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Monthly Archives: December 2004
Hawaiian Greeting
May happiness, like trade winds, daily wake thee. May laughter, joyously, as breakers, shake thee. May strength, like coco palms storm-bent, sustain thee. The ancient shark of discontent, disdain thee. May tribute, rich as island chief’s, be paid thee. Canoes, … Continue reading
A card from Natalie
A card from Natalie…painted by her…in my mail today. Thank you! 🙂 Sharing this nice warm feeling and wishes with all my friends.
Making a difference!
Mother rang me to announce the winners of the 2004 EduBlog Awards (The Eddies) while I was away (without the net) in the countryside during the weekend . She’s 76 and although not very keen on computers (my father keeps … Continue reading
English as a world language – paradox, dilemma or balance?
A report by researcher David Graddol forecasts English as a world language….with 120 million children learning it in Chinese primary schools – and many other countries embedding English-language learning in their scolarity. (BBC) . In France the debate rages whether … Continue reading
Edublog Awards on Incsub Association
Jean MichelChaupart (Colombia) and Mario Asselin (Canada!) have graciously nominated me for the Edublog Awards , in the Best use of weblogs within teaching and learning category. The polls are hosted on James Farmer’s Incsub Association community site, a free-for-teachers … Continue reading
A Blogger’s Code of Ethics
Via Edu_RSS I got to the Blogger’s Code of Ethics issued by the Media Centre of the American Press Institute. Be honest and fair, minimize harm and be accountable are the main recommendations. A number of people have thrown in … Continue reading
Namesday
On August 4th I celebrate my namesday (Barbara) or “imieniny” as we say it in Polish. The day of our patron saint is more important than our birthday and there are important and practical reasons for it. First, these days … Continue reading
Best use of weblogs within teaching and learning
Barbara Dieu ( Sao Paulo, Brazil) has been nominated for the Edublog Awards for the ‘ Best use of weblogs within teaching and learning’ category. Jean Michel writes: “I want to nominate Mrs Barbara Dieu, “Bee”,from Sao Paulo, Brazil, for … Continue reading
Blog: Word of the Year
Blog: Word of the Year – not only for Merrian Webster publishers but also for me for the past year and a half. It’s incredible how involved I got in it: from a simple experiment in class to presentations in … Continue reading
