in the front seat

Read & Write for Google Docs is one of my favorite Chrome applications.  Once installed, a user will have a tab that opens a useful list of features including a dictionary, visual dictionary, fact finder, my favorite a text to speech reader.  Check out the many useful features.  If you are using Chrome, visit the Chrome Web Store and install this free application today .

A few days ago I came across Daily Infographic , a website devoted to publishing infographics.  The first time I heard the term infographic, I dismissed it as just a new educational term, a trend that simply re-packaged an old idea.  Well to some degree this is true.  An infographic visually presents complex information.  It is quite similar to an informational poster, a picture essay, and a digital poster.  In fact, if combine each of these you will have an infographic.   This infographic is about choosing a good password.  Most of us have many online accounts and with each new online service we are forced to create a new account with and password.  After reading this many of us may wish to rethink our existing passwords   

Today a recruiter from St. Patrick's came to address the eighth grade class.  St. Patrick's is a relatively new Catholic High School.  Originally, St. Patrick's' opened as an  elementary school which closed in June, 2009.  It re-opened that September 2009 as St. Patrick Academy and is transitioning into a four year, coeducational high school.     St. Patrick's is a small academy with a capacity of 100 students that means there are only 25 students per grade.  The average class size is 19, makes the teacher-student ration 1;6.  The tuition is roughly around $4000.  They offer a resource library, new science lab, academic support, a tutoring program career awareness, special education, and a mentoring program. Open House will be Sunday, November 4,  from 2:00 until 4:00 pm

Google, for whatever reason has chosen to create an interesting site with some very high quality images of their data centers.  What I find very interesting is that the traditional Google color scheme of blue, red, yellow, and green is carried on throughout some of the buildings. For more information visit this link Data centers – Google Data centers : 'via Blog this'

Political advertisements are coming at us from every media.  We see ads on television, radio, mail, newspaper (that is if you still read a printed paper), email, and web ads.  Your list may be longer but this is the media that I frequent.  Well, if you want to get a little experience and deepen your understanding about political campaign advertisements check out PBS Newshour's "Make Your Own Campaign Ads"   Unfortunately,  this is not for everyone, to use it you do need a Facebook account to log in.  I know, shame on PBS for limiting it to Facebook users .  For this reason, I will not be using it with my students, but eighth grade students are encouraged to give it a try. 'via Blog this'