Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Cut Your Trash Impact--There's an App For That

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In today's world of smartphones, iPads, Kindle Fires and more, it seems like the latest joke is " There's an app for that. ...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Blythe Danner, Juliane Moore, Jessica Capshaw, & More Moms About Climate Change This Election Year

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Here as we face election day, a mere, 17 days away, it seemed natural that this should be the GTG post du jour. Especially from a mom, and t...
Friday, October 12, 2012

A Refreshing Sip of Online Lemonade

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Some days there's nothing more refreshing than a tall, cool glass of lemonade. Other days, nothing makes your day like curling up with...
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Sunday, October 7, 2012

EdCamp 4: Goodies Galore!

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Ahhh!  Another delightful day spent yesterday, hanging out with like-minded, tech-minded educators at EdCamp Hagerstown .   This trip marks ...
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Sunday, September 30, 2012

A-Park Questing We Did Go

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A-questing we will go! These were the opening words for my first GTG post on MD Park Quest back on June 1, 2010.  It was then that I em...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Oysters Ahoy!

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O ysters are nature's bay-filters and water-cleaners. Y oung PreK'ers to 5th graders carried oyster S pat from truck to pier, to t...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Wedded Bliss & Blissful Recovery à la Nature

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In our clan, we are coming off a full-family, whirlwind wedding weekend of rehearsal parties, bridal party beautification, and a gorgeous...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Back in the Business of Being at School

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We have been in school a whopping 9 days here in the post-Labor Day 2012 era. (Yes, I do consider myself luckier than most in that I know a ...
Friday, September 7, 2012

Saving the Earth: One Step at a Time

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On the flip side of a full week, the FIRST week of school, I've got that deep kind of tired that seems only applicable to teachers on th...
Monday, September 3, 2012

On the Cusp--A New School Year On the Horizon

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It's funny the realizations that crop up at the mere posting of a Facebook Status. I was writing about my back-to-school brood that is...
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Make It an Outdoor, Unplugged Kind of Labor Day!

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As I was kicking my kids outside (and off the electronics) this morning, I was pondering how this is our last weekend of "freedom"...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

The Principles of Nature ~ Balancing the Tech

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I have always been a stream-of-concsiousness kind of thinker... where one thing mentally leads you from on thing to the next. Here, on the...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Heading Outdoors In These Last Lazy Days of Summer

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As the lazy days of summer are winding down, I think I am appreciating the great outdoors even more.  (It may be more of a matter of "l...
Friday, August 17, 2012

Get Your Class Moving With iPads

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Once again, Twitter and Pinterest come to the rescue, and help blog fodder land in my lap, marrying the edtech and the eco worlds of mine....
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Active Learners & Learning to Be Active

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Yesterday, in my morning tiptoe through Twitter , I ran across what I imagined might become 2 future GTG blog posts. Yet the more I marinate...
Friday, August 10, 2012

Interesting EdTech Finds in iPadLandia

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'Tis the season for us teacher-folk to start mentally gearing up and getting back down to business.  Some of my Florida teacher friends ...
Monday, August 6, 2012

Conservation Comics: Adrian Raeside's "The Other Coast"

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It's amazing the things you find on Twitter.  Special thanks to @theblackfishorg for sharing a special Sunday conservation comic strip ...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Befuddlement Day: What Would Jamie Oliver Say?

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I am a strong supporter of a lot of "Days."  There's Earth Day, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day, World Water ...