Not in merry ole' England just yet. Oh no, I'm sitting in my living room with NO air conditioning. What's up? Did you pass on the problem? We have to replace the coil--hopefully tomorrow. To top it off, I'm dog sitting another dachsund so now I have two that follow me to the bathroom and want to be plastered next to me at all times. Fun in the heat!
I sent a donation to Baylor for research on Parkinson's disease in memory of Ramona's mother in the name of the English Dept.
MIT university is trying to build a free resource to help kids learn SAT/ACT thru the power of user-generated images and video. We are currently running a nationwide contest, challenging kids to make fun and memorable flashcards by pairing sentences and images to a common test word. There will be a small cash prize and iTunes giveaways. Due date is May 22.
Thanks again for sitting with me and giving me ideas to share with the team.
Yes - I found some cool stuff on Google lit Trips. You are right. It is not really easy to find the session you're looking for! Hope your Thanksgiving was fun. Ours sure was. Can't wait to hear what a jing is!
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I sent a donation to Baylor for research on Parkinson's disease in memory of Ramona's mother in the name of the English Dept.
MIT university is trying to build a free resource to help kids learn SAT/ACT thru the power of user-generated images and video. We are currently running a nationwide contest, challenging kids to make fun and memorable flashcards by pairing sentences and images to a common test word. There will be a small cash prize and iTunes giveaways. Due date is May 22.
More details at brainyflix.com/main/contest_rules. Do you have students or colleagues who would be interested?
Yes - I found some cool stuff on Google lit Trips. You are right. It is not really easy to find the session you're looking for! Hope your Thanksgiving was fun. Ours sure was. Can't wait to hear what a jing is!