardboard, and many other items (including Q-Tips to make the little berry branch). Here are some closeups and details:
I was inspired to make this from two different challenges. The first one is the Scrap Magic challenge - wood and rhinestones. Here is the gorgeous inspiration board:
Also, when I saw the sketch at the Mistress Owl blog, I felt that a home decor item would do really well to fit the sketch.
I hope you enjoyed my interpretation of the challenges - both blogs offer great inspiration!
List of Products:
- Liquitex
- Clear Gesso
- Basics Acrylic Gesso
- Fluid Matte Medium
- Matte Gel Medium
- Golden Crackle Paste
- Lace, rhinestones, Q-Tips, various acrylic paints
- Ranger
- Embossing Pen Perfect Medium
- Clear Embossing Powder
- Glossy Accents
- Distress Paint
- Picket Fence
- Walnut Stain
- Distress Spray Stain
- Walnut Stain
- Vintage Photo
- Distress Ink Pads
- Black Soot
- Vintage Photo
- Silhouette Portrait Cutting Machine
- Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays/Color Shots
- Fuzzy Navel Peach
- Creme Brulee Cream
- Tibetan Poppy Teal
- My Mojito Green
- Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powder Desert Moon Turquoise
- Finnabair Microbeads - Bronze
- Finnabair Clear Stamp - Crackle
- USAQuest Perfect fx glitter
- Wild Orchid Crafts Wild Roses
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Can we eat fruit ? And peanut butter
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yes you can eat both i try to eat berries as much as possible they have the most fiber in them.one of the better fruits for you.
I agree with many others that have replied. Everyone is different and you just have to see if they affect you BS #'s. I can eat fresh fruit in moderation if I et to much it will increase my BS #'s. peanut butter I am good with it does not affect me at all. Thank goodness I love Peanut butter.
That depends on you. Interesting thing about Diabetes - everyone's diabetes is as different as our fingerprints. We may all look almost alike, in a Diabetic sense, but there will probably be some minor difference, if not some major difference, between us.
I can eat fresh fruit and peanut butter without it hitting my glucose very hard. Now, that may not always be the case, one day my Diabetes may progress to the point that I have to reduce or eliminate one or both, but for now I my glucose can tolerate either just fine.
If I have foods I am not sure of the impact on my glucose I will test before eating it and then test again an hour and a half after eating it to see how hard it hits me.
I eat fruit and do not feel a need to change. I test and if it affects my BG I'll cut down but right now my numbers are down and my energy is good. Everyone is different so make sure that you monitor it well. Test before you eat and also two hours later. If your numbers get too high don't take any chances; stop.
You really need to follow your meter. I know diabetics who can eat fruit all the Time. If I eat more than just a sliver my sugar shoots up. I can have the occasional spoon of (chunky) peanut butter. Again, listen to your meter.
Certainly … it's important to realize that you CAN eat just about anything so long as you are in tune with the nutritional data. There are three ways to easily find the calories, carbs, fat, fiber, protein, and such from foods: (a) check out an online food journal program. A free one is at www.livestrong.com (go to tools - check out MyPlate D); (b) google the food ingredient or restaurant or brand name followed by the words "nutritional information"; and (c) buy or borrow (library) one of the many books like Calorie King. All of these options will show products or ingredients that will help you keep track of your totals per meal and/or per day. When it comes to diabetes, knowledge is power!
Yes and yes. Peanut Butter is one of my MAJOR food groups. I would give up meat before I gave up peanut butter. But I'm picky about my Peanut Butter. I only eat the Natural kind that only has peanuts and salt listed in the ingredients. Smucker's makes a good one. Be careful about the so-called Skippy Natural that has sugar among other ingredients in it and is higher carb. You need to read the labels. I've also been able to introduce some fruit back into my diet. Frequently, for lunch, I will slice up an apple and spread natural PB on the slices. It's about 45 grams of carb, depending on the size of your apple and how much PB you slather on. I find berries are also a low carb fruit that I can eat…you need to watch the carbs and also how YOU metabolize any given fruit. What I might be able to eat could cause your BG to spike. Bon appetit!
I like the Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter too. It is good and you don't have to stir it every time. A dab on a granny smith and I am good to go!
Have you noticed that the apples here in Florida at this time of year have not been as crisp? I was bummed when I paid $1 for one Royal Gala and it turned out mealy. I do like the Fujis and Granny Smiths too but am not particularly fond of the Delicious.
choose your fruit wisely and look for lowest crad peanut butter the one i use is 4 grams carbs fruit i eat are olives tomatoes avacodes to name a few
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Starring: Dean Carlson
Dean Carlson has such an outgoing personality that the first time you meet him you feel like you have known him for years. His handsome face would look great clean shaven but with just the right amount of facial scruff it gives a little bit of edge to his appearance. He has never done anything like this before and as he slowly pulls his great big cock out of his shorts you wonder why. And it makes for a really sweet first solo to see him overcome his initial shyness and really take control of the scene. He loves sex and is a proud bottom who would really get into a 69, good idea for a future video for sure. And for those of you with a tan line fetish you will love the fact that while Dean shows off a love of the sun his sexy ass is as bright as can be. And with it being such a beautiful ass it looks pretty cool being highlighted in such a manner. He loves the outdoors and has quite the exhibitionist streak, which makes you wonder if, after this, he'll seek out the kind of beach that does not require a bathing suit.
