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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Flurry of activities...

My baby girl is growing! She smiles at everyone. She sticks out her tongue and blushes so beautifully.

She is getting stronger. She stomps her feet on the rocker. Her hands and feet are always on the move [ in air). I wonder, what she will do, once she starts to walk!

She is a grabber. She can grab the little toy on her rocker. She can hold the rattle for few seconds.

She sucks her fingers. The middle two fingers in her right hand. She also puts her index finger of her left hand.. Sometimes, her mouth is so full of fingers, and saliva! lol. Its funny to see how she steadies her fingers sucking with her left hand at times!

She always has bad hair day.. but I love the way it stands...

She is a big girl now. Her head is almost firm and stands upright. She tries to turn over by herself.. and has succeeded once ( only her hand got caught inside her torso)

Whenever I see her dozing off, I can't help but thank God for such a lovely girl. Thank you Jesus for your love on the cross, for your mercies, for your grace to have this lil one. Help me father, to treat her the right way :)

Friday, April 5, 2013

Where did she learn?

Amy amazes me sometimes..

Where did she learn to suck?
Where did she learn to kick her legs?
Where did she learn to smile?
Where did she learn to suck her fingers?
Where did she learn to smile?

Sure she's helpless most of the time,, Can't move her head as much as she wants to.. Can't talk, or express what she wants.. Can't move around. Can't eat what she wants..

Well she's 3 months old now, and she's gonna learn lot of things soon. She smiles whenever dad talks.. She responds to 'Ohh... oh..', 'apdiya'. she looks into each faces and smiles and giggles.. she blushes with dad too....


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Vacanze Neggio
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Verry nice flat

2 Km from lake

Schweiz - Tessin - Lugano -Lake of Lugano - Malcantone

Located in a beautiful place, with a big green garden, in the friendly and peaceful typical ticinian Villa „Colibrì“, which is in the middle of an hill and near from Lugano.

Detailed Description

While you are enjoying in your terrace with a drink, you can admire the beautiful sight on the mountains and on the lake.
You will also enjoy the pool in summer or the hot chimney in winter

The flat „Scacciapensieri“ has been in 2010 totally renewed.

It is comfortable and thhe Villa is located in a residential region and just a few minutes on foot from the village of “Neggio” (typical ticinian Village with many old monuments that you can find and discover.

This Oasis of peace (just a few minutes with the car from Lugano) is an attractive way for everybody that would like to visit the area of Malcantone!

Description of the nearness:

Every month there is a different program but very appreciated are Open-air,  concerts, jazz, blues, free cinema, different parties…

The county offer lots of possibilities to walk or to exploring the country. A very famous and interesting mountain is the “Monte Lema” that with his 1600 msm offer an astonishing view and a 360° Panorama (sight till

Free time:

You can visit the oldest hammer mill of the Switzerland, the museum of Malcantone, the chocolate fabric, the fishing museum, the Herman Hesse museum, the Swiss-Miniatur, or degustation of a lot of wines to the producers. Tour on board of boat on the lake from Lugano is also a possibility.

How to reach The Villa Colibri:

Exit of the motorway “Ponte Tresa”. Than you come till “Agno”, where is also the cemetery you have to turn on the right side and drive till “Cassina d’Agno”. When you reach the intersection “Neggio/Vernate”, you have to drive still 50m direction “Vernate” (via Giuseppe Soldati n. 23) and than to turn on the right side in the road “Via Pianelle”  . You drive till the to VILLA COLIBRÌ number 5.

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Strength Doesnt Come From what You Can Do.... It Comes From Overcoming The Things You Thought You Couldnt!

They call it the silent killer, a disease that lays dormant in your body and flares up without rhyme or reason. But to those families directly affected by this monstrosity, Cancer is not silent, and the carnage it leaves as it destroys everything and everyone in its path will never be rebuilt.

I have watched my aunt, only 7 years my elder, go toe to toe with this illness. One of the strongest human beings I will ever have the pleasure of knowing. I don’t see her as often as I’d like, I don’t hang out with her as much as I use to, when we were both younger, and carefree.

Enjoying life as it came to us.

My aunt is a fighter. She has vowed to knock cancer out, and when I look into her eyes, I believe her.

I believe that she can, and will stand tall when the dust settles. She will live a happy, healthy life, with her family, and think back to these rough days and proudly smile that she overcame, what so many can not.

The enormous affect this illness has left, and will leave on her body, and mind, and soul are things that cannot be expressed nor explained.

Something about her eyes, something about her stare, the small tiny laugh after every tear she sheds, the whimper in every joke she tells.

These are rough times. These are tough times. They are called Rough and Tough because they are amplified. Every second feels like a lifetime, every day plays through our minds like a movie on repeat. We want to reach out, and pick her up, and fight this cancer for her. We want to rip this pain, and suffering away from her, even for just one lifetime like second.

But this is a fight she must face alone. This is a battle she will win, without the helping fists of a family that loves her more than they could ever express.

This illness has affected her, and it has changed her, and as she continues battling, all that will be left is her unyielding faith that God will train her, and coach her through this awful experience.

As a family, we must stand tall with her. But we mustn’t give in to the pressures this illness brings to our doorsteps.

She is not an invalid.
She is not someone who needs to be carried through life.

She is not someone who has given up. Not now! Not ever!

She is a strong woman, an independent woman that could rise above sky scrapers, lift elephants, and punch through walls of steel to get to where she needs to be.

She needs us to trust in her. She needs us to let her figure out how to do some things for herself.

She needs our support, not for us to save her.

Only God, and her intestinal fortitude, and her brave inspirational fight can save her.

My aunt does not need our pity. She does not need sympathy, or for us to look at her with eyes that are swollen from shedding tears. She doesn't need our sadness, or our stress. She doesn't need us to carry her, she doesn't need us to fight or speak out for her.

My aunt needs our support. Our unconditional love, our smiles, our kisses, our hugs.

She needs to hear our voices, she needs to feel normal, in a time where normal is so far gone, we laugh to keep the tears at bay.

She needs our prayers, she needs us to be real with her.

She needs our surprise visits, our text messages, and most of all my aunt needs us to understand.

She needs us to understand that this is her reality. That nothing we say, or do will push her off the path she’s on.

For better or worse. She needs to know that we are proud of her for standing up to this illness, and for 4 and half years beating the shit out of it, every chance she gets.

We must understand that like any fight, there are some rounds that we lose, and we have to be okay with that. We have to understand that sometimes things must get worse before they can get better.

Rosey! As your nephew, I am inspired by your courage. I am in awe of your strength, and I love you more than I’ll ever be able to show you.

I am blessed to have been raised along side you, to have watched you on your wedding day, and to have witnessed you become an amazing mother to your two beautiful girls.

You serve as an unbelievably unequivocally extravagant role model to me, to my cousins, to your daughters, and to the rest of our family.
I look forward to the day you beat this cancer. To the day your life returns to the way it ought to be.

Remember, you must face this beast head on, and when you look to your left and to your right you may not see us there with you. It’s not because we don't want to be, its not because we don't want a chance to beat that cancer out of your brain, and out of our lives. You don't see us to your left or right, because we must stand behind you. We must continue to encourage, and support you, and allow you the opportunity to win this fight on your own.

And anytime, cancer knocks you to your knees, we will come running to help you right back up.

We love you auntie! We trust in the fight you have in your heart. We believe that you are stronger than this illness. We know that you will win!

God Bless You, your husband and your girls. Now and always!

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The sun is staying out longer, the snow is (kind of) melting, and we're just three days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Red Sox spring training in Fort Myers, Fla.

Some of the players have already reported, even position players, as Sox fans learned that Adrian Gonzalez arrived a week ahead of time on Wednesday. Red Sox Nation is itching for the 2011 season to start, and it's so close we can almost smell the Fenway Franks.

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Networking 2012

21 – 25 May 2012

Prague, Czech Republic

Important Dates

Abstract Registration:
November 28, 2011

Full Paper Submission:
December 12, 2011

Acceptance Notification:
February 13, 2012

Camera Ready and Early Registration:
February 27, 2012

One Minute Madness Submission:
May 6, 2012

Networking Conference:
21-25 May, 2012

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Program / Presenter Guidelines

Information for Presenters

Paper Presentation

Authors presenting Papers will have 20 minutes for presentation and discussion of the paper. Each oral session room will be equipped with an LCD projector, laptop, microphone, and laser pointer. All you need to bring is a USB drive (or a CD) with your presentation (.pdf, or .ppt format). Please prepare a short biography (3-5 lines); this will enable your session chair to introduce you. To be fair to all presenters, and to give the audience enough time for questions, please observe the time limit for your presentation. Be at the appropriate room no later than 15 minutes before the start of the session in which you are presenting, and introduce yourself to the Session Chair.

