Stuff Diane Likes: February 2016

Monday, February 29, 2016

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Saturday, February 27, 2016

185 Black Women in Tech to Follow On Twitter

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Young, black and married

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

14 Ways Doing Theater As A Kid Can Help You As An Adult

Brian Larsen, Paul Vallerga, Jeffrey Draper, Ian Leonard, and all the other theatre folks I know!
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Okay, Facebook friends. Here's your chance to weigh in. Every once in a while, I get this happening. (See video.) It doesn't hurt, per se, but it's disturbing. Anyone else have this happen to them? Might be tied to repetitive stress injury / carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Monday, February 22, 2016

A warning to college profs from a high school teacher

This is a very important read.
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5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Unmotivated Students

It's taken me more than two decades, but I think I am making progress here. One thing that I think has shifted inside my own head and heart is that I truly love my kids, and I feel privileged to get to work with them. I don't see it as a chore or a job, but a calling. But, as I said, it has taken me a REALLY long time to get to this point. (Notice I said "making progress." I don't think I'll ever really get it right ALL the time.)
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Sunday, February 21, 2016

The White House

Is it possible for me to love this lady right here any more than I do right now? Gosh, you know she's so pleased and proud of our President and First Lady and GOD BLESS HER 106-year old self!
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Japanese Poetry 2.0 – Tomodachi Mura

I had the great fortune of visiting with Melvina Kurashige recently and looking at this collaboration between her students and John Miller. It's truly fantastic. Even more so is the process, which John describes in this blog post. This project "ignites my heart" the way the rising sun did for one of the student-created characters in the game, according to a poem from one of John's learners.
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I'm excited to be speaking at CUE 2016 National Conference

This is a paid, 3-hour workshop on #MinecraftEdu we'll be giving at CUE next month. You can sign up when you register for the conference.
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I'm excited to be speaking at CUE 2016 National Conference

Here's another #MinecraftEdu related session by Randy Kolset, Chris Scott, John Miller, and me at CUE next month!
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I'm excited to be speaking at CUE 2016 National Conference

Going to CUE National Conference? Interested in #MinecraftEdu?
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The Problem with Saying ‘All Lives Matter’

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This photo of Obama and a little visitor at a Black History Month celebration is remarkable

Love love love.
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Saturday, February 20, 2016

I sit my butt down in a chair sometimes...cuz mah feeet hurt, not getting youuunger.... (You really gotta sing it.) #harkertogs #chaperone #WinterBall by dowbiggin

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Winter Ball masquerade theme....okay, that'll do.... #harkertogs by dowbiggin

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Friday, February 19, 2016

The Tide Is Turning: High School Is Coming Back

Thank God. No, seriously. THANK GOD. I hope these changes are in place soon enough for my 6th grader to feel the benefit. We're already avoiding APs and standardized tests as much as we are able.
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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Customer Letter - Apple

This is definitely going to become a discussion forum topic for my high school students in Digital World! Thank you, Apple. I think you are absolutely right not to venture down this path. I believe in supporting law enforcement, but this isn't the way to do it without opening a Pandora's Box of new legal issues.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Nothing says "welcome back from break" like restocked candy baskets in Mrs. Main's office. #harkertogs by dowbiggin

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Friday, February 12, 2016

CUE

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

32 Words for Positive Phenomena That Don’t Have an English Equivalent

Michelle, did you know your maiden name has this origin? (I know the spelling is slightly different.)
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OK Go

So cool! OK Go never disappoints!
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CUE Rock Star Math Edition | CUE

You know you want this.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

New Google Forms now the default option, with improvements to add-ons, script editing, and more

Good news, now that Add-one will work. Oh...this means I need to change my Slides for this coming Saturday (when I was gonna say "don't use new Forms).
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

What Kids Need From Grown-Ups (But Aren't Getting)

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FunFacts

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PNE match winner thanks club kitman

My wonderful cousin Russ to the rescue!
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Friday, February 5, 2016

Ooooh....wanna dance with somebody! I gotta feel the heat with somebody.....! by dowbiggin

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Cool Tools for School: We All Shout for Shout Outs!

Today, I repurposed by work blog to brag about the amazing teachers I work with. First stop: Marine Biology!
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