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Click here to access eIMT (v1.1)
This tool allows to measure Intima Media Thickness (IMT) and compliance of a vascular artery from an ultrasound image.
How do you measure IMT ?
This software allows a user to quickly measure the IMT value of a Human artery. Only four steps are necessary:
- Load the ultrasound image
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About the IMT measurement
Intima media thickness (IMT) is an index of arterio- and atherosclerosis independent of "classic" vascular risk factors (hypertension, smoking, diabetes, dyslipidemia, age, and sex), which reflects the true extent of structural changes of the arteries.
The measurement requires a good quality image in accordance with current recommendations (1).
eIMT works on a desktop or notebook computer (Windows ©, Linux, Mac OS ©) where the Java virtual machine is installed (version 1.6).
Click here to install Java on your computer.
(1) Use of Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical Vascular Disease and Evaluate cardiovascular Disease Risk : A Consensus Statement from the American Society of Echocardiography Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Task Force Endorsed by the Society for Vascular Medicine. Auteurs Stein J.H., Korcarz C.E., Hurst R., Lonn E., Kendall C.B., Mohler E.R., Najjar S.S., Rembold C.M., Post W.S. Revue Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2008 (Fev); 21(2): 93-111.


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The tide was incoming but it was pretty calm, unlike the following couple of days when gusty winds would have made the whole venture far more interesting. The only things close offshore were a handful of great-crested grebes (actually the first I've seen since being back in the UK).
I checked through the turnstones roosting on the shore near the Bubbles groyne but sadly there was no purple sandpiper huddled among them. There was quite a nice gathering of waders though, including several dunlin, 6 ringed plover and a knot. On the groyne itself, masses of oystercatchers mingled with a few curlew and redshank as well as the ubiquitous black-headed gulls.
|Snoozing smew at Freeman's Pools.
Yesterday (Friday) it was actually hauled out on the island, snoozing among the dabblers.
Although I've seen lots of smew over the years I'm pretty sure that this is the first one that I have seen out of water! It was pretty distant, and you can see from the cruddy pic here how easy it could be to overlook this bird. In this position it really resembles a mini female goosander (common merganser to my Canadian and American chums).
Elsewhere the lone linnet continues to hang out with the tideline goldfinch flock but the twite appear to have moved on.
Despite the high winds midweek, I haven't found any little gulls among the throng of black-heads. Heysham has had a few of course (see the Heysham Obs blog for details) and Aldcliffe often picks up the odd one or two in these conditions.
The other bird I've been hoping to find on the patch but has so far eluded me is stonechat. Pete Crooks had one near Freeman's Pools a short while ago, but I have yet to come across one of these classic early migrants. I have checked the traditional sites and all along the tideline but the little sods are playing hard to get. Oh well, I'm sure it's just a matter of time.


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In honour of World AIDS Day, AIDS Calgary Awareness Association, Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival and Club Sapien present:
A Documentary Film by Daryl Wein
A Documentary Film by Daryl Wein
Wednesday December 1, 2010 | 7:00 pm
Club Sapien | 1140 10th Avenue SW
Free admission
Club Sapien | 1140 10th Avenue SW
Free admission
What if you knew a deadly epidemic was coming… and no one would believe you? Exploring the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M sex worker turned AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited.
The film will be followed by an AIDS Calgary Safer Sex Game-Show and Sexy Carnival Games, all in support of AIDS Calgary Awareness Association.


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Hi friends!
We have a sweet card to share with you sent in to us by our Scrappy friend, Nancy!
If you look closely you will notice that Nancy used many, Nancy patterned papers to create this intricate card.
This next project we "scooped"! This layout was entered into our Sketch-y Friday challenge link up by Mary.
So glad you played along Mary, we love your page!
If you would like to see your projects featured, please email them to Laura at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thanks for visiting today!
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Pick one task that takes up an inordinate amount of your time. Apply this LEAD acronym and reflect on how you can change this.
Kia ora Graeme for you reflection, I had never heard about LEAD and see the power that it can have in evaluating. I often think in education we are focussed far to much on the result and the effect is we often fail to put input into the process leading to poorer results.
It is very refreshing to see a school evaluating their assessment schedule as I worry that there is so much assessment our learners get over it meaning the results become less reliable.