All paper presenters are kindly invited to participate in the One Minute Madness (OMM) sessions, that will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday at 10h (just after the keynote speeches) and on Thursday at 8h30. Each OMM session will provide a brief overview of the different papers presented during the day. To make this possible, we kindly ask for your participation.

The One Minute Madness submission deadline is May 6, 2012.
You have a OMM presentation template (PPT format) available here

One Minute Madness submissions

Please submit your OMM presentation to OMM-web before May 6, 2012, using the following file name: <session_id>_<paper_order>_<author>.pdf
To avoid problems, authors are recommended to embed the fonts in the PDF.

For the first paper of the first session (Session 1A), presented by the first author, the contents of the first slide should be:

  • Paper ID: 1A-1
  • Paper title: "Sign What You Really Care About - Secure BGP AS Paths Efficiently"
  • Name of the author presenting the paper: Yang Xiang and the filename should be: 1A_1_ Xiang.pdf

One Minute Madness guidelines

For a smoothly running OMM session you need to observe the following guidelines:

  1. Each paper presenter is invited to submit a PDF file with 1 to 3 slides, where the first slide must contain only:
    • Paper ID (using format <session_id>_<paper_order_within_session>)
    • Paper title
    • Name of the author presenting the paper

    The second and third slides are optional and completely defined by the speaker that should take into account that only 60 seconds time is available per speaker.

  2. 60 seconds seem to be quite a short time span but be assured that you don't need to be hectic. But of course, you should plan your presentation carefully. At the beginning of each OMM session the first five or so presenters should form a "pipeline" in order to minimise any loss of time. When your predecessor has finished, move forward and be ready to speak. Your slides will be visible for exactly 60 seconds, and this is exactly the time you will have the floor to advertise your talk. Subsequently, please leave the stage and take your seat. Be aware that 60 seconds is a hard limit that will be strictly enforced.

  3. A comment: Experience indicates that OMM sessions can be very good fun and that they may well bring across your core idea better than the full talk will. Please note that you are completely free to decide what you will present, and how! Many try to be serious, informative, and entertaining at the very same time, which is a very good, albeit possibly somewhat difficult, approach.

Best OMM awards

Every day, during lunch, an award will be given to the best speaker of the OMM session earlier that day.


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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Innovative teaching with iPads

Today’s post, by Ferdinand Krauss (@eLearnDiscourse ), is a summary of his observations of my students working with iPads in my classroom.

I had a chance to observe a colleague that used innovative teaching methods and the toontastic iPad app to engage grade 2 students in the task of creating a story retell about the challenges they faced in preparation for their first communion. Students were divided into groups of 4 or 5 and worked together on the iPad to represent a challenge they encountered. These ideas had previously been brainstormed with the class so that each group could spend their time creating animations for a particular situation, as opposed to identifying a challenge. When the project started the teacher gave the students an overview of the features of the toontastic app and the class co-created the success criteria for the animations.

As I walked around to the different groups, I asked the students what steps they took when they did not know how to do something. Their approach to figuring out how to do something was very playful in nature. They just started trying different things to see what effects were created.

The teacher's approach was similar to the flipped classroom model example. The students were empowered to direct their own learning by finding creative and different ways to express what they knew about a topic or situation. This is why I refer to it as innovative teaching because typically the teacher would be the one directing the process as opposed to facilitating it.

When you look at the teacher's blog you can see that the iterative process documented by the educator. He recognizes that he needs to reflect on how to best facilitate the process given the specific needs and abilities of the learners with respect to the desired outcomes.

The teacher referred to success criteria when reviewing the group animations. It gave him an opportunity to provide formative feedback so students know what and how they can improve by referring back to specific items in the success criteria that the class created. This also improves the meta cognition of students as they are becoming more aware of what constitutes a good story re-tell and what they need to do in their animations to meet that criteria.

Ferdinand Krauss, OCT, MDE, is the e-Learning Contact Support Teacher for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. You can find him on Twitter (@eLearnDiscourse ) and reach him through his Blog.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Using the iPad/iPod Touch to Assist Students in meeting Writing Expectations

My students and I recently embarked on a new journey with the iPad/iPod Touch. I learned about an app called Lifecards - it allows users to create imaginative & creative postcards. With the end of the school year coming to a close many of my students will be travelling this summer so I thought it would be appropriate to put this app to the test!

The students will create a postcard that is related to our school, and write it to someone in our school community (e.g. friend, teacher, administrator, parent volunteer, etc). This app cost $2.99 and it works on the iPad and iPod Touch - this is an ideal situation.

The following Ministry of Education Writing expectations are addressed in this assignment:
  • write short texts using several simple forms
  • confirm spellings and word meanings or word choice using a few different types of resources
  • make simple revisions to improve the content, clarity, and interest of their written work, using several types of strategies
We started off by taking a quick look at the app - I projected it onto the whiteboard to show them what it looked like. We then created our success criteria to guide our journey:

After the success criteria creation, I took some time to reflect on how to teach my students how to write a postcard (in a systematic way). After coming up with a 'rough' idea of an anchor chart that would support their learning, I created a model for them to follow:

After showing them the model, we took the time to create this anchor:

On Wednesday my students were formally taught how to use the camera that is built-in to the iPads/iPod's. We talked about the importance of being are able to explain why they chose the picture(s) that they end up using on their postcard (one of the expectations is that they are able to confidently explain the choices they make in creating their postcard). After teaching them how to use the camera and how to access/delete photos, we set off to take some pictures that may be used in their final product. It was a proud moment for me as I walked around the school (mainly the front foyer where our religious artifacts are kept) watching them use the technology and talk about their choices.

Today the students were hard at work with the 'text' portion of their postcards. It is very satisfying to see them so focused and working together. I am looking forward to posting some of their work so you can see where their imaginations led them. In fact, I have a rough draft for you to view -

The two students who created this will meet with me on Monday and we will talk about their work and compare it to the model I created, the anchor chart (how to write a postcard), and the success criteria - we will assess their work. After providing them with feedback, I will send them off to tweak their work and/or discuss their options before seeking me out to formally evaluate their work. Hopefully I will have some more postcards to share with you next week.

Feel free to leave comments/suggestions/questions if the mood strikes you!

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Technology & Metacognition

I have found that the use of the digital camera in my class has helped my students think about their thinking. When the students use the camera to document their work they know that there is the chance that I will project their pictures for everyone to see. When and if their picture comes up, they are invited to explain why they took the picture and tell us about their thinking at the time the picture was taken.

I really enjoyed talking to the student who took the photo below. She used the link cubes to represent her multiplication and took the time to write it out (addition and multiplication). In her addition sentence, she detailed her addition --> 4+4(8)+4(12)+4(16) = 16 <-- to help her keep track and not get confused. When she talked about her thinking to the class she took us through what she had done, step by step. She also told us that she used the manipulatives and wrote out the numbers so that she could show her understanding in more than one way. She told us that when she was doing this she was thinking about the different ways she could show us her work and that she wanted to make sure she organized her work in a way that made sense and kept her on the right path.

In the following photograph the student told us that he wanted to represent 4 X 4. He neatly made four groups of four in the shapes of squares and then represented the answer (16) with cubes placed in rows of three. I asked him why he had placed his equal groups into 4's and his answer of 16 was arranged in groups of three. He told us that when he did this work he was thinking that he wanted his work (4 X 4) to be neat but when he put together the 16 he just wanted to make sure the answer was represented in order to be able to present his equal groupings and the answer to 4 X 4.

I really enjoy the use of the digital camera to help my students think about their thinking. I find it to be a great way of taking them back to the time and place where they did their work. That connection gives them a great start to what has proven to be a difficult task - to think about what they were thinking at that time. It hasn't worked for all of my students, but it has proven to be a useful tool that is offered to my students.

As I learn more about my smartpen, I believe that it will also prove to be a useful tool that will be readily available to my students. It has proven itself useful and I look forward to possibly blogging about how my students and I use it to help them with their metacognition.

