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This site has interactive lessons for Math, Science, English, History, and
even Theater! I personally designed my own roller coaster using the
Amusement Park Physics interactive, participated in a Spelling Bee for 11th
and 12th graders, and calculated the surface area and volumes of geometric
shapes in the Geometry 3D Shapes interactive.
Take a minute or two to explore one of these fun interactive in your content
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Our next webinar is January 29, 2007 with Engaging the Online Learner featuring Bethany Bovard from 4:00-5:00pm.
In this presentation, each type of barrier will be addressed, easy-to implement technology-enhanced strategies for breaking down those barriers will be introduced, and real-life examples of each strategy will be discussed. To join the webinar Please join the webinar at least 20 minutes prior to the start time to configure your computer at: http://nmsu.acrobat.com/engaging
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I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check — a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.
As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only". We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring."
And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!
Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California!
But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee!
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
Thanks to U.S. Constitution.net for the text.
Hi!
I just made a loan to someone in the developing world using a revolutionary new website called Kiva.
You can go to Kiva's website and lend to someone in the developing world who needs a loan for their business - like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or making bricks. Each loan has a picture of the entrepreneur, a description of their business and how they plan to use the loan so you know exactly how your money is being spent - and you get updates letting you know how the business is going. The best part is, when the entrepreneur pays back their loan you get your money back - and Kiva's loans are managed by microfinance institutions on the ground who have a lot of experience doing this, so you can trust that your money is being handled responsibly.
I just made a loan to an entrepreneur named Vo Thi Hao in Viet Nam. They still need another $300.00 to complete their loan request of $325.00 (you can loan as little as $25.00!). Help me get this business off the ground by clicking on the link below to make a loan to Vo Thi Hao too:
It's finally easy to actually do something about poverty - using Kiva I know exactly who my money is loaned to and what they're using it for. And most of all, I know that I'm helping them build a sustainable business that will provide income to feed, clothe, house and educate their family long after my loan is paid back.
Join me in changing the world - one loan at a time.
Thanks!
Julia Parra
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What others are saying about www.Kiva.org:
'Revolutionising how donors and lenders in the US are connecting with small entrepreneurs in developing countries.'
-- BBC
'If you've got 25 bucks, a PC and a PayPal account, you've now got the wherewithal to be an international financier.'
-- CNN Money
'Smaller investors can make loans of as little as $25 to specific individual entrepreneurs through a service launched last fall by Kiva.org.'
-- The Wall Street Journal
'An inexpensive feel-good investment opportunity...All loaned funds go directly to the applicants, and most loans are repaid in full.'
-- Entrepreneur Magazine
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Julia Parra has invited you to join Kiva.org!
If you'd like to join kiva click the link below
https://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=register&_isc=b5e1dc5c-053b-102b-8570-f23b51e27ecd
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~julz
:)
~julz
TWO – The XO Laptop, Give 1 Get 1 started 2day http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/index.php I just bought mine; my son, Jon and I, will be having fun with these over Christmas and two children somewhere in the world will have the opportunity to access knowledge and tools in a way they’ve never had before. Here’s a great vodcast featuring the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) team:
It’s a FABULOUS day! ;) ~julz
Review written by a tech savvy 12-year old:
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1206
An informative Google Talk video
Then I went on a journey through the site and eventually ended up at http://www.one.org and signed the petition. I urge you to play the game and sign the petition.
with love,
~julz
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Hi,
I've just signed a petition to the 2008 presidential candidates asking them to go on the record and tell us exactly where they stand on fighting extreme poverty and global disease.
You can take action on this important cause too by visiting http://www.one.org/ontherecord
Thanks!
The NDLW Webinars http://www.ndlw.org/learners.html will be hosted throughout the week from 9 to 10 a.m. and from noon to 1 p.m. in Milton Hall, Room 185, La Academia.
CEL and RETA offerings are viewable BUT still under construction at: http://nmsu.pbwiki.com/
Later in the day (today is Friday, November 9, 2007), we will be extending the invitation to our eLearning friends (RETAzens, OTLOzens, eTeachers, OTLCers, etc.) to join us in a variety of ways. Contributors and attendees will be entered into a drawing at the end of the week.
