Catching up with friends
Amber and I visited our New Orleans/Mandeville friends for four days a couple weeks ago and I’ve been meaning to write an entry about it. First, we want to thank our friends, Rocky and Julie, for providing us with a great place to stay. We’ve known them since their youngest boy and my oldest, Adam [...]
Houston Profoundly Gifted’s Fall Offerings
Below is a posting from my friend Stacia. This group does great things for the profoundly gifted population in the Houston area. Some of my readers may find this information helpful, so I’m posting their announcement here. You can also find more opportunities for the Houston area gifted on my Gifted Minds, Texas page. ******* [...]
Digital Storytelling
This is the video I made at a recent workshop sponsored by the Office of International Outreach and Dept. of Educational Technology at Texas A & M. We used Microsoft Moviemaker or Apple’s VideoCue for the video portion, and Audacity for the audio. All these programs are readily available on your computer or for download. [...]
I found two new toys…
It’s holiday time and I’ve caught another cold (fourth since Thanksgiving). This really puts a damper on all my plans to be so productive during my holiday break from teaching. Reading and sleeping have been about the only productive thing that I’ve done the past two days. I’m halfway through a huge novel called “The [...]
The tip of the ice burg
I once heard the analogy that visiting a classroom for a day is like looking at the tip of an ice burg just above the surface of water. I feel like have now broken the surface of the water and am peering down below in the clear blue water. I’m seeing just how much I [...]
Educating the gifted is a complicated issue
Here are some blogs containing viewpoints about the recent article about educating our gifted students. Please take the time to read through the comments at the end of the article as well and make some comments of your own on how you would suggest the system be ‘fixed’. Christopher D. Sessums: Family Teams
I always like to try something new…
I spotted this link while visiting my friend’s website (Nancy) and thought I would try it out. I can see where this can become a very useful site for educators. Off the top of my head, a teacher could use it to give instructions on a particularly confusing homework assignment or give verbal directions for [...]
Some of the crew on the USS Truman
100_0226 Originally uploaded by afrench2. While I am on the subject of being proud….my sister sent me this photo of Dwight and his co-workers on the USS Truman. Dwight’s been with this ship for a number of years now and is a more senior guy. I believe that his current 3 week tour (May 2007) [...]
Paris: City and Garden
IMG_1418 Originally uploaded by afrench2. Ten days in Paris during April! What a fantastic time to plan a visit. We had so many wonderful experiences and came back with a new appreciation for our culture and French culture. Visit my flickr account to see more pictures and comments about our visit. Email me if you [...]
We’re getting techy here
So my son has suggested that I get my site linked to the best search engine for blogs on the ‘net, Technorati. <a href=”http://technorati.com/claim/ieqn4skein” rel=”me”>Technorati Profile</a> What’s really cool about that is he has a friend of a friend who just got on at Technorati. The fellow used to live in Baton Rouge and he [...]
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