It's not failure, it's learning: Part #4 - Toontastic Animation

All of the students have completed their Toontastic animations. They were successful in meeting the learning goal that was established. I attempted to post their creations on the Toontastic site but I was not successful. I experienced issues with the 'logistics' of getting their work to post on the Toontastic site. Something happened with the iPad that I had chosen to do this job and I ended up having to reset that iPad. The group that used that particular device to create their animation ended up losing their work. The class did get to watch all the animations before I attempted to post them, so the group that lost their work did get to publish their work and I had the opportunity to see their final product.

Due to the issues I faced with the Toontastic site, I decided to use my camcorder to record their work using our Bright Links projector. In order to ensure that the volume (or lack there of) was not an issue again, I brought in external speakers to project the sound across the room for my students to hear and for me to pick up on the camcorder. Well, I'm sorry to say that volume was an issue again. The only animation that I deem audible is posted here for your enjoyment (turn up your volume!):

Feel free to review where we started, our next steps, and the progress we made in getting to this point.

Your feedback and comments are always welcome.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

We Welcome our Visiting Students - TLLP Phase 2

(if this post has been emailed to you and you can't see the pictures/video, please do visit in order to see the post as it is intended to be viewed)

We welcomed three special students to our classroom community today. The three students that will be the focus of our TLLP came over to visit us. The intent of the visit was three fold - 1) for them to familiarize themselves with me, 2) for me to familiarize myself with them, and 3) for my students to lead by example, as caring & compassionate humans, and as iOS (iPad & iPod Touch) experts! Our three visitors were with us for about 45 minutes and in that time I observed lots of great things.

I will share my observations of each student, and in order to ensure their privacy, I will be using pseudonyms.

Neil - Grade 4 Student
Neil and I have a bit of rapport. When he was in grade 2 we spent some time getting to know one another as the grade 2 students gathered several times to prepare for the sacraments of Reconciliation and Communion. Neil makes eye contact with people and smiles a lot. Of the three students, he is the most verbal and I would say that he rarely gets upset. He engages in conversation but seems distracted from time to time. Neil arrived to our room with his E.A. and was then left in my care. He was excited to see the students using the touch technology and knew what they were working with. I welcomed him and asked if it was ok if I teamed him up with a couple of my students - he had no problem with this. I had already prepared two of my students to work with Neil. Their job was to take him through a few apps and to then allow him to use the device if he wanted to. Neil didn't end up using the iPod Touch that his group was working with. He spent most of the time watching. He did communicate with the other students verbally, but not much. He seemed happy to be with us and from time to time he looked serious - this appeared to be when his team members would start up a new app. At the end of our time I thanked him for coming and asked him if he would like to come back. He smiled and said yes!

Eric - Grade 3 Student
I know Eric because he is in the room next door to mine. From my observation, Eric doesn't make eye contact with the people around him and he communicates verbally but not in complete sentences. Eric was brought to my room by his E.A. and left in my care. He came with a piece of paper and a marker. The paper had a variety of numbers on it. When he came in the room he instantly stopped and looked around - he saw the students working with the iPads and iPod Touches and after surveying the room he headed towards the closest students. My students told him that they were using an iPod Touch. He sat next to them and watched. I welcomed him and asked him if he wanted to see what they were doing. He said he wanted to. I left his area but kept an eye on him because I couldn't gage whether he was interested or not. For the first few minutes he looked around and wrote more numbers on his paper. I later found out from his teacher that he is constantly writing numbers down on paper. When my students got his attention again they started telling him about the apps we have on the iPod Touch. He saw something he liked so they gave him the device and started working away. One of my students came to get me and bring me over, they wanted me to see what he was doing. He had discovered the app called "Fireworks123". Here is the description of the app, taken from the app store:

"Fireworks 123 is an interactive “cause and effect” app designed to support the development of early literacy skills and the comprehension of descriptive concepts such as number, size, and color in a fun and entertaining way. Each time a user makes a selection from one of the three descriptive choice menus, Fireworks 123 provides immediate feedback by showing a clear visual representation of the choice made. LAUNCH the firework show you selected to watch a fun and dynamic visual display designed to further reinforce comprehension."

He asked me how to turn up the volume so I showed him how to do so. He spent most of his time on this and did not write down any numbers as he was using this app. At the end of our time I thanked him for coming and he proceeded to leave the room (I watched him walk back to his class next door).

Hailey - Grade 1 Student
Hailey came to our classroom with her E.A.. I welcomed her and her E.A. and asked that she circulate the room and see what was going on. After a short while a few of my students started showing her what they were doing. Hailey did look at me and she did communicate with one or two words at a time. She seemed more engaged than Eric did, but not as much as Neil. As her E.A. and I were talking about this experience, Hailey noticed the iPad that was on the carpet beside us, it was unattended. She went over to it, picked it up, and began touching the screen. I immediately thought that she was mimicking what my students were doing or she has a touch device at home. My students immediately helped her get back the the 'home' screen. She flipped through the pages and she stopped at the "Glow Colouring" App. When she saw this app she touch it several times quickly - almost like she had seen it before. We are not sure if she has an iPad at home but her E.A. told me she would ask mom and get back to me. Here is the description of the app from the itunes store:

"Glow Coloring is the first doodle app that allows you to scan in images that you can color in or trace. With Glow Coloring, you can adjust brush pattern, brush size, and color. When you are done drawing your masterpiece, you can save it to your camera roll or email it directly from the app.
Glow Coloring provides you with the ability to add text messages to your colorings. Type a special message to a friend, color it in glowing colors, then email it to them."

After a little bit of time using her finger to make colourful marks, one of my students got her to exit our of that app and they I suggested she take a look at "Letter School Lite" (makes handwriting cool), which I had read about recently. Here is a brief description from the app store:

Kids practice essential skills as they play four exciting games per letter/number:

INTRO - discover the letter’s shape, name and sound
TAP - learn where to start, change direction and finish by tapping the dots
TRACE - learn the letter trajectory by tracing it
WRITE - test your knowledge by writing from memory"

Her E.A. had the iPad and began to start working with the letter 'A'. Right away, Hailey yelled out "A"!! She was excited and seemed quite engaged. Her E.A. looked surprised as well and commented that this app would be very appropriate for Hailey. This particular app has been recognized for its looks and operation.

I was told that aside from having autism, Hailey also has has other medical issues that impact her learning. I was pleased to see that she was happy and she appeared to be comfortable. I thanked her and her E.A. for coming and told them that I would love to have them back.

Today's visit was successful and I believe that the visiting students and I were able to become a little more familiar with each other and my students were fantastic. They were very patient and kind with our visitors and with each other. I enjoyed seeing Neil, Eric, and Hailey engaged with the touch devices but more importantly, I saw them enjoying themselves. Neil and Hailey smiled a lot and provided us with those visual clues of how they were feeling. Eric didn't provide us with that type of feedback but he provided us with information about how he was feeling by the intense focus he placed on the app he was working on.

I look forward to having them visit again and to working with them to enhance their learning.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

It's not failure, it's learning - Part #3: Taking it to another level

Since the last "It's not failure, it's learning" post the students have really come along with Toontastic.

We started our formal learning journey with a learning goal and success criteria:

This provided my students with a goal and guidelines for success. This is what we have been doing in Math, Writing, and Social Studies. They are familiar with it, and I believe that it puts them in a specific mind set. They know what to expect when we start our new learning this way - it is a normal and expected aspect of our learning community.

Having established the foundation for our work, we started talking about our goal and that led to our first anchor chart:

I had spent some time reflecting on my dismay with the way my students had originally used Toontastic - so I was more than happy to create this anchor chart with them about the effective use of Toontastic - which is also part of our Success Criteria - 'What we show (K/U)'. With this anchor chart placed in a common area, the expectations are clear, visible, and easily referred to. Moreover, this chart provides students with the 'How we say it (C)' section of the Success Criteria.

The next anchor chart that we created was around 'problems and challenges' that we faced when we were preparing for our First Communion:

The time we took to create this chart was well worth it. With this chart, the students had a menu of problems and challenges to choose from - avoiding the amount of time that it would have taken them to think through some of the issues we faced when preparing. This chart helped address two areas of the Success Criteria: 'What we say say (T)' and 'How we connect it (A)'.

The students were taught how to write a retell earlier in the school year and we reviewed the Success Criteria and Anchor Charts that we created at that time:

I explained that we had already done the "heavy lifting" part of learning how to write a retell and that this was another opportunity for them to demonstrate their awesome learning! I also told them that Toontastic was going to give them the opportunity to reflect on their First Communion preparation, create an animated retell, and use state of the art technology to bring it all together!