Great example of using the LEAD acronym from #LeadLAP. I was struggling to think of areas that I could apply this initially but this has really helped! Great post.ReplyDelete
Thanks for helping to clarify some of my thinking and for illustrating how fluid something like our assessment schedules should be. I often hear myself saying that nothing is set in concrete, yours is a great example of that.ReplyDelete
It's interesting how we get tied up in assessing for assessment's sake and then end up making more work for ourselves. Great reflection on LEAD - Food for thought, thanks!ReplyDelete
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Hi Everyone!
Such FUN today, inside and out!
I've been bouncing around ideas for something bright and fun, and this was what I came up with.
A little on the labor intensive side, but the finished card was well worth the effort.
With so many birthdays coming up as well as spring weather peaking it's head around the corner more often these days, I wanted to shed the darker colours of winter almost as much as I want to put my sweaters away! So, I got all the brightest colours out to play.
For the outside of this card, I used the Bokeh Dots set from Ellen Hutson Essentials, and paired them up with the "Happy" and Birthday" from Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies.
Each dot was stamped with various colours of Memento LUXE pigment ink (and one from ColorBox), and then heat embossed with Simon Says Stamp clear embossing powder. Pigment ink is sticker and dries slowly on the surface of the card stock instead of permeating the paper. So, it gives you ample time to work some magic with it. I really wanted this card to have some shine, so heat embossing was the perfect solution.
For the inside, I chose to use very similar dye ink colours from Simon Says Stamp.
Because the Bokeh Dots set has so many sizes of circles to choose from, I was able to create a "patter" that isn't really a pattern at all! I just love the little tiny dots, and they were the perfect thing to fill in white areas without overdoing it with the bigger circles.
The card was finished off with some bright green ribbon to set off the colours.
(You can see the shine of the heat embossing in the photo below.)
This was truly a really fun card to bring to life! I hope you like it!
See below for a list of colours used, and I'll see you next time!
Memento Luxe
Nautical Blue
Rose Bud
Pear Tart
Gray Flannel
Robin's Egg (this is the light blue colour)
Simon Says Stamp
Caribbean Blue
Coral Reef
Beanstalk Green
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If you've been too sketched out to check out a show at Fayetteville's Backspace, be too sketched out no more. I say all of this because I was in that camp, I mean – it's tucked behind the tree-line flanking Frisco Trail just behind the metro building. The venue was created to support community arts programming through events such as music and art shows, readings, performances, and more. The only time I had been there before was to go to a clothing swap – so, a totally different thing from seeing a band. (But also cool!) I think the thing that the organizers at the Backspace have nailed on the head is the "community" aspect. The mantra when a band is coming tends to be that there's no cover but to please "support the bands". There are tip jars scattered around for the venue and the bands. When you walk in to the small space it feels like walking into a person's living room – but like, some cool person who has house parties all of the time and keeps ratty couches that can withstand a lot of foot traffic without getting too much worse. The hipsterly crowd of guitar playing, road bike riding, bearded 20 somethings might have been somewhat specific to the band playing, but I'd venture to say they were probably the regular kind of crowd.
I didn't have a super authentic experience because it was a Wednesday night and there was ice and snow left on the ground outside, so the crowd was small. I think it's clear that my experience wasn't better than what I would expect another night to be like. I encourage you all to check it out, and tell me how great it is on a weekend when it's nice out!
I can't not talk about the show even though we're really talking about the venue here. The band, Engine, had come all the way from Shreveport, LA to play their cowboy space rock in this tiny room and I am so incredibly glad I made my way over because the practically private show rocked my world. Check out that view of hipster-man-butts ladies. You need this in your life. Just watch out for local solo artists who might feel the need to play a string of their most depressing songs. Plus, byob = pour some wine in a mason jar and stick it in your pocket to me so I was a super happy camper. Again guys, it's like a house party you're allowed/encouraged to crash.


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As a little boy growing up in New York in the early 1960s I was fascinated by the little windows cut into the rough plywood walls of construction barricades. The cranes were nesting all over the city in those days, and it seemed like every other corner sported a cavernous excavation or a skeletal frame of steel beams rising tentatively into the sky. On daily walks with our old black lab I'd pester my parents to pick me up high enough to peer through the hole. I might just have been going through a particularly intense Mike Mulligan and MaryAnn moment, but in retrospect I suspect that it wasn't what I could actually see that had me so enthralled, it was the fact that they'd framed the view.
We're in the business of helping people connect with places and ideas, providing them with information and the tools and encouragement to use it. We tend to get deeply engaged with the subject matter of our projects, and we're eager to share what we've learned. But in an age of information overload a little editorial discretion can go a long way. As the abstract painter Willem de Kooning is said to have remarked, "Making the marks is easy. It's what you erase that really matters."