I think, therefore I am

In my quest to become more proficient in using iMovie ‘09, I put together this video from photos taken at a club Halloween Party. There were some really inventive costumes and a good time was had by all.

Halloween 2009 @ Yahoo! Video

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I came across this cartoon in my travels and loved it since all teachers have had to deal with this at one point or another.

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Walking my dog provides me with an opportunity to people (and house) watch in suburbia — something easily accomplished in the city, but more difficult to achieve out here in the ‘burbs. Since my dog is smallish and adorable and loves everyone, I’ve had a chance to meet and greet most of my neighbors [...]

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Tonight the Perseid Meteor Shower should be putting on its peak performance between midnight and dawn.  I’m torn between getting a decent night’s sleep so I can be fully functional at work tomorrow, and setting my alarm to get me up at 4 a.m. instead of 5 a.m. so I can get outside with camera [...]

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Having passed my mid-century mark (just barely mind you) without being much of a risk-taker, I’ve decided to take the leap into the world of uncertainty by leaving the comfortable, cozy, computer lab position where I’ve been very happy working with the little ones,  for a more adventurous venue  in the school system.
This makes me [...]

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As I sit here, on the 19th floor of a downtown NYC building, catching up on some work while waiting for the final day of my class to begin, I’m fascinated at the traffic on the river that I can glimpse through the skyscrapers.  Since it’s the last day of class, I brought my camera [...]

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School’s out for the summer, but I was lucky enough to snare an adjunct teaching position and have been working with a group of  teachers beginning their graduate studies in educational technology.  My course is a survey course and I chose to focus on Web 2.0 technologies.  Well, I could not have asked for a [...]

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Now that the dust has settled and I’m back in my familiar surroundings, I’ve been reflecting on my first NECC experience. The word that comes to mind first is BIG.  Everything about NECC was very big.  The venue was sprawling, the exhibit hall was enormous and the sessions were packed.  Since I was there as [...]

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Not being a frequent air traveller, and looking forward to my first NECC, I spent an inordinate amount of time planning what to pack. Oh, not the clothing or toiletries or makeup stuff. My dilemma was which eletronic toys I should pack. It occurred to me as I packed iPods, cameras, voice [...]

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The end of the school year is always a little bittersweet for me.  There are the students who are leaving to move up to middle school, and having watched them grow from first graders to fifth graders, I’m proud of their accomplishments and a bit sad to see them go.  I’m still amazed at how [...]

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