They are almost finished their animated retells and I am very proud of them. I won't get into everything that they are showing me - I will save that for another post :)

I invite your feedback/comments - would love to engage in a conversation about the integration of technology in the classroom.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Witnessing 21st Century Learning - Students Working Towards Reaching their Full Potential

Today’s post, by Mark Godin, is a summary of his observations of my students working with iPads in my classroom.

Today I had the opportunity to visit Rolland’s class while his Grade Two students were creating stories using the Toontastic app on their iPads. What I observed was truly remarkable. Their assignment had been to create stories around an issue they had encountered at First Holy Communion time as the central focus of the story. The “problem” had to be set within the context of a story with a plot having characters, a setting, a problem, the solution, and their favourite part -- cartooning with digital images they were able to edit and manipulate. Rolland had prepared the students by engaging them in the creation of Success Criteria connected to the Learning Goal, and the students had brainstormed a series of anchor charts breaking down the various pieces they needed to work on in order to assemble a final successful cartoon story.

The process itself versus the product is what I want to comment on. The products – which are in themselves delightful small digital vignettes that tell a story from beginning to end using cartooning, students voices as characters recorded as voice overs and background classical mood music applied by the students to the five scenes of the story, though remarkable in themselves, represent only about one tenth of the total work the students engaged in. What I mean to say is, what you see cartooned, is only a fraction of what happened behind the scenes to produce wonderful little pieces of work.

Behind the scenes I watched one group of four students engaged for 25 minutes in deep sustained higher order thinking at a level one would assume barely possible for this age group without coaching and supervision. Independently they were asking each other very meaningful and challenging questions and the tasks they were setting for themselves were amazing. Students were using language such as: “that dialogue doesn’t belong here because we need to keep that for the climax of the story.” And “that character wouldn’t speak that way, that tone belongs to this character.” Another time when a Grade Two boy recorded his dialogue too slowly, a female classmate said to him: "that was really good X, do you want to do it again but this time do the same thing but a little faster.” His response was: “that’s what my mother always says about my reading, “pick up the pace X.” Okay let’s do it again.”

The activity invited collaboration, co-operation, planning, sustained engagement, and creativity. It is the dynamic between the students that amazed me. They took their task seriously and were able to practice shared decision making and problem solving at a very high level. The dynamic between them as they huddled over the technology, using an app that invites this form of sharing, would be no different than the dynamic with a group of graduate student researchers huddled over their latest equipment looking for a solution to a problem. Perhaps even smoother as their egos are small, versus the egos of several PhD scholars vying for the next research grant. What fun to witness students working collaboratively at a higher order thinking activity in such a delightful fashion.
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Thursday, June 7, 2012

It's not failure, it's learning....Part 2: Next Steps

In my May 28th post, "It's not failure, it's learning", I shared my dismay regarding the unacceptable cartoons my students created using the Toontastic app. I have spent a significant amount of time reflecting on the learning I experienced that day. I have also been talking to my colleagues and spent a decent amount of my time consulting with my Principal about it. After a great talk with him I have decided to give Toontastic another try. Armed with new knowledge, my students and I will tackle Toontastic the way we would tackle any other major learning in our class - a learning goal and success criteria! Here is the chart we agreed on:

Toontastic & Writing Learning Goal and Success Criteria
It seems so obvious to me now, but this is not how we had been learning/working with the technology. Nevertheless, they are showing me what they need and I am providing them with the structure that has led them to success. We now have the learning goal and success criteria. They know what the goal is, what they need to show me, what they need to say, how they need to say it, and how they need to connect it.
Now that this has been established, anchor charts will be created to guide them to successfully meeting their goal. Stay tuned to see how this plays out. I am so happy that our failure, I mean learning, occurred a short while ago because without it I don't think my students will have gained as much as they are going to gain. I will continue to update you regarding our experience with the Toontastic app to create an animated retell of our First Communion preparation.

Feel free to comment as you wish. I welcome the feedback.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Challenging the Myths of Autism - Acquiring Professional Knowledge for Practice

Part of our TLLP involves learning about the characteristics of students with autism. Although every child is unique, there are commonalities and we hope that acquiring knowledge about them will provide us with insight that will inform our practice.

I spent the day at a seminar entitled "Challenging the Myths of Autism", which was sponsored by the Geneva Centre for Autism and Kerry's Place Autism Services. Jonathan Alderson, Ed.M. presented the myths and how to navigate the maze of autism treatment.

This PD was an amazing experience for me. I learned a lot and was able to connect what was presented to the context of our project. Integrating technology into my classroom has been, and continues to be, a fantastic learning experience for my students and myself. However, I have been looking for opportunities to gain a more focused understanding about how to work with our special needs students, particularly our students with autism.

Having advanced my understanding of autism today makes me feel like I have established a decent foundation from which I hope to build a strong mental structure of knowledge that will be used to support our students and my colleagues. I would like to take a moment and share with you some of my learning and how I envision it being used to support our students as they use the touch technology to enhance their learning.

Jonathan Alderson presented the following myths of autism:

1. Autistic children lack affection
2. Rituals are dysfunctional and should be stopped
3. Autistic children lack intelligence
4. ABA/IBI is the only evidence-based treatment
5. There is a limited 5-year "window" for the development of autistic children
6. Socialization of autistic children happens best with peers

For each of the above mentioned myths, Jonathan provided us with evidence to challenge the myths. For a neophyte like myself, I was in awe of the information he presented. He had great personal stories and kept things interesting. It was a treat to listen to him speak.

My learning:

Autistic children can show affection, it is a matter of not irritating their sensitivities. What can I change about my approach with them that won't offend their sensitivities? We need to meet their needs like any other student to make things work. I think the technology can be used in a variety of ways that won't offend their sensitivities. We need to build a trust with them, to be curious, to tell them what we want, and share stories of affection. I look forward to seeing them smile when they use the touch technology.

Autistic students have rituals and they are not dysfunctional and shouldn't be stopped. There are many reasons why children with autism have rituals and repetitive behaviour (RRB's). It's important to consider biological & sensory causes (help them de-stimulate), stop judging them as bad, and try to join in or imitate. Knowing this, I think that I should be patient and understanding if the students we are working with feel the need to demonstrate RRB's when using the touch devices. It is part of who they are and I should respect their differences like I would any other student.

Autistic students don't lack intelligence. How are we measuring IQ? There are many intelligences, so why would we focus on one way to measure it. Do we do that with other students? The touch devices can be a tool to help students with autism demonstrate their intelligence, just like it is being used with the students in my class who are excited and engaged in their learning because of technology.

ABA/IBI are not the only evidence-based treatment for students with autism. Listening to Jonathan speak about navigating the maze of autism treatments was a breath of fresh air. He talked about the principles of multi-treatment designs and that we can learn from different approaches. As a teacher I am open and try different things to reach my students. Granted, I am not doing therapy, but I am a practitioner who has the option of using technology to teach my students and have them demonstrate their knowledge. Is it not a moral imperative that I do what I can to reach ALL my students?

There isn't a 5-year window for development in autistic children. There isn't any scientific evidence that shows that learning slows down after 5 years of age, science confirms that the brain remains 'plastic' throughout life, and we really shouldn't interpret 'early intervention' as intervention only works early! The technology is a tool, it might meet the needs of the student and it might not - no harm in trying it out as I would any other teaching tool.

Socialization of children with autism doesn't necessarily happen best with peers. The social skills that are evident in neurotypical children are most often 'missing' with kids that have autism. Autistic children have low eye contact, lack social motivation, imitation, understanding, and generalization. If you want autistic children to socialize with other children it would be more effective to teach them the above mentioned social skills. Examples of how this could be done are through 1:1 facilitated play dates and adult play and instruction. In the second phase of our project we will be inviting our autistic friends to visit our classroom. While they visit, I was hoping that they would sit with one of my "model" students - confident, compassionate, and capable with the technology. I am open to introducing the technology to the autistic students in a variety of ways - it doesn't have to happen the way we envisioned it. It should play out in a comfortable way for our visiting students.

We need to continue to challenge the myths. We need to be more accepting, curious, and take an active role in rewriting how to work with children who have autism. Soft eyes, open heart, and an inviting mind can take people places they have never been before. I am looking forward to the journey.


