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A Birthday Worth Celebrating - The SLJ Blog
Posted by Amy Bowllan on May 10, 2008
It seems so surreal that MY BLOG TURNS 3 TODAY! Whoo Hoo! Go me! Go me! I will Happy Mother's Day, Sr. Camille!
Posted by Amy Bowllan on May 9, 2008
With Mother's Day quickly approaching I would love for you - my loyal reader - to give your mom some love. Homeschool Mom Launches - 2Think2Learn
Posted by Amy Bowllan on May 7, 2008
Mark your calendars! June 1st marks the beginning of 2Think2Learn Summer Fun! Have your student learning while vacationing at the 2think2Learn Virtual Campus! Sign up, here. Hi Amy, I was excited to read your article on involving technology in your homeschool program. I am a teacher from New Zealand and have been homeschooling my children for the past 8 years. This past year I have created an online learning center to assist public...Read More PimpMySearch Looks Like Google...Invite A WIKI Into Your Class
Posted by Amy Bowllan on May 5, 2008
If you'll recall, I first wrote about wikis with Kathy Cassidy's blooming bloggers here and here. And thanks to Troy - over at Wetpaint - he connected me to another wiki user, Eighth grade teacher, Teresa Hinkel, who also uses the free We...Read More
"My Parents Were Taken Away." Snow Falling in Spring By Moying Li...
Posted by Amy Bowllan on April 30, 2008
...is a moving and a powerful, true story about a girl "coming of age in China during the CulturalRevolution;" published by Melanie Kroupa Books - Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to interview the author, Dr. Moying Li. (the right photo is of Moying as a young girl.) Dip Into The Past at Dipity
Posted by Amy Bowllan on April 30, 2008
A colleague passed along this site for those in need of help creating timelines. It's called Dipity. Okay, so you may not need it today, but possibly tomorrow, or next year - no pun - you just never know. So You 'Wanna' Be A CyberSmart-y Pants?
Posted by Amy Bowllan on April 30, 2008
I know I've been a bit of a maniac with this cyberbullying topic, but when you're passionate about something it can be - borderline - annoying to others. Anyway, sorry if that is the case, but just this morning - while reading my bloglines - I stumbled upon an unbelievable, super-duper resource for teachers - thanks to Jeff Utecht's blog, U Tech Tips. There are grade level lesson plans and activity sheets at the ...Read More @HSLJ with Andrea - Part 3: Emma Loves Libraries
Posted by Amy Bowllan on April 29, 2008
Sarah is slightly more involved in social networking, mostly because she has the time. We follow each other on Twitter, send each other interesting links by email even from across the room, and we've used GChat to talk to Addison who now lives in another city.There's a great story here about emma and chat programs - So it hasn't been just games and other computer programs. The kids have been given access to other related technology such as our digital cameras. We did ha...Read More Next Stop: BOWLLAN'S BLOG
Posted by Amy Bowllan on April 29, 2008
If you really want to see a library in a subway station stop, you'll have to CLICK HERE. @HSLJ with Andrea - Part 2: All My Kids Have Blogs
Posted by Amy Bowllan on April 29, 2008
As they got older, computer games became more involved and complicated, and because the computer was in an open area with the screen visible to others, siblings became drawn into what was happening on the screen as well. some single player games became a group effort just by nature of people being there. And the subject matter of some games marketed for "fun" were educational as well. We spent a few years delving through history by way of games such as Age of Empires and Civilization. Other simulation games were a big hit, and the kids learned all kinds of things that way - planning, budge...Read More
Leaving Comments Should Be Easy As Pie ... Says Darren Rowse
Posted by Amy Bowllan on April 29, 2008
And if you are a new blogger, they - comments- do come. Just don't get discouraged!
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