Daniel Pink speaks on TED

Flurrious is FUN

I finally got the chance to catch my breath. The past week has been a time for relaxing with family and exploring on the Internet. I have been reading some expert educational technology blogs and exploring their suggested free online tools. Here is a great tool to create a snowflake called Flurrious. You can leave a message on your snowflake. You must try it out if you are an artsy person like myself. It is a ton of fun and you can do it inside where it is warm. The site is set with sound effects that make you feel think you are outside in the wind. This site is on my FUN list now. Check it out! http://www.flurrious.com/

Crossword Puzzles

Crossword Puzzle: Art Elements
You must check out the crossword puzzle that I created for free on this web site. It is a great tool for students to use new vocabulary words.

Let's Go Glogging

Save ink, make a poster. and publish it. Check out glogging. http://artsmartie525.glogster.com/edit/holiday/

2009 National Writing Project Conference

This morning we had the honor of hearing Billy Collins read some of his poems. It was a delightful experience with plenty of laughter.

ELL and Digital Storytelling

I am in a session on English Language Learners and the use of digital storytelling this afternoon. Clifton Lee is presenting a video that demonstrates how digital storytelling was used in his classroom to honor the students and their culture. Here is a link to some of the research on the subject.