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Hamit Altintop: "I am very happy. I am lucky"

Hamit Altintop is now in Istanbul, where he landed yesterday from Munich to continue his recovery plan for back problems that has dragged on this final part of the season. The recent signing of Real Madrid wants to accelerate his physical tuning to be ready to face the crucial match between Turkey and Belgium, very important game for the Euro 2012 qualifying.

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The duel will be played on June 3 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. The Belgians, second with 10 points, face the Turkish national team, which is third, with 9 points, in a struggle for second place in a group led by Germany. Along with Altintop is expected that Nuri Sahin will be at that meeting. Altintop explained that his premature arrival in Turkey, the country of origin of his parents: "The injury I have is not small and for this reason I have come before the concentration of the Turkish national team, to work and try to recover for the match against Belgium".

On his more immediate future, he did not want to go into details: "Everyone knows that playing at Real Madrid was my biggest target. On holidays I will work hard to get the best possible in the preseason. I will do everything possible to succeed there. But now I want to focus on the game against Belgium". But he dropped a couple of sentences according tohis logical status of a new player of Real Madrid: "I'm very happy, I'm lucky".

Hamit wants to eliminate back pain as soon as possible and so, before leaving for Istanbul in the morning, spoke with the physiotherapists at his former club Bayern Munich. From Turkey he will fly to Belgium, where he hopes to play on June 3, and then is expected to fly to Madrid, to pass physical examination and to be presented.

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News source: The Australian

Article in the Australian about the Emily Kame Kngwarreye exhibition in Japan.

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Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye opened this week at the National Museum of Art in Osaka and in late May will move to the National Art Centre in Tokyo, a grandly scaled new gallery that drew three million visitors in its first year.

One hundred twenty paintings, including all the characteristically vast "Emily" masterpieces, have been gathered from 65 collections for 14 weeks' viewing at two of Japan's five national galleries.

That kind of exposure costs about $2 million, funding and access most promoters and artists can only dream about. It's the product of a unique public-private co-operation between Australian and Japanese fine arts institutions, governments, collectors and corporate sponsors.

Kngwarreye has been seen abroad before, notably at the 1997 Venice Biennale, but never on this scale, nor has any other Australian artist, says National Museum of Australia curator Margo Neale.

Japan is also an opportunity to lift Kngwarreye's best work clear of the domestic Aboriginal art context into a realm her admirers say it belongs: among master modernists, particularly the New York school of abstract expressionists, including Wassily Kandinsky, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.

"It's very important to break down this stereotype that she's going to be a tribal Aboriginal primitive painter," says Neale, the acknowledged keeper of the Kngwarreye flame.

"That's not how she's being billed here ... while her work is deeply rooted in the ancient traditions of herculture, it reaches the heights of the best contemporary abstraction in the world."

NMA Osaka director Akira Tatehata, a fervent admirer who worked doggedly for a decade to bring the exhibition into being, calls Kngwarreye "the impossible modernist".

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MANILA, Philippines - The Senate will reactivate its oversight committee to investigate anomalies in intelligence funds of government agencies.

Sen. Francis Escudero said the committee is being organized and is expected to begin hearings by the beginning of March.

The rules of the committee are also being revised to make sure that witnesses will not dodge questions with the excuse that they can't compromise national security. But Escudero said the oversight committee will not be as open as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to make sure that it will not affect national security and intelligence operations.

"Hindi na puede yung mga dating gawi at yung mga dating rason nila at hindi tatanggapin ng inyong komite ang mga ganyang rason  na national security, biglang hindi na pedeng sumagot. Mag-e-executive session kami mapasagot lamang sila at mapapaliwanag lamang sila," he said.

Former Commission on Audit chairman Guillermo Carague earlier confirmed that intelligence funds of government agencies are not audited in detail fully since auditors merely require a certificate from the head of the agency that the funds were used for espionage.

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U.S. approaching ‘tipping points’ for sea level rise-related flooding earlier than expected

Most of U.S. coast may see 30 or more days a year of floods up to two feet above high tides

18 December 2014

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SAN FRANCISCO –By 2050, a majority of U.S. coastal areas are likely to be threatened by 30 or more days of flooding each year due to dramatically accelerating impacts from sea level rise, according to a study published today in Earth’s Future, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.

Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, is one of three major East Coast urban areas already being faced with nuisance flooding in excess of 30 days per year. Credit: Amy McGovern

Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, is one of three major East Coast urban areas already being faced with nuisance flooding in excess of 30 days per year. Credit: Amy McGovern

The new study establishes a frequency-based benchmark for what the authors call “tipping points” for when so-called nuisance flooding—flooding between 0.3 to 0.6 meters (one to two feet) above local high tide—occurs 30 or more times a year. The study used a 0.5 to 1.2 meters (1.5 to four foot) set of recent projections for global sea level rise by year 2100 similar to the rise projections of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change, but also accounting for local factors such as the settlement of land, known as subsidence.

Based on that standard, the team found that these tipping points will be met or exceeded by 2050 at most of the U.S. coastal areas studied, regardless of sea level rise likely to occur this century.According to the study authors,these regional tipping points will be surpassed in the coming decades in areas with more frequent storms, or areas where local sea levels rise more than the standard global projection of 0.5 to 1.2 meters (1.5 to four feet). This also includes coastal areas like Louisiana where subsidence is causing land to sink below sea level.

The new study, presented at a press conference today at the AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, used data from NOAA tide gauges to show the annual rate of daily nuisance floods has drastically increased, even accelerating in recent years. This type of flooding is now five to 10 times more likely today than 50 years ago.

“Coastal communities are beginning to experience sunny-day nuisance or urban flooding, much more so than in decades past,” said William Sweet, oceanographer at NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) in Silver Spring, Maryland, and lead author on the study. “This is sea level rise. Unfortunately, once impacts are noticed, they will become commonplace rather quickly.  We find that in 30-40 years even modest projections of global sea level rise – 1.5 feet by 2100 – will increase instances of daily high tide flooding to a point requiring an active, and potentially costly, response and by the end of this century, our projections show that there will be near-daily nuisance flooding in most of the locations that we reviewed.”

The scientists base the projections on NOAA tidal stations where there is a 50-year or greater continuous record. The study does not include the Miami area, as the NOAA tide stations in the area were destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and a continuous 50-year data set for the area does not exist.

Based on that criteria, the NOAA team is projecting that Boston; New York City; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; Norfolk, Virginia; and Wilmington, North Carolina; all along the Mid-Atlantic coast, will soon make, or are already being forced to make, decisions on how to mitigate these nuisance floods earlier than planned. In the Gulf, NOAA forecasts earlier than anticipated floods for Galveston Bay and Port Isabel, Texas.  Along the Pacific coast the earlier impacts will be most visible in the San Diego/La Jolla and San Francisco Bay areas.

Mitigation decisions could range from retreating further inland to coastal fortification or to a combination of “green” infrastructure using both natural resources such as dunes and wetland, along with “gray” man-made infrastructure such as sea walls and redesigned storm water systems.

“As communities across the country become increasingly vulnerable to water inundation and flooding, effective risk management is going to become more heavily reliant on environmental data and analysis,” noted Holly Bamford, NOAA acting assistant secretary for conservation and management.  “Businesses, coastal managers, federal, state, and local governments, and non-governmental organizations can use research such as this as another tool as they develop plans to reduce vulnerabilities, adapt to change, and ensure they’re resilient against future events.”

“The importance of this research is that it draws attention to the largely neglected part of the frequency of these events. This frequency distribution includes a hazard level referred to as ‘nuisance’: occasionally costly to clean up, but never catastrophic or perhaps newsworthy,” said Earth’s Future editor Michael Ellis, Head of Climate Change Science at the British Geological Survey in Nottingham, United Kingdom, in accepting the paper for the online journal.

Ellis also observed that “the authors use observational data to drive home the important point that nuisance floods (from inundating seas) will cross a tipping point over the next several decades and significantly earlier than the 2100 date that is generally regarded as a target date for damaging levels of sea-level. The paper also raises the interesting question of what frequency of ‘nuisance’ corresponds to a perception of ‘this is no longer a nuisance but a serious hazard due to its rapidly growing and cumulative impacts’.”

Notes for Journalists

Journalists and public information officers (PIOs) of educational and scientific institutions who have registered with AGU can download a PDF copy of this article by clicking on this link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1002/2014EF000272/wlytk-41855.5282060185

Or, you may order a copy of the final paper by emailing your request to Kate Wheeling at kwheeling@agu.org. Please provide your name, the name of your publication, and your phone number.

