May 22nd, 2008
Texas Online Testing and MS XP SP 3 Update
I just received the following… This communication is to inform you that Microsoft released Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) on April 29, as an optional update. Pearson strongly recommends that your technology staff not make system changes to any computers used for online testing during an open administration window. Once all online testing activities [...]
Senate Passes Cornyn-Backed Bill to Increase Housing Options for Texas Veterans
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation this evening supported by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn that would make housing more affordable for Texas veterans through the Qualified Veterans Mortgage Bond (QVMB) program. The Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act, H.R. 6081, includes provisions from legislation Sen. Cornyn co-sponsored last year that will open an existing [...]
Abby Stepaniak talks with students from Greenfield Middle School
Once a year, a few U.S. classrooms get to talk with a Peace Corps Volunteer by telephone because they’ve been communicating throughout the year with a Volunteer in the field. News z: Ray Matthews
Unconference thing
Steve Hargadon has a great post making a list of all the things folks can do…it’s not that each of us lacks for a list of our own, but it’s fun to see other lists and reflect on our own. And, the more folks that see those lists, the more likely–maybe–that people will start to [...]
Writing Advice
Last week, I worked up a book outline. After carefully considering my goals, I decided it might be easier to crank out one well-developed chapter than it would be to write an entire book. This came to mind as I was reading this advice on writing: Writing short stories gives you a sense of completion. [...]