Here's information about a seminar in Chicago in October about how to be an advocate for your child (special ed. law, etc.)

http://www.ithi.org/images/stories/marwah_oct...

Let me know if you can't open any of the links I post, okay? I will be more than happy to email it to you, try again.

See the link below for an end of summer picnic sponsored by Illinois Hands and Voices-it looks like a blast! I will not be able to go due to sports events in my family (flag football).
http://www.ithi.org/images/stories/il_hv_augu...

This is an example of a glogster poster that students in year 10 could make.

Ligers are coming up on the Yr9 Reproduction program.

Unfortunately embedding is disallowed, but follow the link below to the National Geographic Liger Channel.

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OK, George Bush is not the President of the United States any more but this 'dialogue with Condoleeza Rice about the name of the new leader of China is very funny

Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning - A solid introduction with some great pointers.

World of Warcraft in School: Student Perspectives - The WoWinSchool Project ( http://wowinschool.pbworks.com ) is an after-school program that uses World of Warcraft to encourage students to build skills in leadership, online collaboration, digital citizenship, mathematics and literacy. This video gives an overview of what the students have learned so far in the project as they share their experiences (unscripted) with an interviewer. Take a look at the awesome things these kids are learning.

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world - Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how.

Welcome to our Saint Chapel of Empathy, Headquarters: Love and Divinity In Motion, (LDM Inc.) Head and Senior Pastor: Dr Rev Moore, Dr of Ministry Doctrines and N.D Holistic/Yoga Saint Chapel of Empathy, Edition I, Issue 3, Volume I Money Lesson, Exercise One, Money Energy Thursday, July 29, 2010, http://stempathy.health.officelive.com Welcome to the Home of Love and Divinity In Motion, We are pleased to have you locate online, our St Chapel of Empathy. This chapel has been designed under the Headquarters of LDM Inc and Campus. We are a Small Chapel Division of fewer than 15 members; Most of these members are listed in Michigan, a few outside of our Local Area. This Issue 3 Is regarding Money Energy and How to use it as the Empath you are. This exercise, you will enjoy, telepathic or direct lesson. Visitors are welcome to try our Money Chi, Lesson and Method.

HOMEWORK:
Read 20 minutes.
Study for vocabulary test.
Book orders due on Monday.

In class today we practiced vocabulary for the test by playing bingo.

¿El título de unidad puede ser la pregunta esencial?

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