Neither the paper nor this press release is under embargo.

“From the Extreme to the Mean: Acceleration and Tipping Points of Coastal Inundation from Sea Level Rise”

William Sweet: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, USA;

Joseph Park: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, USA.

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Medal glee for Thomas and James

Geraint Thomas showed his good form throughout the heats in Manchester
Geraint Thomas showed his good form throughout the heats in Manchester

Geraint Thomas claimed the men's individual pursuit title at the national championships in Manchester.

The Olympic team pursuit gold medallist won with a time of 4mins 18.418secs, which would have been enough to win a world championship most years.

There were also two bronze medals for Thomas' Welsh compatriot Becky James in the 500m time trial and the sprint.

The double junior world champion each time finished behind winner Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish in second.

The sprint semi-final battle between James and Varnish was a thriller.

The Welsh girl from Abergavenny edged the first heat, but Halesowen rider Varnish came back at her in the second, holding off the junior world champion with a gritty last-lap effort.

The third heat began cagily and Varnish made her move with a lap to go, holding off James to win by a wheel to claim a final spot against Pendleton.

James pipped Helen Scott, Pendleton's semi-final victim, in two close heats to win the bronze.

"I felt I rode well in the quarters and I got a great start beating Jess in the semi's even though I did lose to her in the final two heats," James told British Cycling.

"It's my first senior nationals and to win a bronze medal I have to be pretty pleased with that."

James will be competing in the final sprint event, the Kierin, on Saturday where Pendleton will again stand in her way.

In the men's pursuit, Thomas had stamped his authority in morning qualifying with an impressive performance from the Team Sky man.

Thomas faced Andy Tennant in the final and although the early stage of the race was close, Thomas turned the screw in the last few laps to stop the clock at 4.18.138.

Ben Swift took the bronze by holding off Stephen Burke in a close race.

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Health Services is reaccredited by the AAAHC

After an extensive practice assessment and on-site visit, Georgia Southern University’s Health Services has, once again, been recognized for offering exemplary health care to students.

Health Services was recently reaccredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and recognized as a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). Georgia Southern is one of only three college centers in the state to hold accreditation by the AAAHC and the only of those to be certified as a PCMH. The PCMH approach to care embraces comprehensive proactive, preventative and chronic care management and treatment.

“Our University is so fortunate to be recognized once again for our commitment to outstanding care,” said Director of Health Services Diane Norris. “Our dedicated management team and staff continue to make this possible for our students.”

Since their initial accreditation, Health Services has relocated to a larger, state-of-the-art facility allowing for enhanced patient care and expanded services.

“The brand new building provides a beautiful setting with excellent patient flow,” surveyors from the AAAHC noted. “The organization strives to optimize the use of technology in every way to improve the efficiency of its operations and to enhance quality of care. Georgia Southern Health Services leadership and staff members have an outstanding level of commitment to providing high quality healthcare to students.”

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Fort Leavenworth commander visits to discuss educational partnerships

Thu, 07/31/2014

LAWRENCE — The commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth visited the University of Kansas last week and met with senior leaders and faculty to discuss future educational partnerships between both institutions.

Lt. Gen. Robert Brown and his deputy, Brig. Gen. Chris Hughes, met with Provost Jeff Vitter and deans of the schools and college Thursday for a roundtable discussion, followed by a review of work being done by KU researchers. The main focus of the discussions centered on the Army’s recent efforts to consolidate its 86 separate training schools nationwide into an “Army University.”

Fort Leavenworth, already identified as the “intellectual center of the Army,” will further increase its strategic importance, which could strengthen ties between KU and Leavenworth. KU already offers specialized onsite programs for Army officers in areas of interagency cooperation, supply chain management and foreign languages, as well as a leadership development program for senior-level officers on campus.

“During the last fourteen years of persistent conflict, the operational requirements of the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan were paramount at the expense of education,” said Mike Denning, director of KU’s Graduate Military Programs. “Army University is an initiative to rebalance education with training and operational experience.”

In the roundtable, participants specifically discussed ways that KU can help the Army train and educate its personnel as it winds down its operations in Afghanistan and possibly downsizes to a much smaller force. Flexible programs with a distance learning component that make it easier for Army officers to more easily obtain graduate degrees and find jobs after they leave the Army were emphasized. The Army is particularly interested in leveraging KU’s expertise in language and culture training as the Army becomes more regionally aligned.

“We want officers who are broadened in the way they think,” Brown said.

Brown added that as the Army’s training transitions to an Army University concept, there will be great potential for partnerships with universities that can adjust to the unique training needs of its personnel.

“We’re at a time of real change in the Army,” Brown said. “Education is increasing for us, and we’re trying to align with universities who can do that.”

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Film and Media Studies to host prize-winning, independent film screening

Thu, 09/04/2014

LAWRENCE – Telling the story of a young man escaping a troubled past, “Blood Brother” follows the journey of Rocky Braat as he leaves his life in the United States to live with a group of HIV-positive children in an orphanage in India. This unknown documentary won the Sundance 2013 Grand Jury Prize and the Sundance 2013 Audience Award, as well as a host of other awards at film festivals across the country. The University of Kansas Department of Film and Media Studies will host a screening of the film Thursday, Sept. 11, at Liberty Hall.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the screening at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

“Opportunities like these are so enriching to film and media studies students, as well as students across KU. We strive to connect storytelling with real people and situations that students can learn from,” said Tamara Falicov, chair and associate professor of film and media studies. “I know our students will benefit from seeing how a low-budget documentary, shot in a personal style with an interesting main character, can teach us something about the power of digital storytelling.”

Immediately following the screening, Dr. Subbarao Polineni, of St. Louis, will talk about his current efforts to build a school for children very much like those in the film. Polineni grew up in a small hut in India not far from where the school he built now stands. Polineni was fortunate to have an uncle pay for his education, and he hopes to provide more opportunities like he was given for the children of his hometown.

The event is presented by KU Film and Media Studies, KU International Programs, KU Center for Global & International Studies, KU South Asian Studies, Bright Light Foundation, Tugg, and the Polineni family.

The funding of “Blood Brother” was supported through donations, allowing the proceeds to be used to help support the orphanage and the children with HIV in India, as well as Braat and his continuing efforts. Filmmakers have partnered with several nonprofits to help with some of their goals: The Red Hot Organization and ACT V: The End of AIDS. LIGHT (Living to Inspire Global Healing Today) is a 501c3 accredited nonprofit organization created in response to the film as a way to directly help and support Braat, the children and other orphanages.

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Bright Life Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization dedicated to improving the lives of “at-risk” children in the United States and India. The inaugural project serves such a population including orphans, street children and those infected with or affected by HIV in Andhra Pradesh, India.  The organization is committed to providing children a free education of the highest-quality room and board, health care, and counseling services to empower them with tools for a brighter future. Visit for more information.

The Department of Film & Media Studies is one of four departments in the School of the Arts. As part of the KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of the Arts offers fresh possibilities for collaboration between the arts and the humanities, sciences, social sciences, international and interdisciplinary studies.

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Microsoft Corp.’s Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition SKU ranked in the top 10 best-selling pre-order product at Best Buy Co. Inc.’s online division this week due to high demand.

This week, the Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition ranked as the No. 7 best-selling pre-order product at BestBuy.com’s Video Games division.

The Limited Edition includes the standard edition, new digital items to enhance Spartan combat and exclusive items in a steel book at $99.99.

The Collector’s Edition includes the Limited Edition content and a commemorative numbered statue designed by 343 Industries at $249.99.

Customers who pre-order the standard edition will receive an exclusive poster.

Halo 5 Guardians BHalo 5: Guardians is the next installment of the franchise to include Master Chief.

It is said to be larger than Halo 4, run at a 60 frames-per-second graphics fidelity, and feature dedicated servers.

