Archives for May, 2009

Shared Items From Google Reader – May 31, 2009

Social Networking Disconnect May 30, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 30, 2009

Could netbooks with ePaper screens spell the death of single purpose eBook readers? May 30, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 23, 2009

Data.gov May 23, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 22, 2009

Wolfram Alpha Google Adds Computational Answers to Google Results [Downloads] May 21, 2009 Dell Inspiron Mini 10 TV tuner option coming today May 21, 2009 Location-Based Services Don’t Work Well Without GPS- May Start Dying in 2010 May 21, 2009 GMapCreator: Clickable Thematic Maps Preview May 21, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 21, 2009

Web 3.0 or Not, There’s Something Different About 2009 May 20, 2009 Subway Maps to Scale May 20, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 20, 2009

Don’t Mess With Textbooks May 20, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 17, 2009

How Google’s High Speed Book Scanner De-Warps Pages May 15, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 16, 2009

DITA! May 16, 2009 Breaking: Six Apart Announces WordPress Plugins May 16, 2009


Playing around with WiMAX…

Recently wireless internet access using the WiMAX protocol was rolled out in the Portland metro area. Clearwire has been marketing the service under the name Clear, as an alternative to cable and DSL. Using USB antenas and stand alone routers, Clear allows you to access the Internet wirelessly from just about anywhere in the Portland [...]


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 15, 2009

Amazon reveals optimized Kindle Store for Safari Web browser on … May 15, 2009


May 13, 2009 School Newsletter

Download now or preview on posterous may13newsletter.pdf (507 KB) Posted via email from Tim’s posterous


The AR Media Plugin for SketchUp allows you to display Google SketchUp models in a 3 dimensional manner using your computer and a web cam. An interesting way to have students share their work.


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 11, 2009

Halted: The Last of a Dying Breed – The New York Times May 11, 2009 Adult Communities and School Bullies May 10, 2009 Copyright debate at The Economist May 10, 2009 You Only Think You Own It May 10, 2009 Long-exposure photo of Roomba coverage May 10, 2009 The Place of Homework in the 21st [...]


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 10, 2009

Twitter Meets Google Street View: Stweet! [feedly] May 9, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 9, 2009

Next Age of Discovery – WSJ.com May 9, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 8, 2009

Universal Translator Ushers in New Age of Cheap, Off-Camera Harmony May 7, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 7, 2009

LiveScribe Pencasts- Now With Sparkly New Embed! May 6, 2009 Get a Free Jumbo Kindle Free with Your NYT Subscription May 6, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 7, 2009

LiveScribe Pencasts- Now With Sparkly New Embed! May 6, 2009 Get a Free Jumbo Kindle Free with Your NYT Subscription May 6, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 6, 2009

LEP Rocks! A Concert Benefiting Portland’s LEP School @ Mississippi Studios | May 10 May 6, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 4, 2009

101 ideas for teaching geography May 3, 2009 Photo Pencil Sketch May 3, 2009


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 3, 2009

Ben Nelson opposes Obama’s health care plan. May 2, 2009 It Turns Out That Google Even Has A Competitive Advantage In Scanning Books May 2, 2009 Reading WITHOUT Meaning – Reading Poverty (Part 4 of 4) May 2, 2009 Where Have These People Been? May 1, 2009


Run for the Arts

On Friday at school we held our Run for the Arts fundraiser. Run For The Arts is our annual jogathon that helps us raise money to provide additional arts related activities and events at our school. For the past few years we have used these funds to support our drama teacher in residency program. Below [...]


Shared Items From Google Reader – May 2, 2009

Teaching open problem solving with Scratch May 2, 2009