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so serious about really blogging this time

My First Musical Memory

Posted on February 9, 2013
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Posted on January 27, 2013

← Once upon a time …. Must consider sound effects !!! → A shoe story …. not that shoe story…. Posted onFebruary 13, 2013|1 Comment Bring to you live from Chapel Hill, here is Wesley….. and the Shoe story https://soundcloud.com/joannelaoshi/audio-story-part-1-of-2 <enter commercial break> … Continue reading →

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Making Bold Choices Wisely

Posted on November 1, 2012

Making Bold Choices Wisely Posted on November 1, 2012 So you’d think in this day and age when TV, movies, and the Web make the viewing of “mature” material hard not to experience that challenges to books would be a rare … Continue reading →

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Making Bold Choices Wisely

Posted on November 1, 2012

So you’d think in this day and age when TV, movies, and the Web make the viewing of “mature” material hard not to experience that challenges to books would be a rare occurrence. Think again. The latest data on book … Continue reading →

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Welcome to ECi …

Welcome to ECi 521!  The Fall 2012 edition is here! The course is now open — in more ways than one.  We began exploring how online courses might serve as professional development for all interested educators in the Spring of … Continue reading →

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Collaborate, Create, Contribute: ECI 521 Alums Keep on Giving . . .

Posted on March 16, 2011

“So how’s attendance?” “We’ve a decent number in each session but that last room, hey, it’s overflowing!” Now we know that we can’t claim all the credit for ECI 521 alum Katie Moore’s soldout presentation at the North Carolina Reading … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Mrs. Benson!

Posted on January 18, 2011

“Thank you, Mrs. Benson.” That’s how I ended my brief tribute to my senior English teacher, Barbara Benson, and her bold choice “to teach” Richard Wright’s Black Boy (Journey Book VoiceThread, ECI 521: Learning Through Literature with Young Adults). I … Continue reading →

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Lasagna Rolls: Thinking Outside the Lines

Posted on November 28, 2010

Never thought that I would bake lasagna in a round pan.  But, why not? Tradition would dictate that we layer the noodles and cheese filling and sauce in a rectangular pan and then slice it up when the alchemy has … Continue reading →

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Hands Off My Blog: Affirming the Right to Blog

Posted on November 28, 2010

“He’s (Mark Twain) surprisingly relevant right now . . . when you look at how much he wrote and the breadth of the subjects he wrote about, you know that if he were alive today, he would totally be a … Continue reading →

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If a Tree Falls . . . Hope Is Not a Strategy for Success

Posted on November 21, 2010

In a world of high tech and intelligent tools, sometimes it’s refreshing to see men depend simply on strong backs, power tools, and a little luck.  And sometimes it’s not. I watched unbelievably as the whole neighborhood turned out to … Continue reading →

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