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Computer Hardware & Peripherals, Optics & Photonics

Innovative Blue Laser Technology with Patent

Jul 14, 2017

Laser profile scanners and laser triangulation sensors equipped with a blue-laser diode offer numerous advantages over red-diode lasers. For decades, sensor specialist Micro-Epsilon has played a leading role in measurement applications based on Blue Laser Technology and has a worldwide applied-for patent on these applications, particularly on red-hot glowing and (semi-) transparent... Read More

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LaserMax Begins Shipping of CenterFire with GripSense Activation Technology

Jun 08, 2017

June 1st, 2017 (Rochester, NY) - The world's most innovative laser sighting system just got better. This week LaserMax has begun shipping the CenterFire® Light and Laser Combination with GripSense™ Activation Technology to distributors, dealers, and retailers nationwide. Designed to withstand rigors of everyday conceal carry and hard duty use the LaserMax CenterFire with GripSense... Read More

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AAS Function Available for GCC LaserPro Mercury III

Jun 08, 2017

GCC, a global forefront equipment-manufacturing provider in the visual communication industry, is glad to announce an AAS Module available for its LaserPro product line including Spirit series (Spirit, Spirit LS, and Spirit GLS, Spirit GLS Hybrid), MG380Hybrid, Mercury III, T500, X380 and X252 models. The new AAS module obtains better recognition rates.

The AAS module can be installed... Read More

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90-Line-D Alignment Accessory comes with precision penta-prism.

May 22, 2017

Housed in aluminum package, 90-Line-D Alignment Accessory features adjustable knobs for locking laser beam position and fine angular control. Used for aligning and checking planer squareness and parallelism on assemblies, machinery and equipment, unit comes with anodized protective coating. Equipped with rotatable nosepiece, product comes with alignment detector.

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iCON 2 Laser Coder can print linear and 2D barcodes.

Apr 27, 2017

Available in 10 W version, iCON 2 Laser Coder offers static barcoding used in serialization applications. Featuring touchscreen for controlling of print formats and laser, units provides network connectivity. Equipped with filters for keeping laser and electronics cool and clean, product comes with laser, mounting stand, lens protection and product detect photocell.

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LASERDYNE 606D Users Report Three Times (3X) Productivity Gains

Apr 01, 2017

Champlin, Minnesota: Prima Power Laserdyne reports that users of the LASERDYNE 606D are reporting up to three times the throughput of previous systems.

Users of the LASERDYNE 606D, which was first publicly demonstrated at IMTS 2016, are reporting “better than expected productivity gains which they attribute to the system’s high dynamic performance and advanced fiber laser... Read More

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OSI Laser Diode to Showcase High-Power Pulsed Laser Diode Modules at OFC 2017

Mar 09, 2017

• Specially designed modules for optical testing will be demonstrated in OSI LDI’s booth # 2754 at OFC, Los Angeles Convention Center, March 21 - 23, 2017.

EDISON, New Jersey - March 6, 2017 – OSI Laser Diode, Inc. (LDI), an OSI Systems Company, will be showcasing two high-power pulsed laser diode modules, specially designed for optical spectrum analyzers (OSA) and optical time... Read More

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Laser Installation Kits works hand-in-hand with 67B series regulator.

Jan 05, 2017

Built sturdily and finished in molten metal, Laser Installation Kits are defined to reduce processing time in regulator, fitting and hose installations in field start-ups. Kits respond spontaneously and has minimal pressure drop. Product delivers low permeation rate with 1x10¯⁸ ccs/sec helium leak rate when used with 601 series Dual-Stage Regulator and has minimal threaded connections in... Read More

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XFEL Optical Laser can perform projected atomic-scale measurements.

Dec 16, 2016

Satisfying the need for experimental optical pump probe laser, XFEL Optical Laser is synchronized with XFEL pulses. Providing configurability through various optical techniques, unit converts one particle of light into two and two particles into one particle. Enhanced with UV to THz spectral range and THz generation schemes, the laser is tunable in two wavelengths and pulse durations... Read More

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PerformArc Robotic Welding Systems are designed for automotive applications.

Dec 01, 2016

Being customizable, Miller® PerformArc Robotic Laser Welding Systems and Hotwire Power Supply are used for welding, cladding and 3D printing. With 10 times higher processing speeds, lower distortion and less power usage, Welding System has Class 1 laser enclosure, choice of laser and process head, robot teach pendant and FILTAIR fume hood. Offering high deposition rates with low dilution,... Read More

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300GMSL inspection machine offers surface finish measurements.

Nov 09, 2016

Including video telephony, note pad and voice mail messaging capability along with QR/bar code reading, 300GMSL multi sensor inspection machine enables intuitive interface with simple input screens for programming workpiece data. Capable of performing tactile probing, unit supports traditional gear feature data collection on spur and helical gears, spiral and straight bevel gears up to 300mm... Read More

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Capture™ Pinpoint’s Alignment Software automatically stores data.

Nov 09, 2016

Checking common alignment issues like spindle, lathe alignment and machine tool runout, Capture™ Alignment Softwares are intuitive and delivers precision measurements of 0.0001 inch (2.5 microns) even at range of 180 feet. Manipulating incoming readings within built-in spreadsheet for analysis and to create helpful plotting and graphing, unit transcribes input readings, displays the... Read More

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Microgage PRO Spindle Alignment Kit enables touchscreen display.

Nov 09, 2016

Providing alignment readings based on digital receiver movement, Microgage PRO Spindle Alignment Kit allows checking of machine parallelism and alignment to resolution of 0.0001 inch or 0.003mm. Offering easy fitting of cylindrical laser transmitter into machine chuck or spindle, unit outputs measurement on the portable Smart Display. Suitable for machine shops and manufacturing plants device... Read More

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FARO® Partners With Siteco Informatica to Launch a Breakthrough in Affordability and Flexibility for Mobile Mapping Applications in Construction

Oct 13, 2016

LAKE MARY, Fla. - FAROÂ® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, product design, construction BIM/CIM, public safety forensics and 3D solutions and services applications, announces an extended partnership with Siteco Informatica to bring affordable mobile mapping, using FARO Focus3D Laser Scanners, to users worldwide.... Read More

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Elbit Systems of America Improving Situational Awareness for the United States Marine Corps

Sep 28, 2016

Elbit Systems of America showcasing advanced technologies at Modern Day Marine FORT WORTH, Texas - Elbit Systems of America, LLC, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a global leader in advanced sensors, handheld targeting systems, and M1A1 Main Battle Tank electro-mechanical controls for the United States Marine Corps. Elbit Systems of America will demonstrate these next-gen solutions during... Read More

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Micro Laser has lightweight, compact design.

Sep 26, 2016

At 40 g and 3 in. long, MicroJewel Nd:YAG laser is suited for such applications as portable and handheld LIBS, LIDAR, and velocimetry applications and industrial photonics market. Inline resonator contributes to space/weight reduction, while integrated thermal management system and mono-block style design with military grade mounting for resonator optics promote reliability. Design also allows... Read More

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Compact DPSS Nd:YAG Laser suits portable, handheld applications.

Sep 26, 2016

At 3 in. long x .50 in. dia and 40 g, MicroJewel Q-switched, Nd:YAG,Â DPSS laser delivers 8Â mJ of energy at 1,064 nm. Features include space- and weight-saving inline resonator as well as integrated thermal management. Suitable for portable and hand-held applications requiring high reliability, this micro-laser delivers shot to shot stability with pulse durationÂ of 7.5 nsec Â±1.5 nsec.... Read More

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Laser Line Generator serve precision machine vision applications.

Sep 09, 2016

Enabling detection of smaller features in machine vision applications based on triangulation, StingRay ÂµFocus (Micro Focus) lasers achieve focused linewidths as small as 20 Âµm. Modules are based on laser diode technology and availableÂ in wavelengths of 520, 660, 785, and 830 nm at power levels of up to 200 mW. Along with line intensity uniformityÂ of Â±5% that promotes measurement... Read More

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Mitsubishi's Newest Fiber Lasers and 135 Ton BH Hybrid Press Brake with Videre Highlighted in MC Machinery Systems' FABTECH Booth #C39033

Sep 09, 2016

Wood Dale, IL – Don’t miss the latest machines MC Machinery Systems, Inc. has to offer by visiting booth #C39033 at this year’s FABTECH conference. Held November 16-18, 2016 in Las Vegas, MC Machinery will display laser processing systems, press breaks and more. New Additions to the Mitsubishi Zoom Fiber Laser Lineup—The eX-F Series with 8kW and the 6kW 6030 XLF eX-F Series with 8kW The... Read More

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Scalable Platform supports high-resolution LiDAR.

Sep 08, 2016

Based on LeddarVu platform, Vu8 LiDAR Sensor Module uses fixed laser light source to provide accurate multi-target detection over 8 independent segments. Unit detects targets at up to 215 m and weighs just 75 g. LeddarVu's high tolerance to noise and interference means it remains unaffected by other sensors' signals, lighting conditions, and various weather conditions. Vu8 is suited for... Read More


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Downtown farmers market moving

May 3, 2017

The annual farmers market in Downtown Evansville is moving to a new location.

