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Are You Using a safe Doman Name Service?
Our District has recommended OpenDNS as a tool for parents (or anyone) to use in protecting users of the Internet in their homes from unsafe and inappropriate materials. OpenDNS recently posted Some thoughts on Google DNS in response to the mighty company’s announcement on Wednesday that they were establishing their…
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Some Topics I’m Researching
Here are some topics that have my eye on right now: The Common Core State Standards Initiative, discussed in this recent article (just one example I’ve seen). Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) — The Board received an excellent presentation by Jeff Clay, Executive Director of PSERS, on December…
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Note to Self: Read This Book
For 2009-2010, Va Tech selected Daniel Goldman’s Ecological Intelligence for their 10-year old Common Book Program. Goldman is the author of Emotional Intelligence. After visiting Rachel Carson’s home near Pittsburgh, I’m interested in seeing where else this topic has led.
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Slow Down
Note to self: Situations are rarely simple. Slow down and understand things before determining a solution or acting.
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