"Give One Get One" is the only time they are making the revolutionary XO laptop available to the public. For a donation of just $399 ($200 of which is tax-deductable), you will be giving the gift of education. Additionally, T-Mobile is offering donors one year of complimentary access to T-Mobile HotSpot locations throughout the United States, which can be used from any Wi-Fi-capable device, including the XO laptop.
I will send another update when the program begins on November 12. I hope you'll join the mission to bring education and connection to children in even the most remote regions of the globe.
I'm thinking of doing this myself and sharing a laptop with my teen. The free T-Mobile HotSpot and portable, somewhat indestructible mobile device is totally worth it.
Let's spread the word!
:)
~julz
Also, check out the social network that SLOAN is working on.
http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org/
:)
~julz
CIDER has the following eLuminate presentation coming up. It's free
- all you have to do is become a member of CIDER community (also
free). See
http://cider.athabascau.ca/CIDERSessions/
Research Results from BC¹s Connected Learner¹s Technology Projects
Institution: BCEd Online
Date and time: Nov 16, 2007 11:00 AM
What factors help to create effective online learning environments in
K-12? In this session, Dr. Elizabeth Childs and Lara Jongedijk will
report on the final data from nine provincial Connected Learner¹s
Technology Grant Projects that ran across 18 months and involved 14
school districts in British Columbia. The technologies used in the
projects included: webcasting, web-conferencing, synchronous courses
using Elluminate Live, use of Smartboards, online tutoring and data
archiving. Lessons learned will be discussed and recommendations for
making informed decisions when planning and implementing similar
technology projects will be shared.
Academia 2.0.
Wish you were here...
And I have tried emailing all my groups but the Internet has been up
and down so I'm not sure they all went out, so here is my information
again. I am blogging to http://juliaparra.blogspot.com and
microblogging at http://twitter.com/desertjul
My friend, Holly is also blogging and she takes better pictures than I
do, http://technologyadventures.blogspot.com
Enjoy and Have a FABULOUS day!
:)
~julz
:)
~julz
--- a good point to remember about Lijit is that we provide a
controllable search engine that lets teachers uniquely build
sites students can search (as I mentioned before), instead of the entire web.
Here is an example educator site using the Lijit Search: Global Learners
http://principianteglobal.blogspot.com/
ISTE's Second Life social occurs on Thursdays at 6 PM (Pacific Time). The
ISTE SL docents are very helpful.
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely created by its Residents.
Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today
is inhabited by millions of Residents from around the globe. Read more
at http://secondlife.com/whatis/
To explore ISTE's Second Life headquarters, visit
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/93/83/30
If you don't have an account and avatar in Second Life, you'll be
prompted to create one (they're free!). If you already have an account,
you'll need to log in first. The above link will display a map to
ISTE's Island just select "teleport" and you'll be transported
directly there. (You'll need to download and install SecondLife
software.)
I found SecondLife to have a much bigger world than just ISTE. As I
explored the SecondLife world, I teleported to some very interesting
and some very strange virtual worlds. I'm still learning the interface
and a bit confused by this and that at times.
Larry Jeffryes
Los Alamos, NM
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) September 19, 2007 -- The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) will hold the 2007 National Distance Learning Week (NDLW), November 12 -16, 2007. Read all about it!
And of course, we plan to have some fun activities for you all! :) ~julz
Memo from Mark...
Dear Friends,
I have the good fortune to direct Bob Diven's new musical, EXTINCTION: A LOVE STORY. Bob's is the first of two musicals that will premier at NMSU this academic year. WE ARE ENRON will follow in February, 2008.
EXTINCTION: A LOVE STORY runs Thursday, October 25 through Sunday, October 28. EXTINCTION features as fine a cast of singer/actors as I've worked with in forty years in Las Cruces and includes three former NMSU students who are now working professionals. Musical Director is NMSU grad Shanelle Jernigan. Choreography is by Debra Knapp, NMSU Director of Dance. The spectacular Set and Costumes are by Theatre Arts resident designer Deb Brunson. Lighting is by DALO resident designer Gerald Kottman. Recent NMSU Music grad Shaun Robinson will conduct the orchestra.