The Redevelopment Commission has authorized an agreement for the Farm Bureau Farmers Market to set up on city-owned land just south of the Lloyd Expressway-First Avenue interchange.

Metro Development Director Kelley Coures tells WNIN the market has been held on the Greyhound block in recent years, but environmental testing is underway on that land.

So, Coures says the market will open at the new location, which he describes as an improvement. He says the land is flat and highly visible, and more parking is available.

Coures says the city will install a concrete path on the land, although it may not be installed in time for the first market, May 19th from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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Amazon Echo Look Is a Voice-Controlled Camera That Tells You What to Wear

Amazon.com Inc needs to help you pick what to wear.

The innovation and retailing behemoth on Wednesday disclosed a voice-controlled camera, the Echo Look, and an application that prescribes which of two outfits is ideal, utilizing style authorities’ recommendation and calculations that check for the most recent patterns.

The new item underscores Amazon’s desire to be a top player in form and voice-fueled figuring.

Amazon is attempting to make its voice right hand Alexa, which contends with Apple Inc’s Siri, an essential element of individuals’ lives: from playing music to helping somebody cook, and now to helping somebody dress. The more summons it gets and information it forms enhance Alexa’s understanding, making the administration more valuable.

Similar remains constant for Amazon’s new “Style Check” benefit.

Clients submit two full-length photographs of their outfits, taken by the Echo Look, and they get proposals that move toward becoming “more brilliant through your criticism and contribution from our group of experienced form experts,” Amazon said on its site.

In the event that effective, the administration would not just give Amazon information on what outfits clients favor, however it likewise would help customers liken Amazon with design – a lucrative market for online retailers.

Surging clothing deals are helping Amazon test Macy’s Inc as the prevailing retailer in the class. Clients jump at the chance to attempt on attire in stores, be that as it may, a hindrance to future development on the web.

The Echo Look “opens up another domain of shopping encounters,” said Werner Goertz, a Gartner Inc examiner. It might one day proclaim the utilization of increased reality in online business so customers can “attempt things on outwardly before you settle on your purchasing choice.”

The Echo Look’s camera – the first in an Alexa gadget – can possibly be utilized for home reconnaissance, video conferencing and different undertaking applications, he included.

The $199.99 Echo Look is not yet accessible to the overall population. Amazon has sold an expected 10 million or more Alexa gadgets, and experiences experienced issues keeping the first Echo gadget in stock, it has said.

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Panthers Super Bowl LI betting favorites despite defeat

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Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers came up short in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday despite being the clear betting favorites for the contest at sportsbooks monitored by

The Panthers, however, are expected to be contenders for the title once again next season, as they opened among the favorites on the odds to win Super Bowl LI at the sportsbooks.

Carolina fell 24-10 to Peyton Manning and the Broncos in Santa Clara on Sunday, with Newton completing just 18 of his 41 pass attempts for 265 yards against the smothering Denver defense with no touchdowns and one interception. Newton also ran for 45 yards on six carries, while Jonathan Stewart ran for 29 yards and scored the team’s lone touchdown.

The Panthers had the best record in the NFL during the regular season at 15-1, and completed their campaign at 17-2 straight up and 13-6 against the spread. So despite their stumble at Super Bowl 50 the Panthers still opened as +900 co-favorites on the odds to win Super Bowl 51 – putting them tied with the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.

The Patriots were edged 20-18 by the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game, after slipping in the final weeks of the regular season and ceding home-field advantage in the AFC side of the playoff bracket to their rivals. The Seahawks ran up against the Panthers in the second round of the playoffs, falling 31-24 at Bank of America Stadium. Seattle finished 10-6 during the regular season last year, while New England was 12-4.

The Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are both set at +1200 on the early odds to win Super Bowl 51, with Green Bay falling to the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the playoffs and Pittsburgh losing to Denver in the second round. Both the Packers and the Steelers suffered key injuries in the past season and will be looking to be healthier in 2016.

The Cardinals then are set at +1400 on the odds to win Super Bowl 51, after they were crushed 49-15 by the Panthers in the NFC Championship Game. Arizona was 13-3 in 2015.

And the Broncos are then tied with the Dallas Cowboys at +1600 on the opening Super Bowl 51 odds, with Denver’s quarterback situation in flux as Manning decides on his retirement plans. Despite a sub-par and injury-filled year from Manning in 2015 the Broncos still claimed the top seed in the AFC on tiebreakers at 12-4; Brock Osweiler played a chunk of that slate.

Dallas will be hoping a full season out of quarterback Tony Romo gets them back into the mix.

Rounding out the top contenders on the early Super Bowl 51 odds, the Cincinnati Bengals are at +2000, with the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, and Minnesota Vikings at +2500.

Bennett doesn’t fear backlash for skipping White House trip

HOUSTON (AP) Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett says he is not worried about upsetting team owner Robert Kraft by not attending New England’s trip to the White House as Super Bowl champions.

Bennett said after the Patriots’ 34-28 win over the Falcons on Sunday night that he’s “not going to go” to the traditional meet-and-greet with the president. It will be the first visit of a Super Bowl champion to Washington since Donald Trump was sworn into office.

Trump’s positions have alienated some athletes, which has raised questions about whether some might choose to skip the trip while the new president is in office.

But Bennett said he isn’t concerned about it and thinks the team believes “in whatever I want to do.”

Kraft is a supporter of Trump and attended a celebration dinner in Washington for him the night before his inauguration.

Patriots’ Tom Brady earns 4th Super Bowl MVP trophy with epic comeback

HOUSTON (AP) The greatest quarterback in NFL history led the biggest Super Bowl comeback to be the MVP on Sunday night.

Tom Brady rallied New England from a 25-point third-quarter deficit for a 34-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons in the first overtime game in Super Bowl history to earn his fifth Super Bowl title and fourth MVP trophy.

“They’re all sweet,” he said. “They’re all different and this was just an incredible team and I’m just happy to be a part of it,” he said.

Brady threw touchdown passes of 5 and 6 yards in the second half and tied things at 28-28 when he connected withDanny Amendola on a 2-point conversion with 57 seconds left.

He then directed the drive in overtime which ended with a 2-yard run by James White to make the Patriots the first team to win a Super Bowl after trailing by more than 10 points.

“We all brought each other back,” he said. “We never felt out of it. It was a tough battle.”

His performance certainly wasn’t without its struggles. His incredible second half and overtime came after a first half where the Patriots managed just three points and he threw an interception which Robert Alford returned 82 yards for a touchdown. He was hurried and harassed for much of the games. The Falcons sacked him five times and hit him on another eight occasions.

He noted the beating he took when he was trying to recount the details of the comeback and couldn’t remember what the score was at one point in the rally.

“There was a lot of (stuff) that happened tonight,” he said. “I got hit pretty hard.”

His 466 yards passing are a Super Bowl record, surpassing the 414 yards Kurt Warner had 17 years ago. He also set a record for most passes completed in a Super Bowl with 43 and most attempts with 62.

He is the first to play in seven Super Bowls and the victory ties him with Charles Haley for most Super Bowl rings.

After all Brady has done in his career, was this his finest moment?

“Tom’s had a lot of great ones,” coach Bill Belichick said. “But, yeah tonight was one of them.”

It’s a triumphant end to a difficult season for Brady, who missed the first four games because of his “Deflategate” suspension and dealt with his mother Galynn Brady suffering through an undisclosed illness. The Super Bowl was the first game she’s attended all season.

“They’re all happy,” he said fighting back tears. “It’s nice to have everybody here and it’s going to be a great celebration tonight.”

He shared a quick moment with her right after the game, but was looking forward to more time with her in the upcoming days.

“It’s kind of madness after the game so I didn’t get much quality time with her but we’ll get it this week,” he said.

But he certainly wasn’t asking for sympathy for his rough road to this title though, chuckling when someone asked about the adversity the Patriots have gone through in the past couple of years.

“We’ve done pretty good over the last few years … so I don’t think anyone’s feeling bad for the Patriots,” he said. “I don’t think anyone feels bad for the Patriots.”

Brady also collected the MVP trophy in 2001, 2003 and 2014.

“It was just a lot of mental toughness by our team and we’re going to remember this one for the rest of our lives,” Brady said.

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