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I think it’s important that we ask ourselves this question from time to time. I know it helps me to readjust my priorities and tweak my moral compass. So,…
Did you change the world today?
photo credit: j / f / photos
Today marks the 3rd blogiversary of Clif’s Notes. I am grateful to each of you with whom I’ve connected as a result of this online adventure. You’ve been a blessing to me personally and professionally.
I’m much busier this year and unable to do anything as creative as I did for last year’s celebration. Instead, here are a few of the most visited blog posts from the past 3 years.
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I’m a big, big fan of Diigo. I appreciate that I can save and share bookmarks, highlight and leave comments on webpages, annotate resources, host and participate in groups and forums on particular topics, message and interact with friends and colleagues, and much more. It’s a very big component of my personal learning network (PLN). I’m also impressed and pleased that the Diigo founders and employees listened to its community of teacher-users and developed Diigo for Educators (More fondly referred to as EduDiigo). Here are some thoughts about about why teachers and learners might use Diigo.
New Group
I started a new group dedicated to the topic of mobile technology and learning. I invite everyone with an interest/expertise in the topic to become an active member.
Other Groups
FYI, consider joining these other groups, too.
Friend Me
Please feel free to friend me because, as I frequently say, “Together we learn more.”
Please take the time to consider the things for which you are thankful.
Most of you know by now that my family loves SONIC Drive-In (Evidence A, Evidence B). We enjoy half-priced drinks during Happy Hour at least a couple times a week. Their burgers, Blasts and tater tots are certainly worth the trip, too. I just discovered the Tater Taunt feature of the SONIC website and thought I’d use it to share this Thanksgiving message.
My car recently rolled past the 200,000 mile mark. Anyone knows me well knows that I love my car. It’s the only brand new car that I’ve ever purchased and I’ve had it for a very, very long time. To be honest, I’m actually surprised that I didn’t reach the 200,000 mile mark a lot sooner.
Here are a few photos from the day of the big event (via my iPhone).
Here’s a brief video clip of the odometer actually rolling from 199,999 miles to 200,000. Rest assured that I took the video and images while driving through a huge empty parking lot and not while driving down the interstate.
Educational Connections
Let’s brainstorm ways that we can connect this event with the curriculum. What are some activities in which we can engage students with this event? Please share your your ideas in the comments section.
I’m providing professional development at an elementary school this week. I’ve been asked to survey some of the most commonly used Web 2.0 technologies in elementary classrooms. I’m very curious what others are using in their classrooms as I prepare this workshop. Please, please, please share the tools and services that you and your students recommend. I’ll compile and share the results along with related resources and examples on the workshop wiki.
Appreciatively,
Clif
This blog is now mobile ready (I think!?). I installed and setup a a couple of plugins (WPtouch and WordPress Mobile Edition) giving visitors on mobile devices the option of viewing the blog in a normal webpage mode or in a more conducive mobile theme. The plugin reformats the blog with a mobile theme when viewing with an Apple iPhone, Apple iPod touch, Google Android or Blackberry Storm touch mobile device.
Please let me know how things look on your device. 
Today is the final day of Staples’ sale on school supplies. You can get 500 sheets of copy paper for 1 cent, 8 pencils for 1 cent, and other deals that you’ll have to see to believe.
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