Please come!
Mark
Mark Medoff
Artistic Director
Creative Media Institute for Film & Digital Arts
New Mexico State University
"What are we saying to each other?"
That was a single line, spoken by the sound engineer at the end of Close Encounters of a Third Kind, as he played chords and a friendly alien spaceship played music back.
The role was played by a young sound engineer who was spotted by Steven Spielberg and given the on-screen role to be the interface between these two worlds. That man, Phillip Dodds, was still young and inventing, as he passed this Saturday morning.
Phillip Dodds was the Chief Architect of SCORM and the force behind sharable and reusable content. He was deeply involved in the evolution of interactive multimedia and expanding the possibilities for learning via technology.
If you use a Learning Management System, author an interactive learning module or talk about the future of Web 2.0, take a moment to thank a man who you probably never met. Phillip's work was KEY and CRITICAL to the exciting world of learning, knowledge management and collaboration that we take for granted.
Philip's dreams were to create a global set of standards and specifications that would allow content to be searchable, reusable and expandable.
Philip, we thank you for all that you have done and we'll keep asking that question: "What are we saying to each other?"
With respect and sadness,
Elliott Masie
P.S. wikipedia referecnce at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Dodds
Also see: Phil Dodds BackgroundHis most recent newsletter spotlights an awesome lecture by Randy Pausch
that I'm watching right now. Yes, I'm both laughing and crying.
~julz
A Last Lecture: Randy Pausch Video Game Professor - Carnegie Mellon.
Here is a touching, moving and bittersweet item for us in the learning
field:
http://www.masieweb.com/lasttalk
There is a trend to ask thought leaders to present a "Last Lecture" at
colleges, delivering the presentation they would do, if it were the last
one in their lives.
However, Randy Pausch's was quite different. Randy is one of the pioneers
in Video Game Education and a professor at Carnegie Mellon. He was asked
to present a "Last Lecture" Here is the report from the Wall Street
Journal about this talk:
"Dr. Pausch's speech was more than just an academic exercise. The
46-year-old father of three has pancreatic cancer and expects to live for
just a few months. His lecture, using images on a giant screen, turned out
to be a rollicking and riveting journey through the lessons of his life.
He began by showing his CT scans, revealing 10 tumors on his liver. But
after that, he talked about living. If anyone expected him to be morose,
he said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you." He then dropped to the floor and
did one-handed pushups."
"He paid tribute to his techie background. "I've experienced a deathbed
conversion," he said, smiling. "I just bought a Macintosh." Flashing his
rejection letters on the screen, he talked about setbacks in his career,
repeating: "Brick walls are there for a reason. They let us prove how
badly we want things." He encouraged us to be patient with others. "Wait
long enough, and people will surprise and impress you." After showing
photos of his childhood bedroom, decorated with mathematical notations
he'd drawn on the walls, he said: "If your kids want to paint their
bedrooms, as a favor to me, let 'em do it."
"While displaying photos of his bosses and students over the years, he
said that helping others fulfill their dreams is even more fun than
achieving your own. He talked of requiring his students to create
videogames without sex and violence. "You'd be surprised how many
19-year-old boys run out of ideas when you take those possibilities away,
but they all rose to the challenge."
"He then spoke about his legacy. Considered one of the nation's foremost
teachers of videogame and virtual-reality technology, he helped develop
"Alice," a Carnegie Mellon software project that allows people to easily
create 3-D animations. It had one million downloads in the past year, and
usage is expected to soar."
A short video report on the speech is available at:
http://www.masieweb.com/lasttalk
The complete speech is available here:
http://www.etc.cmu.edu/global_news/?q=node/42
If you were to give your Last Talk, what would it be? I'd love to hear
from you about this at emasie@maasie.
Thanks to John Abele, our colleague and MASIE Learning Fellow, for passing
this on to us.
Recent PodCasts and Demonstrations:
Dan Pink PodCast: http://www.learning2007.com/danpink
Learning Changes Video: http://www.learning2007.com/changes
Social Networking Demo: http://www.learning2007.com/social
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